HARARE – Zimdancehall star Freeman has described his recent duet with veteran Jamaican artiste Anthony B as a big honour. The two collaborated on a song titled Time To get Rich that is attracting a lot of airplay on local radio stations. “I really felt honoured to be presented with the opportunity to collaborate with…
BULAWAYO – South Africa-based musician Sebenzani “Mehlokazulu” Mnqolo has ditched maskandi in favour of Afro jazz. Mehlokazulu, who made a name for himself playing maskandi, told the Daily News that it was time to adopt a new beat. “I have three albums under my belt. Though my music was predominantly maskandi it always had an…
HARARE – Zimbabwean musician Brian Nhira (24), who was praised last year by American music star Pharrell Williams after an electric performance on the American prime-time show, The Voice, will hold a free concert at News Café Borrowdale on Saturday afternoon. Nhira, who also won plaudits American country music singer Blake Shelton for his exploits…
HARARE – Zimbabwean fans of Jamaican music star Alkaline appear destined to wait longer for the controversial artiste to hold a maiden concert in the country. The Jamaican star was originally scheduled to perform at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on August 26 but organisers of the concert — 2 Kings Entertainment — cast…
HARARE – Songstress Pamela “Gonyeti” Zulu — who went solo after quitting music star Jah Prayzah’s band 10 months ago — says she has now fully escaped the shadow of the Sendekera hit-maker. Gonyeti told the Daily News that she will launch a new album at the end of the month to “show that I…
HARARE – A documentray on the late Ousmane Sembene — widely regarded as the father of African cinema — will be screened in Harare on Saturday afternoon at the B2c Working Space located at corner First Street and Jason Moyo Avenue. The weekend screening is part of the “Sembene Across Africa project” — a three-day…
HARARE – Three years ago, Coke Studio Africa saw the legendary Wyclef Jean take the stage and light up our households with the unforgettable Divine Sorrow. A year later super star NE-YO took Peace One Day to Rwanda and delivered a Coke Studio original song Reason. In 2016, Coke Studio saw the iconic Trey Songz…
HARARE – Bryan K, who released his first ever gospel song last month, has bounced back with a new song — Forever. The Chinhoyi-born singer told the Daily News that the song, he co-produced with a Ghanaian producer — Ceekay — will be released on June 16. “I love the song. I am happy to…
HARARE – American classical musicians — violinist Sylvia Wehrs and cellist Elizabeth Glorioso — will perform at Arundel School in Harare on June 17. Wehrs, a Cleveland-based performer and teacher, is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she attained a bachelor’s degree in violin performance and suzuki pedagogy. She is a fully…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s manager, Sam Mataure, says the Bvuma hit-maker and Grammy Award-winning British soul singer Joss Stone “will record a duet as soon as is possible”. Stone, who performed in Harare last Friday as part of her ongoing tour of 196 countries, met Tuku before her concert at the 7…
