HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Simbarashe Ndungwa has composed a song in honour of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga) founder Ezekiel Guti. Vana Vekutenda, the song which extols 94-year-old Guti who founded Zaoga in Bindura on May 12, 1960, is the title track of his just-released studio album. “Baba Guti is my strength. Whenever…
HARARE – Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival 2017, which was launched in Murehwa two weeks ago, will move to Harare this Saturday. Several traditional dance groups will battle for honours at Warren Bar in Warren Park to land the provincial title won by Maramuro Agure last year. Winners of the Harare leg of the popular…
HARARE – After lighting up the recent Miombo Magic Festival with her interpretations of Winky D’s Musarova Big Man and Jah Prayzah’s Mdhara Achauya, rising singer Gemma Griffiths has set her sights on sharing the stage with Grammy Award-winning singer Joss Stone at 7 Arts Theatre tomorrow. The highly-anticipated gig, which is part of Joss…
HARARE – Dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu was yesterday dragged to court for the second time by ex-wife Marygold Mutemasango after he allegedly defaulted on $800 maintenance for their two children. The 35-year-old — popularly known as Sulu — was represented by Cornwell Mutevhe when he appeared before Harare magistrate Annia Ndiraya. He denied charges of…
HARARE – Guests glammed-up for a black tie event at the Borrowdale Brooke Golf Course on Saturday to raise money for a Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF)-linked charity fighting cancer. Invited guests from regional defence forces and top guns in Zimbabwe’s corporate world turned out for the annual extravaganza organised by the ZDF in conjunction with…
HARARE – Dendera music star Suluman Chimbetu, who turned 35 on Saturday, could not have asked for a better birthday present than gracing the Miombo Magic Music Festival where he gave a scintillating performance. The Sean Timba singer, who was making a maiden appearance at the annual two-day festival held annually in Christon Bank on…
HARARE – Zimbabwean music star Jah Prayzah will hold two gigs in Canada at the beginning of July meant to celebrate the giant North American country’s 150th anniversary. The Jerusarema singer will kick off the tour of Canada in Toronto on Canada Day, July 1, after which he will perform in Edmonton the following day….
HARARE – An actress is getting ready to perform in a local production of the play Narratives of the Dark, and there’s one thing that distinguishes this talented woman from other actresses — she is visually-impaired. Edith Masango, 25, is an actress in a one-woman theatrical production that opened in Theatre in the Park on…
HARARE – The death of sungura great Daiton Somanje two years ago, thrust his son Faheem into the hot seat as the leader of the legendary Pengaudzoke that the Tsaona singer co-founded with his brother Josphat. With his talented uncle, Josphat, being weighed down by ill-health, the onerous task of reviving the unique Pengaudzoke beat…
HARARE – She takes no prisoners and is unapologetic about her determination to conquer the male-dominated deejaying world. So determined is Larissa “DJ Lyaness” Makahamadze to make her mark in this male domain that she quit a stable job as an administrator to pursue her deejaying passion. “It is my personality. I consider myself a…
