HARARE – Dendera musician Nyasha Mugari and the Uncrackables will tomorrow mark the first anniversary of their entry onto the Zimbabwean entertainment scene at Jazz 24/7 in an event set to bring together a number of prominent musicians. Mugari’s former paymaster at the Marxist Brothers, Tryson Chimbetu, Progress Chipfumo, man-of-the moment Andy Muridzo of the…
HARARE – The urban grooves movement is planning a concert scheduled at the Kingfisher in Harare on Friday featuring some of the biggest names from the genre. The show is being organised by Taurai Mandebvu and Boss Trey. “We are basically getting together to celebrate the movement which is now 16 years old. This is…
HARARE – Bustop TV, a comedy production group made up of Samantha “Gonyeti” Kureya, Sharon “Magi” Chideu and the group’s co-founder Luckie Aaroni, have lined up several activities to mark their second anniversary. At the weekend, the comedy group donated various food stuffs to Soda Old People’s Home in Highfield, Harare in a gesture meant…
HARARE – Sista Flame, who once worked with illustrious artistes such as the late Chiwoniso and Andy Brown, has released a 10-track album titled Love Sweat Fears which was recorded at Mob Entertainment and Bhundu Records. The Karoi-born and Bulawayo-bred sista Flame is confident that the album, released last week, will help her bounce back…
HARARE – Female gospel artistes Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave and Janet Manyowa, who are both sitting on five nominations, have emerged as early favourites in this year’s Prophets Emmanuel & Ruth Makandiwa Invitational Concert Awards Night (Permican) gongs. The two songbirds are in the running for the Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Female…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born cake maker Florence Muzvaba is hopeful that the Best Cake Decorator of the Year gong she won at the All Women Achievers Awards 2016 will encourage others to follow their passions. The mother of four daughters, who only started to take seriously her passion for making cakes when she relocated to the…
HARARE – Hapson Handson Mabika, aka Dread Reckless, is producing a new protest album of satire titled Ndarota Uchitama. Since Dread Reckless is exiled in Botswana, the album will be smuggled into Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] “This is political stuff but I have other non-political albums still in the studio,” he said. In previous songs and verse,…
HARARE – The Miss Tourism 2016 boot camp, which will run until the day of the finale — November 25 — began on Thursday at a Harare hotel. According to Miss Tourism Zimbabwe patron Barbara Mzembi, two of the 18 finalists did not immediately join the boot camp because of exam commitments but are expected…
HARARE – Serial award-winner Jah Prayzah will be the best man when Suluman Chimbetu weds Linda Samuriwo on December 3 at Zimbali Gardens in Greendale, Harare. Suluman and Linda, who are blessed with three children, have been living together for the past seven years. [GoogleAd] The event was initially set to take place at Rufaro…
HARARE – Veteran Zimdancehall chanter Edwin Nyaruka, popularly known as Potato in showbiz circles, believes his recent re-union with his United Kingdom-based girlfriend Rayella Wolfenden will breathe some life into his stuttering career. The chanter, who made his name in the 1990s to early 2000s along the likes of Major E, Booker T, Innocent Utsiwegota,…
