HARARE – Lady Squanda — the self-proclaimed Zimdancehall queen — has been associated with controversy ever since she burst onto Zimbabwe’s music scene about a decade ago. But even her staunchest supporters concede that the 25-year- old’s recent assault of upcoming comedian Skimbo Ziso Regondo Matika pushed her already battered reputation into revolting doldrums. Two…
HARARE – Urban grooves legend Decibel says the genre is not dead but has metamorphosed into various music styles. Decibel, whose hits Nakai and Chido made him the darling of music fans in the early 2000s, told the Daily News on Sunday that those who are “harping” about the demise of urban grooves are doing…
HARARE – Reigning Miss Deaf Zimbabwe Kuda Mapeture will represent the country at the Miss Deaf Africa 2016 set for Cape Town, South Africa on July 30. The 24-year-old beauty is not a newcomer to the world of pageants. She took part in Miss Deaf 2012 before heading to Prague in the Czech Republic a…
HARARE – This Year’s edition of the Midlands Music Awards (MMA) have pitted award-winning musician Mathias Mhere against his brother Daniel in the Best Traditional Gospel Music category. Mathias, who walked away with the Best Gospel Music Award and Best Album of the year in 2015, has been nominated for his album Double Double while…
HARARE – Dancers from the Cape Town City Ballet will join top Zimbabwean dancers in a highlight of the Zimbabwean entertainment calendar, Ballet Bouquet, which runs in Harare from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31. Dance Trust of Zimbabwe’s Eve Stranix said this show would feature a rendition of one of the world’s most…
HARARE – Jazz maestro Majahawodwa Ndlovu, popularly known as Jays Marabini will be among a cast of top Bulawayo-based musicians who will showcase their talents at the City Sports Bar’s weekly event, Jam Session next week. It will be a Bulawayo affair on Monday in Harare as the Khumbul´ekhaya singer will share the stage with…
HARARE – One of the earliest urban groovers Decibel, real name Daniel Mazhandu, is back in the studio and working on a new music project. Decibel, who rose to fame in the early 2000s with the songs Chido and Nakai is working with popular Kwekwe-based producer, DJ Fydale on his new project. The United Kingdom-based…
HARARE – Marabi musician Kireni Zulu says he does not rush to release albums on a yearly basis as what has become the norm with the majority of artistes as his music is in its own class. Zulu told the Daily News recently that he sings classic music which no other artiste can follow and succeed;…
HARARE – Top South African music groups Mi Casa and Mafikizolo will make their way back to Zimbabwe next month. Mi Casa, who are being promoted by Clint Robinson’s C and A Entertainment, will be performing in Bulawayo at the Ampi theatre on August 5 while the Khona singers and Mr Cashtime K.O are scheduled…
HARARE – The popular nursery rhyme, “Christopher Columbus”, now has a reincarnation. Scrip Mula, 20, who was born Keith Takudzwa Mudambana, seems to not have gotten enough of the rhyme that he admits he sang to in the dusty streets of Chitungwiza over a decade-and-a-half ago. The rookie hip-hop artiste has just released Christopher Columbus,…
