HARARE – Gifted guitarist and vocalist Zakaria Zakaria will make a rare appearance at tonight’s Monday Jam Session set for City Sports Bar. Zaka Zaka, a former key member of Alick Macheso’s Orchestra Mberikwazvo, is part of an exciting line-up that also includes Mono Mukundu, Progress Chipfumo, Pauline Gundidza, Tedius Matsito, Talking Guitars, Jah Bless,…
HARARE – Team Zimbabwe took home 15 medals at the 10-day World Championships of Performing Arts (Wcopa) that ended in Hollywood yesterday. Beatboxer Probeats, who was crowned the overall champion in his category, took home an impressive haul of five gold medals. To cap it all, Probeats was also awarded a month-long dance scholarship with…
HARARE – Controversial Zimdancehall artiste Lady Squanda’s video on which she assaults comedian Skimbo Ziso Regondo Matika has cost her a trip to the United Kingdom (UK) in September this year. Squanda was part of the Bodyslam Madirirano UK Tour set to take place in September alongside Killer T, Soul Jah Love, Hwindi President, Shinsoman…
HARARE – Popular music promoter Josh Hozheri is no longer keen to sue the owners of the just-opened entertainment joint called Jazz 24/7 which is operating in the building that used to house his defunct Jazz 105. Last week Hozheri, who was forced to close his Jazz 105 venture in 2014 due high rental charges,…
HARARE – Prominent DJ and music producer DJ Fydale, who generated international attention in April this year after he featured top Jamaican musicians Anthony B, Chuck Fenda and Lutan Fyah on his Focus Riddim, says Zimdancehall artistes are an ungrateful lot. The Kwekwe-bred artiste, who is a previous winner of the ZIM-UK Cup Clash and…
HARARE – Mutare-based controversial Sungura artiste Hosiah Chipanga has hit out at local radio stations for “banning” his hard-hitting latest album titled Gamba which some have described as his most politically-charged album to date. The talented singer and songwriter told the Daily News on Sunday that he personally took copies of Gamba to both State-owned…
HARARE – Tomorrow ,Kadoma’s Railton Club will host the Mashonaland West leg of Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance competition that will feature 10 groups. The Mashonaland West competition will conclude the provincial finals of Zimbabwe’s most prestigious traditional dance competition. Dance groups that will compete in tomorrow’s contest are Rimuka Stars (Zambia Nyau or Gure), Tsitsa…
HARARE – Nesbitt Castle Bulawayo will host an event dubbed “Fashion Fights Cancer” that is being organised by Fashion Designers Expo Zimbabwe. According to the chief executive officer of Fashion Designers Expo Zimbabwe Aisha DeBeer, the event will feature various diverse performances including contemporary dance, fire show, chilling song performances, local house music, hip-hop dances,…
HARARE – Organisers of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) are confident that this year’s edition which will run between July 25 to July 30 in the Harare Gardens will be far better than last year’s offering. Zimbabwe’s premier book event will run under the theme “Igniting Interest in Reading for Sustainable Development.” “Preparations are…
HARARE – A new entertainment joint called Jazz 24/7 located in the same building that used to house Josh Hozheri’s defunct Jazz 105 will be launched tonight amid a cloud of controversy. Hozheri, who was forced to close his Jazz 105 venture in 2014 due to high-rental charges, is threatening to sue Jazz 24/7, being…
