HARARE – Zimbabwe Music Crossroads protégé Simon Mutambi will unveil his sixth album Zviri Pasi Pedenga tomorrow at City Sports Bar in Harare. City Sports Bar manager Yasin Dhala said his joint is happy to host Mutambi’s album launch. “Mutambi is like our son hence we are pleased to be part of the programme. The…
HARARE – When street musician Daniel Gonora and his drummer son performed at Harare’s City Sports Bar’s Monday Jam Session — a weekly event which brings together veteran guitarists and vocalists — everyone in the audience applauded his efforts. Gonora, who has made a name for himself while playing on the streets for a few…
HARARE – Towering singer Jah Prayzah was a major draw card at this weekend’s Unplugged musical show, at Palm Estate in Greystone Park, with organisers confessing it was the biggest crowd they have recorded in more than two years. Braving the low winter temperatures fans — comprising mostly youths came in their numbers to watch…
HARARE – Top dancehall musician Lady Squanda is in yet another controversial episode after a Kwekwe lodge she was staying in reported missing goods worth $70 after she had just moved out. Lady Squanda had attended a show organised by award-winning DJ Fydale dubbed “DJ Fydale UK Tour Welcome Bash”. [GoogleAd] Other artistes who performed…
BULAWAYO – Our Bulawayo reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi spoke to Bulawayo socialite Gilmore Tee Moyo. Q: Who is Gilmore Tee Moyo? A: I am a social entrepreneur, curator, host, arts facilitator, public relations consultant and global citizen who has a strong passion for sustainable development, have a strong voice and ready to work. I was born…
HARARE – Yesteryear hitmaker Joseph Garakara of Idya Banana fame is set to resurface at City Sports Bar’s weekly Jam Session tonight in Harare. Garakara, a primary school teacher, will be sharing the stage with seasoned sungura artiste Shepherd Chinyani and Utakataka Express band member Gift Katulika aka Shiga Shiga, among others. [GoogleAd] His albums…
HARARE – Barely eight months after the death of Andy Brown’s daughter Chiedza who committed suicide in America, tragedy has again hit the family following the death of Shahla. The legendary guitarist and vocalist’s daughter died on June 3. She was 24. Details about her death are still sketchy, so are the burial arrangements. [GoogleAd]…
HARARE – Ammara Brown’s hit song, Mukoko which she did with Tytan has propelled the little known 26-year-old to near stardom. Born Njabulo Mayibongwe Nkomo, Tytan describes himself as “a Ndebele rapper based in Harare.” “Life after Mukoko has been great because it has led people to discovering my actual value and potential. I had…
BULAWAYO – Dancers and sexy girls once gave Bulawayo a racy reputation but nightlife in Zimbabwe’s second capital had toned down, until, erotic dancing returned to offer an alternative to disco shows. On Friday, Harare-based proprietor Biggie Chinoperekwei became the latest night-club owner to open a pole and table dancing club at the Cecil Hotel,…
HARARE – Filmmaker Patience Tawengwa is working with South Africans on the series, Somewhere in Africa, focusing on a female African president. The president is revered by some and yet reviled by others. It is an original television series which follows the life of a post-colonial era African president and her family as they face…
