HARARE – It gets better for fledgling contemporary musician Sam Dondo who began solo concerts at the weekend. The young musician held two shows on Friday and Saturday in Harare at the Volt and Bar Rouge, respectively. His potential has not escaped the eyes of the country’s trailblazing musicians — Oliver Mtukudzi and Alick Macheso…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born Jeremy Olivier ,41, made it into the top four of the just-ended edition of The Voice South Africa that was won by 22-year-old Richard Stirton. Olivier, who attracted national attention after an almost flawless performance of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s song Neria on the reality television singing competition, was joined in…
HARARE – Mbare-born comedian Alfred the Alleycat has been selected to feature on Kevin Hart’s show on Comedy Central called “Funny is Funny.” The former Prince Edward student, who has been performing in comedy circles in Dallas, Texas for the past decade, will participate in the “Funny is Funny” show on Wednesday night in Houston. Alfred…
HARARE – Pro-Zanu PF Mbare Chimurenga Choir leader Elizabeth Bwanya says their soon-to-be-released fourth album will be confined to lyrics supporting President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace. Before the intra-party squabbles become pronounced, Mbare Chimurenga used to praise virtually every influential leader in Zanu PF including former Vice President Joice Mujuru. Bwanya said their…
BULAWAYO – Renowned historian Pathisa Nyathi says the Amagugu International Heritage Centre resulted from a dream he had a decade ago. Amagugu situated 60km along the Bulawayo-Kezi road, which Nyathi founded in 2010, organises a variety of cultural, educational and recreational programmes for the public to learn and appreciate different facets of indigenous heritage, history and…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based Simba Mupfudze, Tonde Nembaware and Jake Gardner have set out on a mission to add an international dimension to sungura music. The trio, which goes by the name Kambo, has just released a sungura song titled Melo that is accompanied by a swanky video .The song’s video — which is not…
BULAWAYO – Fashion designer Saneliso Mpofu, who was part of a select group of 22 designers from six countries invited to showcase their creations at the recent two-day Tshwane Fashion Festival in South Africa, attributes her rising fortunes to God. The award-winning designer told the Daily News on Sunday that she counts herself lucky to be…
HARARE – Veteran actor and producer Stephen Chigorimbo, best known for his role as John Huni in the local soap Studio 263, is now a cleric. Chigorimbo’s face was a popular feature on television screens in the early 2000s where he played the father of the rebellious Joyce Huni (Tinopona Katsande). “I am actually a leader…
BULAWAYO – Young entrepreneurs in Bulawayo will launch what they claim to be “Zimbabwe’s first Twitter party” at the National Gallery of Bulawayo tomorrow. A Twitter party is an online event that seeks to bring people into a conservation around a hashtag (a word or phrase preceded by a hash mark (#), used within a…
HARARE – Hot Property boss Killer T will hold a birthday bash at Stodart Netball Complex tomorrow night that will feature Soul Jah Love, Seh Calaz, Kinnah, Freeman, Dhadza D, Lady Squanda, Hwindi President, Ricky Fire, Shinsoman, Bontoman, Jah Child, Ras Caleb, Abisha Palma, DJ Cables, Kinja Boy, Quality and the Chillspot family. Alick Macheso…
