HARARE – The Harare International Festival (Hifa) Classical Music Celebration which took place over the weekend at St George’s College exposed music fans to top class entertainment by local and foreign acts. One of the highlights of the event was the performance of the hit A song in my Heart featuring Nozuko Teto (Soprano), Bongiwe…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Winky D says he is relishing yet another chance to be associated with the Castle Tankard — Africa’s oldest sponsored horse race. Winky D, who gave a scintillating performance as a supporting act at Jamaican reggae star Chris Martin’s maiden concert in Zimbabwe last weekend, will perform alongside Ex Q and…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based RnB singer Saewyd ‘Saysay’ Mutiwanyuka has collaborated with Mutare-based hip hop artiste Kritic Igwee on a track titled Hustler. Saysay, who rose to fame after a duet with “I’d rather be a gangster singer” Laygwan Sharkie over a decade ago, is confident that the new single will inspire people to work…
HARARE – Music stars Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, Cynthia Mare, Blessing “Bled” Chimanga and Caroleen “Masa Caroleen” Masawi have teamed up to raise funds for Women’s University in Africa student Tapiwa Sachiti who has been diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. The three music stars will perform at the Tapiwa Sachiti Fund-raising Concert to be held at…
HARARE – Gospel music star Charles Charamba says The Fishers of Men will release new videos before the end of the year. Charamba, in the company of his equally-celebrated wife Olivia, gave the undertaking on the sidelines of his band’s performance at the Harare International Food and Music Festival (HIFM) held at Borrowdale Racecourse last…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) founded in November 2014 says it will start financial literacy programmes for its members in a bid to help them view music as a business. Zimu interim president, Edith WeUtonga told the Daily News that plans were currently underway to help artistes. “As Zimu, we have realised that our…
HARARE – The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) will not hesitate to deregister non-compliant arts organisations if they do not act in accordance with the council’s requirements. This was said by Nacz officials at a stakeholders’ meeting with arts associations last week in Harare. They also held an arts promoters’ meeting in the same…
BULAWAYO – Protest actor Sylvanos Mudzvova will take his one-man play titled Missing Diamonds: I Want My Share to Bulawayo on May 5. Mudzvova, who was briefly arrested two weeks ago just six minutes into the performance of the political satire outside Parliament, is coming thanks to the support availed by Nhimbe Trust in conjunction with …
HARARE – The Doris Lessing Special Collection, which comprises more than 3 500 books from the private collection of the Nobel Prize-winning author, was unveiled at Harare City Library on Wednesday. Following her death in late 2013, the collection of books were donated to the Harare City Library by the late celebrated author’s family. Most…
HARARE – Amakhosi founder Cont Mhlanga was honoured in Harare on Thursday by the Embassy of Netherlands for landing the 2015 Prince Claus Award. The award is bestowed annually on individuals, groups and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean that excel in the field of culture and development. For winning the gong,…
