HARARE – Daniel Gonora, a visually-impaired artiste, who regularly performs on the streets of Harare using makeshift musical instruments, thrilled music fans who thronged the City Sports Bar’s weekly Monday Jam Session. Gonora — a former member of the once famous Jairos Jiri Band -— delivered a sterling performance with the help of his two…
HARARE – Zambezi News, Zimbabwe’s leading satirical comedy show, which features comical news presenters who delve into everyday issues ranging from politics to sport, will be showcased in Germany from May 2 to 4. The satirical comedy, which received reviews at TEDxUHasselt in Belgium last month, is set to perform two live shows at the…
HARARE – Acclaimed South African pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz will give recitals in Harare and Bulawayo during a visit to Zimbabwe in May. The Harare recital, will take place at the Arundel School Chapel at 3pm on May 8 while the Bulawayo performance will be at the Robert Sibson Hall at 7pm on Thursday May 12….
HARARE – Amakhosi Cultural Centre will be honoured tomorrow by the Dutch embassy in Harare for winning the 2015 Prince Claus Theatre and Cultural Organisation Award. The Prince Claus Awards honour outstanding achievements in the field of culture and development and are presented annually to individuals, groups and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and…
HARARE – French arts expert Camille Bourdier will jet into Zimbabwe tomorrow for a conference at the invitation of Alliance Francaise Harare and the French Embassy. Bourdier, a senior lecturer in Prehistoric Art at Toulouse University in France and a member of the Chaviet Cave Research Team, is in Zimbabwe to study Zimbabwe’s rock art…
HARARE – Pole dancers Zoey Noleen Sifelani and Beverly Sibanda — who have had a stormy relationship for several years — have decided to put aside their differences. The two “rivals” will jointly celebrate their birthdays at the City Sports Bar in Harare tomorrow. Bev turned 25 on April 23 while tomorrow’s event will coincide…
HARARE – Local gospel artistes have been invited to take part in the continental Trumpet Africa Gospel Music Awards (Tagma) which will take place at Pretoria State Theatre, South Africa on May 29. Tagma, which is the brainchild of World Gospel Powerhouse — the producers of South Africa’s Crown Gospel Music Awards — seeks to…
HARARE – Shona poems and mbira music claimed centre stage at celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare held at Alliance Francaise Harare last Saturday. While several poems in English were fairly well-received, it was, ironically, performances in Shona that set the stage alight. First to raise the bar, at…
HARARE – The Purse, a Christian movie featuring music star Jah Prayzah, will premiere at Ster Kinekor Eastgate on Thursday. Serial award-winner Jah Prayzah acts as a spiritual warrior in the movie about a young lady Maria (played by Rachael Maketa) who enters the spiritual realm during a fervent prayer. She meets an angel who…
HARARE – The Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) has lined up a series of workshops that will take place during the CABS Classical Weekend to be hosted by St Georges College from April 29 to May 1. The CABS Classical Music Celebration will feature South African group Coda Africa, fronted by vocalist Zami…
