HARARE – Jamaican reggae musician Christopher Martin says he will bring a live band for his maiden Zimbabwean performance set for the Glamis Arena on April 29. Martin told Jamaica’s On Stage TV that a live band was a necessity for his first tour of Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] “I have been to Uganda and this month…
HARARE – United States of America-based chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo (TM) has been a key player on Zimbabwe’s music scene for over four decades. The 70 year old music star, who is widely known as the Lion of Zimbabwe, spoke to Daily News entertainment editor Dakarai Mashava (DM)on a variety of issues. Below are…
HARARE – Sungura artistes, Alick Macheso and the Zakaria brothers Nicholas and Zakaria are confident that they will finally do the long-promised collaborative album this year. Despite the fact, Macheso and Zakaria Zakaria quit the Nicholas Zakaria-led Khiama Boys in 1997 to form Orchestra Mberikwazvo, the three sungura musicians insist that they have never had…
HARARE – Nigerian music star Wizkid’s failure to perform at Old Hararians Sports Club on Friday night even though he was in Harare has left the organisers of the ill-fated gig in a quandary. So intense has been the confusion among the organisers of what was supposed to be the internationally-acclaimed Nigerian artiste’s maiden gig…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso cancelled a gig that was scheduled to take place at Moonlight Bar in Mabvuku, Harare on Friday night due to “excessive rainy conditions.” Macheso told the Daily News that the rains and chilly conditions that have engulfed Harare over the past few days forced him to call off the…
HARARE – Veteran sungura artiste Nicholas Zakaria, who first ventured into music in 1975, has promised to release his first “political album” in July this year. The Mabvi Nemagokora hit-maker said the worsening economic situation has prompted him to come up with songs that he hopes will make politicians mend their ways. “Over the years,…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso will make a rare performance in the Harare city centre tonight. The sungura star, who launched his latest album Tsoka Dzerwendo (Ayayaa) at Harare International Conference Centre on March 24, is expected to draw a big crowd at the Private Lounge where he is celebrating the success of the…
HARARE – The Miss Carnival title reportedly fell vacant in December last year after the incumbent Chengetai Kanonhuwa (20) left the country after enrolling with a university in South Africa. A well-placed source, who declined to be named, said Kanonhuwa’s reign was supposed to continue until the crowning of a new queen but her sudden…
HARARE – Award-winning film maker Patience Tawengwa recently attended the Annual Harvard Business School Africa Conference in Boston as part of promoting Milele-a Pan-African production house she formed last year to uplift young African artists. The premier annual event, where the keynote address was delivered by Rwandan President Paul Kagame, was attended by luminaries such…
HARARE – After four years on the sidelines, Theatre in the Park is expected to make an explosive re-entry on the country’s theatre scene with the rip-roaring political satire that was banned by the Censorship Board in 2003. The play tells the story of a woman living in a non-functioning state. In a queue one…
