HARARE – Zimdancehall star Killer T and mbira songstress Hope Masike are some of the artistes scheduled to perform at the launch of sungura star Alick Macheso’s 10th album Tsoka Dzerwendo at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) tonight. Interestingly, no sungura artiste has been invited to perform at the launch of the album that…
HARARE – Classical music singer Molly Dzangare notched up another success for her burgeoning musical career when she was named winner of the 10th annual edition of Harare’s Got Talent on Saturday night. The Chitungwiza-based singer charmed the audience and judges with her superb soprano voice and took the honours from a field of other…
HARARE – Controversial musician Hosiah Chipanga says he will not give up until President Robert Mugabe agrees to discuss with him Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and political situation. Chipanga, who performed at the City Sports Bar Jam Session on Monday night, told the Daily News that he has “spiritual solutions” that will bring back normalcy to…
BULAWAYO – Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe honorary curator Donald George Broadley, 84, who was regarded as the world’s third most prolific writer on reptiles and amphibians, passed away last week at his home in Matshemuhlope suburb in Bulawayo. Broadley — regarded as Africa’s best herpetologist — collected over 52 000 species of reptiles and…
HARARE – Well-placed sources claimed yesterday that the reported 250 000 copies of Alick Macheso’s latest album Tsoka Dzerwendo had been sold out just four hours after its nationwide release. Macheso’s publicist Tichaona “Tich” Makahamadze said the uptake of the new album had been overwhelming. He, however, could not readily give figures. “We have been…
BULAWAYO – Musician actress and dancer Nomathamsanqa “Nkwali” Mkhwananzi has described the Best Acapella gong she won at the 2016 Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) as “ultimate reward for her patience.” Despite being a long-time lead singer for Circus Mama Africa and touring over 20 countries with Iyasa and Albert Nyathi, 33-year old Nkwali only got…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi sauntered into the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) with his wife Daisy in tow to grace the 2014 launch of Jah Prayzah’s fifth album, Kumbumura Mhute. As has become norm, there was a big scramble for Tuku’s ear by fellow artistes, fans and ushers who wanted to direct…
HARARE – Thousands of music fans thronged Norton-based Pakare Paye Arts Centre in honour of Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi ’son, Sam, who perished in an accident in March 2010. Scores of Norton youngsters made a killing after creating makeshift parking spaces along all roads surrounding and near Pakare Paye. The youngsters charged between two and three…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will launch a Stand Up Comedy Club at a local hotel in Harare next month. The c club, the first of its kind in the history of Zimbabwean comedy, will be operational every night of the week. “I am so excited about this. This is excellent. People will be…
HARARE – Celebrated Zimbabwean author Charles Mungoshi’s family seeks to sell 1 000 copies of his latest book Branching Streams Flow in the Dark to help raise money to take the renowned writer to the United Kingdom for medical help. Charles Mungoshi Junior, the son of the revered writer who has been unwell for some…
