HARARE – Afro-fusion artiste Tariro neGitare is among several local artistes who have done their own covers of Zimdancehall icon Winky D’s hit Disappear. The track, off the Ninja President’s 10-track latest album Gafa Life, was arguably the most played song during the just-ended festive season and it is not surprising that artistes are trooping…
LOS ANGELES – Danai Gurira has been cast as Tupac Shakur’s mother in the upcoming biopic about the rapper, according to Deadline. The 37-year-old will play Afeni Shakur, who had a major influence on her son and his path to superstardom before his tragic death at just 25. The 69-year-old, who is a political activist…
HARARE – Music star Jah Prayzah demonstrated at Extra Mile Leisure on Sunday that the so-called January disease is for lesser mortals. The high-riding Jerusarema singer attracted hundreds of music fans to the family show held at the entertainment venue located near Boka Tobacco Auction Floors. Most artistes, including sungura icon Alick Macheso, have taken…
HARARE – Dendera music star Suluman “Sulu” Chimbetu, whose popularity has been boosted by the three singles he released during the just-ended festive season, will kick-start his weekend programme tonight at Inner Café located at the corner of Nelson Mandela and Mbuya Nehanda in Harare.The inner Café gig has been dubbed “Pachimambo Mambo”. Tomorrow the…
HARARE – Labour activist and musician Raymond Majongwe, a self-confessed fan of Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo, will share the stage with the United States of America-based artiste in Leicester, United Kingdom on April 16, 2016. The concert, being promoted by Vee Jay Entertainment, will also feature solo guitarist are Steve “Dhongi” Makoni. Majongwe, who…
HARARE – Ras Caleb and Afro-fusion musician Progress Chipfumo, who are currently in the United Kingdom, have collaborated on a reggae song titled Ndimi Jah that is set to be released soon. The two musicians, who are part of a group of local musicians who include Diana Samkange, Don Gaga and Ninja Lipsy, currently on…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, the country’s current favourite musician, stands accused of plagiarising the concept of Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz’s Mdogo Mdogo for his Jerusarema video. The striking similarities between the two videos have sent tongues wagging in the local entertainment industry. In Diamond Platnumz’s video a black man, donning traditional attire, falls in love with…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, Suluman Chimbetu, Blessing Shumba and Leonard Zhakata are among established musicians expected to release new albums in the first half of this year. The musicians told the Daily News that failure to release new material would be potentially fatal to their brands. Gospel artiste Shumba, whose song Chimwe Nechimwe, topped the…
HARARE – Utakataka Express frontman Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo, who survived an accident along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway on New Year’s Eve, has fully recovered, his manager Sukol Dube has said. Young Igwe’s BMW vehicle veered off the road on his way to Beitbridge where the sungura artiste had scheduled a New Year’s Eve gig. The…
HARARE – Gospel music star Blessing Shumba walked away with $1 200 after claiming top position on the 2015 Coca-Cola Radio Zimbabwe Top 50. The Mutare-based musician’s hit Chimwe Nechimwe, off his latest album Ndijesu secured the most votes, beating sungura Simon Mutambi’s Mukadzi Akanaka into second position. Mutambi, one of the most consistent sungura…
