HARARE – Music star Jah Prayzah — arguably the most successful Zimbabwean artiste this year — says the $7 000 birthday party he threw for his mother in 2012 unlocked the blessings he is currently enjoying. According to the Jerusarema singer, his mother Shirley Mukombe, who was turning 57 then, was so delighted by the birthday party…
HARARE – Miss Carnival Chengetai Kanonhuwa will leave today for the Miss Tourism International to be held in Malaysia on New Year’s Eve. The 19-year-old beauty told the Daily News yesterday that she is looking forward to competing with over 70 other beauties from around the world. [GoogleAd] “I am honoured to represent my country at…
HARARE – Jamaican dancehall star I-Octane will hold his maiden concert at the City Sports Centre tomorrow. The Badmind Dem A Pree singer will share the stage with several local Zimdancehall musicians who include Winky D, Sniper Storm, Soul Jah Love, Seh Calaz, Dadza D, Hwindi President, Kinna, Lady Squanda, Judgement Yard, Merciless Zim, Chillspot…
HARARE – Wesley Maraire, nephew to late mbira queen Chiwoniso Maraire, has teamed up with three other dance enthusiasts to form a traditional dance ensemble called Tamba Africa. The group, that is run by a board that includes Blessed Rukweza, creative director Victor Peturo and Maraire as operations director, seeks to promote various African dances….
HARARE – South African band Mango Groove will headline this year’s Jameson Vic Falls Carnival alongside rising local group Mokoomba. Jameson Vic Falls Carnival is the country’s second largest carnival after the Harare International Carnival and the three-day events-packed showcase will take place in the resort town of Victoria Falls between December 29 and 31….
HARARE – This year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Colour Run has been called off due to financial challenges. The colour run, which began locally in 2013, is a fun run or walk in which participants donning white T-shirts are splashed with vibrant, non-toxic colours as they make their way around the fun course. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Two plays — Water Games by Jens Vilela Neumann and The Taking written by Raisedon Baya and directed by Memory Kumbota — have been chosen to go on a national tour as part of Nhimbe Trust’s agenda to promote the expansion of the theatre genre. Dubbed “Cultural Decentralisation National Theatre Tour,” the initiative…
HARARE – Women from different career paths including dancers, musicians, poets, make-up artists, lighting technicians and designers, directors met in the City of Kings during the third edition of the Bulawayo Art and Culture Agenda open dialogue series. The discussion was part of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence and focused on…
HARARE – Zimbabwe should abolish the National Arts Council’s Festival Guidelines because they do not have any statutory basis, either in Statutory Instrument 87 of 2006 – National Arts. Council of Zimbabwe (General) Regulations, 2006 (CAP. 25:07) as read with its Amendment (SI 166 of 2009) or the regulations themselves. They have no force of…
HARARE – Artists and cultural experts are meeting for a round table seminar for the creative arts sector to be held in Harare from December 15 to 16 at Cresta Oasis Hotel in Harare where they will interact and share ideas. The gathering follows the successful hosting of the Civil Society Cultural Policy Review meeting…
