HARARE – Beatboxer Takudzwa “Probeatz” Mashonganyika beat 15 other contestants from various arts genres to land the 2015 DreamStar top prize of $5 000 at 7 Arts Theatre on Saturday night. The talented 19 year old, who hails from Harare’s Mufakose suburb, comfortably beat eight-member accapela outfit Soul Finders into second place with Nyasha, whose…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi shared the stage with Victor Kunonga and Bryan Kadengu at the 7 Arts Theatre on Friday and demonstrated once more that his crowd-pulling abilities are not on the wane. Despite playing with a pared-down band, Tuku and his talented partners on the night still managed to fill up…
HARARE – Chipaz Promotions director Partson Chimbodza has confirmed that Jamaican star I-Octane will hold a maiden concert in Zimbabwe on December 12 at the City Sports Centre in Harare. Chimbodza, who co-promoted Busy Signal’s highly successful show late last month, said the Jamaican hit-maker will share the stage with top Zimdancehall artistes who include…
HARARE – Mokoomba lead vocalist Mathias Muzaza, drummer Costa Ndaba Moyo and bassist Abundance Mutori were involved in an accident on Saturday forcing the Afro-fusion band to pull out of a Book Cafe gig at New Ambassador Hotel. Mokoomba manager Marcus Gora confirmed the accident but was quick to point out that the injuries suffered by…
HARARE – Award-winning musicians Olivia Charamba and Cynthia Mare will headline the closing concert of the four-day Women’s Arts Festival (Wafest) that will take place in the Harare Gardens on November 14. Female bassist Edith Weutonga, rising gospel artist Janet Manyowa, talented urban grooves songstress Tererai Mugwadi and the lively Kessia Magosha are also part of…
HARARE – Mbira music star Hope Masike says the success of the all-female jazz concert she promoted last month has emboldened her to line up a similar gig in the first quarter of next year. Masike ventured into the world of music promotion for the first time on October 24 when she put together an…
HARARE – Zambezi Magic, the DStv channel dedicated to southern Africa, has lined up several Zimbabwean productions that the station has described as the best in home-brewed entertainment. According to Zambezi Magic head Addiel Dzinoreva these are part of efforts to ensure the participation of local audiences and content providers. “We have been busy on…
HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu, pictured, who will perform in Chivi for the first time tonight, has a packed diary that includes a concert at Mabvuku’s Moonlight Club and a family show set for Damview in Chitungwiza on Sunday. Orchestra Dendera Kings publicist Joel Nyamungoma told the Daily News that Suluman was particularly looking…
HARARE – Arts practitioners and artists drawn from across the arts and culture sector have called for abolishment of the censorship board and other bodies censoring or regulating artistic expressions in order to comply with Zimbabwe’s new constitution. The recommendation came out of a strategic workshop on artistic freedom and the law held in Harare…
HARARE – Jamaican artiste Reanno Gordon aka Busy Signal is off the hook after a High Court judge yesterday dismissed an application filed by a local promoter accusing the dancehall musician of failing to honour a contractual obligation. High Court judge Loice Matanda-Moyo, who heard the matter in her chambers, dismissed Longcash Entertainment (Private) Limited’s…
