HARARE – Tickets for the Castle 120 Year Summer Celebrations Event, that will feature Jamaican star Konshens, South African group Beatenberg and a host of local artistes, are now on sale. Delta Beverages, who are jointly organising the event at Old Georgians Sports Club in conjunction with Musica 2015 on October 10, have pegged the…
HARARE – Actress and former DJ Tinopona Katsande has given birth to a baby boy. The controversial radio DJ and her fiancé Virimai Chigariro have named their son Yambuko Nokutendaishe Chigariro. Yambuko, who was born weighing 3,1kg on Monday morning, is Tin-Tin’s first child. She shared her joy on social media. “Today, I witnessed perfection,…
HARARE – Newly launched DSTV Channel, Zambezi Magic has invited Zimbabwean filmmakers and musicians to submit content to be shown on the channel. Zambezi Magic, which was launched on July 1 this year, is mainly dedicated to content from the Southern African region. The Daily News on Sunday (DNS) recently spoke to Zambezi Magic head…
LONDON – During my visit to Zimbabwe last year, I went on a fact-finding mission of the clothing industry for the purposes of researching for my dissertation. The obvious first port of call was the unavoidable second hand clothing markets, “mupedzanhamo” or “kotamai boutiques”. What was mind-boggling were the huge quantities and the ubiquitousness in…
HARARE – Interdenominational gospel choir, Zimpraise, will hold the International Gospel and Music festival 2015 on October 9 and 10. The festival will feature several top choirs and artistes including music superstar Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi. The two-day event, set for the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), will also see Zimpraise do the live recording of…
HARARE – Award-winning South African hip-hop star Cassper Nyovest made an explosive debut performance at the fifth edition of Shoko Festival on Friday night. The music star, who reportedly signed what he has described as “the biggest deal for hip-hop ever in the country (South Africa) before he jetted into Zimbabwe,” was clearly in a…
HARARE – After trading his radio broadcasting with politics, Member of Parliament James Maridadi’s DJ legacy still continues as his two sons are professional DJs who enjoy spinning the discs. While working at ZBC’s Radio 3 in the 1990s, Maridadi became famous for his Junior 3 programme, a slot dedicated to children below the age…
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo, who last visited Zimbabwe nine years ago, has described his three-day tour of Mozambique which starts today as “coming home.” The United States of America-based music star will be the main performer during celebrations to mark that country’s Defence and Security Forces and Revolutionary Day to be held…
HARARE – After almost five years away from local stages, it was not surprising that guitar wizard Louis Mhlanga turned out to be the most popular performer at the Harare Jazz Festival on Saturday night. As soon as the Mbare-bred musician hit the stage, most revellers, who had mostly remained at their tables dotted around…
HARARE – The Harare International Carnival (Carnival) kicks-off today with a Jazz Festival at the Spook House in Msasa. The line-up is intriguing with continental and local musicians taking part. Spokesperson for the festival, Munyaradzi Simango said they are bringing back the glory days of the Jazz Festival. Harare Jazz Festival is organised by the…
