HARARE – Dancehall fans will have a thrill at the Shoko Festival set for September 24-26 as Soul Jah Love, Shinsoman and Guspy Warrior lead the musical bill. The three dancehall artistes will be part of the many artistes partaking in the festival which is in its fifth year running. Shoko Festival media liaison officer…
HARARE – All is set for the Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) that begins in Harare today (Thursday) running until Sunday with almost 20 local and international designers expected to showcase their collections. The country’s prime fashion event will run five shows per day and fashion enthusiasts will see local designers take to the runway, with…
HARARE – Almasi, a drama and arts organisation, co-founded Hollywood actress Danai Gurira and film director Patience Tawengwa, will present a physical theatre performance titled Chirorodziva on Friday and Saturday at the University of Zimbabwe Beit Hall. Chirorodziva, conceptualised and facilitated by Tafadzwa Bob Mutumbi, is the result of a physical theatre workshop led by…
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo says Zimdancehall musicians must stop imitating Jamaican dancehall musicians. Mukanya, who has often attacked Zimdancehall artistes for lacking originality, will hold two shows on Friday and Saturday in South Africa where he will share the stage with Freeman, Lady Squanda and Kinnah. “I don’t hate them at…
HARARE – Nigerian international star Davido thrilled a surprisingly big crowd that thronged Harare’s Belgravia Sports Club on Saturday night for his maiden concert in Zimbabwe. With the Zimbabwean capital also hosting a Zimdancehall Cup Clash at City Sports Centre, a Summer Festival gig at Waterwhirld as well as a high-profile local gig featuring Jah…
HARARE – Grammy Award winners Toni Braxton and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds will hold a potentially explosive maiden concert in Zimbabwe at the Borrowdale Race Course tonight. Davido to jet in this morning Nigerian international artiste Davido is expected in Harare early this morning in time for his maiden gig set for Belgravia Sports Club tomorrow….
HARARE – Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza, who is promoting Nigerian star Davido’s maiden concert set for Belgravia Sports Club in Harare tomorrow, has refuted claims that he paid $100 000 to bring the Skelewu singer to Zimbabwe. According to rates previously availed by HKN Music, co-owned by Davido and his elder brother Ade, to another Zimbabwean…
HARARE – There is much more to Tatenda Mavetera than her fabled role as Tendai Jari in Zimbabwe’s first soapie, Studio 263. The veteran actress, who broke into stardom nearly a decade ago on the small screen, is now into farming and logistics in in keeping with her status as a jack of all trades….
HARARE – Barely a year after securing partners from South Africa, who availed desperately needed funding and sponsorship, Miss Heritage, founded by Tare Munzara three year ago, is on the brink of implosion. After struggling to host the Miss Heritage World Pageant in Harare in 2013, Munzara and his partner Ronald Tisauke ceded 49 percent…
BULAWAYO – Rising Bulawayo-born writer-cum-playwright Christopher Mlalazi (CM), who is currently a writer in residence in Germany, has gained respect in Zimbabwe’s competitive writing community largely because of his versatility. The Daily News on Sunday’s Bulawayo reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi (JM) recently spoke to Mlalazi on his experiences in the arts industry. Can you describe Christopher…
