HARARE – An eleventh hour promotion by Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) officials saved the arts showcase’s most expensive gig — the Sonic Wonderland — from being hit by apathy. With tickets hardly moving three hours before the $30 gig, organisers introduced a promotion in which whoever bought a ticket would get another…
HARARE – Not so long ago, African jazz legend Hugh Masekela described Victor Kunonga’s music as “a fresh, dynamic international sound rooted in African rhythms; musically very superior”. Kunonga’s endorsement by the straight-talking Masekela was probably one of the reasons why a fairly big crowd thronged the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa)’s ZOL…
HARARE – Recently-crowned Miss World Zimbabwe Emily Kachote, 25, says she has no problem with the Miss Zimbabwe Trust’s position that she should have no boyfriend because she is currently unattached. The boyfriend ban is an attempt by Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga to avoid a repeat of last year’s debacle when Thabiso Phiri…
LONDON – Zimbabwe-born Farai Sewera (FS) recently won the American National College Wrestling Championship for Coe College in USA. From his humble beginnings at Rydings Junior School in Karoi, Sewera was sport-focused, earning a spot in the Mashonaland West U13 Rugby team. While at Prince Edward School in Harare, he continued to participate in sports…
HARARE – Dancehall sensation Winky D has failed to travel for his anticipated UK Summer Fiesta Tour which started yesterday and will run until Sunday over failure by the promoter to secure air tickets. Winky Dee’s manager in South Africa, Bartholomew Vera told the Daily News that they had been taken for a ride by…
HARARE – Emmanuel Manyeruke better known as Guspy Warrior on Thursday stole the thunder from the billed main act of the night, South Africa-based artiste Thabani “Buffalo Souljah” Ndlovu. Guspy Warrior brought the roof down with an energetic and exceptional performance, hence upstaging Buffalo Souljah during the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) dancehall…
HARARE – There will be a number of outreach performances this year, with local and international artists going out to low-income areas within Harare to perform and workshop with the communities there. Dance companies such as Kuenda Productions will be presenting Twenty Fifteen. Other performances among many, like Woodlands and We Bleed the Same Colour…
HARARE – Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso has been promising his fans a new album “to be released anytime soon” since 2013 but nothing has materialised so far. Macheso last released the album Kwatakabva Mitunhu (Kure Kwekure) in 2012 and the project was received with mixed feelings by his fans. Since then he has been selling…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga says only racism can stop one of the 15 girls vying for the national beauty title from landing the Miss World Crown. Speaking on the sidelines of the national pageant’s sashing ceremony; Chiwenga said all the remaining 15 girls were good enough to be Miss World. “We…
HARARE – Award-winning Tumbuka Dance Company will return to this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) with a presentation of renowned choreographer Snoden Filimon’s latest work titled We Were Made Men. Tumbuka’s Hifa 2015 show, that will take place at Reps Theatre on May 1, explores the childish traits that linger in the…
