HARARE – It was back to the 1600s at Harare’s 7 Arts Theatre on Friday night where United Kingdom-based The Globe Theatre performed Hamlet — William Shakespeare’s longest play. With comedy, love, revenge, politics and murder in one showing, the performance evoked almost endless laughter from the packed Avondale venue. Though it was two-and-a-half hours…
HARARE – Miss World Zimbabwe organisers have evicted 41 girls from the national pageant’s boot camp that began in Victoria Falls two weeks ago. Tendai Chirau, Miss Zimbabwe Trust’s communications and programmes officer, told the Daily News that the 41 girls were part of the 57-strong group that turned up for the boot camp. “Miss…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s biggest arts showcase, the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa), says it has lost four direct investors due to the country’s depressed economic environment. Tafadzwa Simba, Hifa’s associate executive director, told the Daily News yesterday that the four corporates, that he declined to name, were no longer in a position to…
HARARE – Jive Zimbabwe has emerged as one of the leading arts promotion organisations in Zimbabwe. An increasing number of artistes have joined the company’s online music sales platform. The Daily News on Sunday’ Sharon Muguwu (SM) recently spoke to Jive Zimbabwe founder Benjamin Nyandoro (BN) on the operations of his organisation and its flagship…
HARARE – Did you know wine has legs? Yes it does, the legs are the ones that will tell you how rich in alcohol rich it is. So when you see wine experts swirling the wine and then looking at the glass they will be looking for the legs, which is, in lay man’s language,…
HARARE – Prime time viewing on ZBC TV in the 90s became a must for many largely because of hilarious comedies like Simon “Mutirowafanza” Shumba’s Bhachi Rangu. He became popular for his deep wasu accent and humour which he flaunted on each episode on national television. But according to rising gospel singer Evelyn Mhaga —…
LONDON – A recent study shockingly revealed that Africans have spent over $7 billion on weaves and wigs. Statistics show that out of every 10 women, 7 wear fake hair. Last year, I heard for the first time about Zimbabwe-born natural hair consultant Lani Masuku who is also the chief executive officer Phro Group. At…
HARARE – Award-winning ZimPraise has lined up a DVD of old Shona and Ndebele hymns in a bid to re-awaken interest in these ancient church songs. ZimPraise chief executive officer Joseph Madziyire told the Daily News that the project, to be undertaken early next month, has been necessitated by the decreased singing of old hymns…
HARARE – Members of late sungura music star Leonard Dembo’s family are reportedly in the process of suing South Africa-based musician Mitchell Jambo who allegedly made an unauthorised release of the Chitekete singer’s DVD. Tendai Dembo, the son of the late celebrated musician who now leads his father’s former backing band the Barura Express, confirmed…
HARARE – Playing the mbira has kept Canada-based musician Evelyn Mukwedeya in touch with her Zimbabwean roots. Mukwedeya’s mbira-playing prowess has enabled her to create links with internationally acclaimed artistes in Canada from her base in Toronto where she has lived for over a decade. “Being a mbira player has been a big part of…
