HARARE – Sungura giant Alick Macheso, backed by his Orchestra Mberikwazvo Band, will kick-start his weekend shows at Legends Night Club in Marondera tonight before returning to Harare for a concert at Hurudza Tavern in Harare’s Tafara Suburb tomorrow. On Sunday, the Tafadzwa singer will perform at a family show to be hosted by Manyame…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will hold farewell shows in Bulawayo and Harare this weekend before going on an international tour that will take him to South Africa, United Kingdom and North America. Tuku’s packed weekend begins tonight in Bulawayo at the Large City Hall where he will share the stage with dendera star…
HARARE – Jamaican dancehall star Busy Signal says he will perform in Zimbabwe in the not so distant future. Signal, whose real name is Glendale Goshia Gordon, revealed this while speaking on Jamaican television show Onstage at the weekend. “I love Africa, Africa act like they own Busy signal and that’s a very good thing…
HARARE – Controversial Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love finally held the highly-anticipated “apology show” at The Platinum in Mutare at the weekend where he shared the stage with dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu. Soul Jah Love’s weekend show was held as compensation for two consecutive concerts that the Ndini Uya singer failed to fulfil at the…
HARARE – The second day of the Francophonie festival suffered a turnout blow, with the film I’m An Old Communist Hag attracting a measly 20 people. While a handful of people showed up for the film, even before the showing came to an end, half of the attendees had already left. The festival kicked off…
HARARE – R ‘n’ B musician and former Star Brite winner Trust Makurumure of Ethnic Worship has released a single track titled Hossana. The single is more of soft rock music. The song was primarily composed for an international audience. “It does not mean I am abandoning my local fans but I am trying also…
HARARE – Boomslang Production, a video production company owned by Seiraj Khan (Bkay) and Farhaan Khan (Kazz), better known as Bkay and Kaz, has merged with a similar entity called Drealisee Meg TV. Kazz believes the merger will make it possible to create quality Zimbabwean music videos of international standard. “We are happy to be…
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo’s tour of South Africa scheduled for next week has been postponed due to the failure by some members of the veteran musician’s backing group to secure travel documents. As part of the highly-anticipated tour dubbed “Danger Zone,” the United States of America-based artiste was billed to perform…
HARARE – Malian music superstar Salif Keita will be the closing act of this year’s Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) which will run from April 28 to May 3 under the theme “Articulate”. Keita, who was the star performer of the 2010 edition of Hifa, will collaborate with rising mbira star Hope Masike. Keita’s…
HARARE – The dates for the Miss World Zimbabwe beauty pageant are likely to be moved again, to pave way for the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). The ZITF dates were moved last week. Initially, Miss World Zimbabwe had been slated for April 26, but the organisers were forced to mote it to May 2…
