Entertainment

BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based gospel artiste Dorothy Chipo Madamba on Saturday launched her debut eight-track gospel album at Bulawayo National Museum. The launch was attended by her family,  friends and some of Bulawayo’s revered artistes including Takesure Zamar Ncube, Abigail Mwembe, Sindiso Dube, Simon Phiri Mambabzo and Clarence Garura among  others. The album, titled Promises Of…

HARARE – Miss Curvy, now dubbed Diamond Queen of Africa, will be held on September 11 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre in Botswana. The pageant, which is a homegrown idea of Mercy Mushaninga’s  ZimGossip Modelling Agency, failed to kick off last year in Namibia over fears of Ebola. “The reason we are taking it…

HARARE – Comrade Fatso and several leading local comedians have teamed up to create a DVD titled Seventy Five Percent. On the no-holds-barred DVD set to be released next month, Comrade Fatso, who was born Sam Monro, collaborated with popular jesters Michael K and Clive Chigubu. The DVD covers issues that tackle taboos in politics,…

LONDON – Society makes us appear so self-centred. Look at social media; you have to either promote yourself on Twitter and Instagram. Then there is Facebook, where one is addressing issues pertaining to themselves. How much more can we be narcissistic? This week some people interviewing me on a project I am working on called…

HARARE – Rising hip-hop artiste Yoz, who is popular for collaborating with star chanter Shinsoman on the club banger Tasangana Zvidhakwa, was brutally attacked by unknown assailants after the Zimdancehall Awards on Friday night. A visibly injured Yoz, who was born Kennedy Simbanegavi, suspects that his attackers are linked to award-winning Zimdancehall artiste Seh Calaz….

HARARE – Gospel musician Mathias Mhere claims 10 000 copies of his latest album Glory To Glory have been sold but spiritedly denies the good sales are down to the alleged adultery between his wife and his friend Gift Mahlupeka. For over a month the jury has been out on Mhere ever since the alleged…

HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi will return to his home town of Kwekwe tonight for the first time in two years. Tuku’s highly-anticipated concert, to be hosted by Autoworx Leisure Centre, will also feature Terry and The Bliss. Tuku’s manager, Sam Mataure, has described tonight’s concert as “a must-attend for Kwekwe residents.” “We…

HARARE – The Francophonie Festival, which celebrates the diversity of the French language and culture, will kick off today at Sam Levy’s Village where a film titled Haute Cuisine will be screened. For the next two weeks, the festival will showcase films, music, spelling competitions, dance sessions and several other arts and culture activities at…