HARARE – Sungura star Alick Macheso will perform at Midlands Hotel on February 15. Valentine’s Day treat from Tocky Vibes Multiple National Arts Merit Award (Nama) nominee Tocky Vibes will perform at Gweru’s Mboma Night Club on Valentine’s Day. Kunonga comes to Mutare Afro-fusion artiste Victor Kunonga will bring his just-released Kwedu album to Golden…
HARARE – South African music star Ringo Madlingozi and Zimbabwean music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will perform at a pre-Valentine’s Day bash set for the City Hall in Bulawayo tonight. The two talented artists, who last shared the stage in the City of Kings about a decade ago, hogged the limelight in 1999 when they collaborated…
HARARE – Zora musician Leonard Karikoga Zhakata has saluted his fans and the media in particular for their unwavering support. The Rusape-born musician’s songs Dhonza Makomborero and Dollar Boy recently claimed first and second positions respectively on the Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50. Zhakata told Daily News on the sidelines of a celebration party held…
HARARE – Harare-based clown Fungai Takodza, popularly known as Ajigija, is yearning for National Arts Merit Award (Nama) recognition. Nama honours outstanding artists on February 14 at 7 Arts in Harare. The 43-year-old Takodza is pushing for organisers of the annual awards to include a category for clowns. He argued passionately that they view themselves…
NEW YORK – I am a proud Zimbabwean who is offended by being called an African. “I am not African; I am Zimbabwean,” I majestically declare chest puffed intoxicated by arrogance. After all I am on a crusade to stop non-Africans from thinking Africa is a country. My analogy of choice is Canada and the…
MASVINGO – By the end of his Friday night concert at Ritz Night Club, Suluman Chimbetu had been christened “Chibaba chenyuchi” in line with the chant by Soul Jah Love on the dendera star’s song Nyuchi. So popular was the song that Sulu was forced by popular demand to play it several times during the…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe officials have invited 32 girls from Bulawayo to their boot camp scheduled for April this year following an overwhelming response to auditions held in the City of Kings at the weekend. The 32 invited beauties were part of over 60 who turned up for the auditions in Bulawayo. In the Midlands,…
MUTARE – Controversial Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love failed to turn up for his Saturday night show at The Platinum despite having been paid in advance for the concert. A miffed Esau Mupfumi, who promoted the show, told the Daily News that he frantically tried to contact the musician in vain as his phone was…
HARARE – Two guitars, two voices, one band, Valentine’s Day at the Book Café will feature a combination of Clare Nyakujara and Edith WeUtonga with the show #Bhururu. Clare, a jazz singer and Zima 2014 Best Jazz Music winner and Edith, a Nama 2013 outstanding female musician nominee, say their aim is to bring friends…
HARARE – Popular Zimbabwean reggae dancehall group Judgement Yard is heading to the UK for their maiden tour. Sound clash connoisseurs Tendai “DJ Flevah” Tembo and Etherton “Etherton Beenie” Mutemasango are delivering this year’s highly-anticipated instalment of their famed UK sound systems clash dubbed Zimbabwe Cup Clash UK 2014 on March 28 in Dunstable. The…
