HARARE – Paddington, the top United Kingdom (UK) movie which premiered in Harare just before Christmas, is a riveting tour through brightly lit London in one and a half hours. It is a view of London in the eyes of a little brown Bear called Paddington, an iconic child literature fictional character touted as the…
HARARE – Superlabel will tonight host several Zimdancehall artistes who will certainly usher us into 2015. Zimdancehall singers including Freeman, Kinnah, Lady Squanda, Mostaff, Genious and Bobo Fire will invade Superlabel and close the year 2014 in style. Shumba, Sulu to thrill Mutare Mutare-based award winning gospel musician Blessing Shumba is going to share the…
HARARE – Miss Heritage organisers are having the last laugh following the successful hosting of the world pageant in South Africa two weeks ago. Miss Heritage is run by Tare Munzara and when it was held last year in Zimbabwe they encountered logistical and financial problems, leaving some on the world contestants stranded in the…
HARARE – Despite being based in far-flung Oregon in the United States of America (USA), Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo can still feel the turmoil being created by Zimbabwe’s political elite. The veteran musician has released a single titled Hatidi Politics which aptly describes Zimbabwe’s political drama the highlights of which have been the purges…
HARARE – Controversial arts promoter/manager Courage Zikhali, whose stint as manager of dancehall chanter Soul Jah Love ended on a sour note, says he will no longer be involved with established artistes. Zikhali,who was forced to annul a contract with Soul Jah Love early last year in which the dancehall artiste was entitled to a…
HARARE – Not even the no-show of embattled Jah Prayzah at the launch of Gary Tight’s launch of his debut single ‘Ndazonyora’ at the Book Café on Tuesday night could dampen the party mood at the well-attended event. Jah Prayzah, who currently stands accused of copying the beat of his ‘Mwanasikana’ hit from the song…
HARARE – Popular entertainer Jah Prayzah will perform at Marondera’s Legends Night Club tonight before proceeding to Chipinge for a show at Dzonzai Night Club tomorrow night. The Tsviriyo singer’s hectic festive season schedule will include shows at Rusape Hall (December 29), Mbizo Inn, Kwekwe (December 30), Club Royal, Bulawayo (December 31) and Extra Mile,…
HARARE – Orchestra Mberikwazvo manager William Tsandukwa says attempts by Noel Nyazanda, Obert Gomba and Congolese Jonasi Kasamba to return to sungura star Alick Macheso’s backing group are destined to fail. Tsandukwa’s remarks fly in the face of recent reports that the three, who unceremoniously quit Orchestra Mberikwazvo last year, are on the verge of…
HARARE – Eight-year-old Junior Mwase, who is probably Zimbabwe’s youngest published author, has entered into a marketing agreement with Inov8 Bookshop. Under the arrangement, Innov8, which has seven branches in Bulawayo and Harare, will sell young Mwase’s two books titled The Book of Life: Story Book and The Book of Life: Colouring Book. Mwase, a…
HARARE – Rising dancehall artiste Tocky Vibes delivered a weak performance during Friday’s Lockdown Concert headlined by South African House music group Mafikizolo. The 21-year-old artiste, who was given the honour of being the last act in a bill that also featured music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and fit-again Alexio Kawara, failed to rise to the…
