Entertainment

 HAZEL MARIMBIZA in Bulawayo THE Government is positioning Zimbabwe’s creative industries as potential export drivers as it seeks to diversify foreign cur­rency earnings and create liveli­hoods for young people. Deputy Minister of Finance David Mnangagwa said art­works, including sculptures, paintings and other cultural products, could be developed into export commodities capable of generating foreign currency…

Ashley Moyo & Anesu Mirisau THERE are musicians whose songs entertain, and then there are those whose music becomes part of a people’s identity — Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi belonged to the latter.For decades, his unmistakable voice, guitar melodies and deeply rooted lyrics travelled far beyond Zimbabwe, carrying stories of love, family, social responsibility and the…

Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER FOLLOWING the death of social media influencer and moti­vational speaker par excellence Sinikiwe Kade­maunga’s husband, Reuben, who died on Thursday, an ava­lanche of tributes has poured in, mainly from showbiz, leaving friends, fellow celebri­ties and social media followers mourning the loss. Reuben’s death comes five years after he and Sinikiwe…

Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER COMIC dancer and choreographer David Machowa, popularly known as Apama Styles, is billed to showcase his unique dance skills at Malawi’s Blantyre Dance Festival, set for October 3 at the Museum of Malawi. Apama Styles, who is also the founder of the Mr Ugly Zimbabwe pageant, will share the stage…

FOLLOWING a spate of disputes and mis­understandings at the country’s oldest Col­lective Management Organi­sation, the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) — including allegations of low payouts and a lack of transpar­ency in financial management — our Senior Entertainment Writer, Ashley Moyo, sat down with the organisation’s Board chairperson, Alexio Gwenzi, to clarify these issues. Below…

Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS A NOSTALGIC musical journey awaits music lovers tomorrow as vet­eran rhumba Congolese diva, Yondo Sister, will share the stage with Malian music star Salif Keita and a host of local musicians at Alex Sports Club in the capital at the Ecobank Legends Night Africa concert. Keita arrived…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE late mbira great, Am­buya Stella Chiweshe, will be celebrated through music at the third edition of Bira reMbira, which takes place tonight at Glamis Arena in Harare. The event, organised by Chipaz Pro­motions, will bring together a star-stud­ded cast of musicians, including Victor Kunonga, Feli Nandi, Andy Muridzo, Duramazwi,…

 Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS A NOSTALGIC musical journey awaits music lovers tomorrow as vet­eran rhumba Congolese diva, Yondo Sister, will share the stage with Malian music star Salif Keita and a host of local musicians at Alex Sports Club in the capital at the Ecobank Legends Night Africa concert. Keita arrived…

Ashley MoyoSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERSUNGURA legends Leonard “Musorowenyoka” Dembo and Simon “Chopper” Chimbetu, who dominated Zimbabwean radio charts in their lifetimes, have been named among the Top 40 royalty earners in the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association’s (Zimura) latest payout — more than two decades after their deaths.Late national hero Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, who died in 2019,…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER ZIMDANCEHALL star Freeman’s HKD annual festival has received a major boost, with some of the coun­try’s most popular artistes joining him for the third edition of the event at Glamis Arena next month. The line-up features Holy Ten, Kadijah, Jnr Spragga, Baba Harare, Nutty O and Nisha Ts, among others,…