HARARE – Zimbabwean jazz star Dudu Manhenga gave a polished performance as a backing vocalist of award-winning Ivorian singer Dobet Gnahoré at the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) on Thursday Night. Velvety-voiced Dudu was not meant to perform on the Telecel Main Stage this year but fate had other ideas. Gnahoré’s bassist and backing…
HARARE – Over 500 children living with disabilities and their caregivers from around Harare had a fun day at Gateway Primary School last week. The party, organised by Miracle Missions Trust and sponsored by G-Tel, is the first of many lined up this year. Sharon Hook, a spokesperson for Miracle Missions Trust, said her organisation…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi’s cameo in the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) opening show on Tuesday night was a pleasant surprise for the packed Telecel Main Stage. Tuku, who does not have any Hifa concert this year, sent fans into delirium when he sauntered onto the stage singing the popular classic Perekedza…
HARARE – Music lovers in Glen Norah were in for a treat when sungura outfit Extra Kwazvose gave a polished performance during the Castle Tankard regional show on Saturday. The Gurajena singers performed at the show where they gave revellers a feel of their forthcoming album set to be released in the near future. The…
HARARE – Fellow Zimbabweans, About two weeks ago our country celebrated the 34th anniversary of its hard won independence. It was indeed a time for all of us to pause and reflect on the journey we have walked together over the last three decades and four years. We come face to face with these celebrations…
HARARE – Chitungwiza-based Ol Unique Dance Factory is off to Johannesburg, where they will share the stage with a South African dance group, Young Culture, in the first week of May. OL Unique, which featured on Flem B’s video for the song Ndichamutambira — the ZBC Video of the Year for 2012 — believe their…
HARARE – Dancehall producer and musician Irah “Ziggy Zee” Manjengwa says his project, which assists talented young musicians in the ghetto to record their music, is underpinned by his desire to fight drug abuse. The 26-year-old artiste told the Daily News that many youngsters are using high unemployment levels and poverty in the ghetto to…
LUSAKA – Suluman Chimbetu and the Orchestra Dendera Kings livened up the imposing Mulungushi Conference Centre on Saturday night with a highly-energetic performance that left members of the audience asking for more. Sulu was invited by the Zambian Tourism Board through the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) to perform at the second edition of the two-day…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is overflowing with expectation as arts lovers await the six-day Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) which kicks off in the capital tomorrow. The Harare Gardens will witness an explosion of beautiful sights and harmonious sounds from April 29 to May 4, 2014 with the major highlight expected to be the…
LONDON – On April 24th last year, 1138 people were killed and 2500 were injured when the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This sad day has come to be called Fashion Revolution Day. To mark first anniversary of the Bangladeshi collapse, people from across the globe – from designers and icons, to high…
