HARARE – Jamaican reggae singer Christopher Martin is set to perform in Zimbabwe later in August this year. The Cheaters Prayer hit-maker revealed his Harare show during a recent interview on Winford Williams’ popular Jamaican television show, Onstage. Martin has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in his home country since the…
TO MOST Zimbabweans the mere mention of Calvin Gudu’s name will likely evoke memories of the 1998 hit Tombofara which the United Kingdom-based musician jointly produced with Muzi Mangena. Tombofara made Calvin and Muzi overnight celebrities but their stay at the apex of Zimbabwe’s music scene was relatively short-lived. Daily News on Sunday’s Dakarai Mashava…
BULAWAYO – Highly-rated Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda is delighted by the opportunity to record his one-man show at this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIfa). The stand-up comedy show called Daliso Chaponda — Barely Legal will be directed by award-winning Zimbabwean comedian Carl Joshua Ncube. Chaponda has promised to make the most of…
HARARE – Oliver Mtukudzi’s Greatest Hits Concert is on tonight at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Guest artistes for Tuku’s special shows include Gary Tight, Ammara Brown, Guspy Warrior, Douglas Chimbetu, Tariro neGitare, Jean Masters, Sekuru Gweshe, Tanga wekwaSando and Pakare Paye outfit, Tsvete. Chipfumo, Shiga to share the stage Progress Chipfumo and Shiga…
BULAWAYO – The fast-growing talent show, Sizinda Has Got Talent, came to a fold this week after attracting hundreds of participants at an event held at Sizinda Hall in Bulawayo during the Easter Holidays. Run by locals for the people of Sizinda and adjoining areas, the six-week event which is one of the few talent…
HARARE – Controrvesial reggae dancehall singer Brenda Bechani, also known as Lady Bee, has castigated people labelling her music dirty while tolerating similar lyrics by male chanters. Lady Bee has had little or no play on local radio because of her explicit content. Her music is only found on social networks such as Facebook and…
HARARE – Sexy Angels front- lady Beverly Sibanda, says she is prepared to surrender the boutique handed to her by Walter Magaya’s Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Church if the ministry insists on stopping her from going back to the pubs. Sibanda, who has gone back to striptease after a short repentance, told the Daily…
HARARE – South African House group Uhuru made an electric debut performance in Harare at Belgravia Sports Club on Independence eve. Though the Y-Tjukutja hit-makers only came on stage well after midnight, they lived up to pre-concert billing with a lively presentation that included a collaboration with Zimbabwean star Willbroad Muponda who is popularly known…
HARARE – Rising Zimbabwean writer Tendai Huchu, 32, is among five writers shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize. Huchu, who is based in the United Kingdom, was nominated for his story The Intervention published last year in an Indian journal called Open Road Review. The Glasgow-based podiatrist will battle for the Caine Prize worth £10…
HARARE – Zimbabwean R ‘n’ B singer Audius Mtawarira says the decision by the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) to deny him a chance to perform at this year’s edition is both offensive and disrespectful. The Day Like This singer, who wrote and produced music for top artistes like American pop rapper Flo…
