HARARE – Kadoma-born dancehall artiste Christopher ‘Chrissy B’ Isaac has dedicated his second album titled Another Level to be released during the Easter holidays to the late mbira queen Chiwoniso Maraire who was his mentor. The 28-year-old artiste says the death of the mbira star last year was a huge setback for his fledgling career….
HARARE – A record 21 countries from around the globe have confirmed their participation in this year’s Harare International Carnival slated for May 16 to 25. Harare International Carnival is the brainchild of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA ). ZTA communications manager, Sugar Chagonda said they had christened the Carnival, Harare International Carnival because it…
HARARE – Bulawayo and Harare will resonate with the vibrant sounds, sights, and tastes of the French-speaking world during the Francophonie Week set to run from March 10 to 22. A glut of celebratory events will take place at Alliance Francaise, Prince Edward School, Jean de la Fontaine French School in Harare, Academy of music…
HARARE – Afro-jazz artistes Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana and Rute Mbangwa will share the stage with explosive Bulawayo-based acappella group Nobuntu on Saturday in an International Women’s Day celebratory concert at the Book Café. Katomeni-Mbofana is an undoubted darling of the stage and screen in Zimbabwe, with a rich and long-running career in the arts since childhood….
HARARE – Gospel star Mathias Mhere will shoot some scenes of the Nguva Yenyasha DVD on his forthcoming tour of South Africa. Mhere will begin his maiden tour across the Limpopo in Johannesburg on Friday where he will share the stage with South African gospel musicians, including Winnie Mashaba. The Nguva Yenyasha DVD, that also…
HARARE – GOTV, a digital terrestrial television service launched amid fanfare in February last year by partners who include Multichoice Africa and Transmedia, was switched off at the end of January over shareholder differences. A Multichoice statement released yesterday reveals the existence of serious discord among shareholders, who also include DAE, which prompted Transmedia to…
BULAWAYO – Botswana-based Professor David Kerr will lead several theatre academics and professionals who will take part in the Inxusa Theatre Festival and Colloquium at Amakhosi Cultural Centre from March 25 to 29. The Inxusa Theatre Festival and Colloquium is held around World Theatre Day which is celebrated every year on March 27. Amakhosi director…
BULAWAYO – Writers, book enthusiasts, librarians and book industry professionals will descend on the City of Kings for the two-day Bulawayo Book Fair set to kick off at the Large City Hall on March 29. The annual book showcase will run under the theme “Indigenous languages, literature, art and knowledge systems of Africa”, which is also…
BULAWAYO – Sunduza Dance Theatre has just put finishing touches to their third album titled Sunduza Buya which the Bulawayo imbube outfit hopes will revive the waning fortunes of their internationally-acclaimed brand. The forthcoming 11-track album, that features guest artistes like Jeys Marabini, Willis Watafi, Otis Ngwabi, Albert Nyathi, Desire Moyo and United Kingdom-based Janet…
HARARE – The upcoming Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) has a lot of positives to artistes and art promoters. Hifa has announced that the 15th edition of the festival will run from April 29 to May 4, 2014. In the past when I attended Hifa, I managed to learn a thing or two,…
