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LIFESTYLE EDITOR MUSICIAN and businessman Gift Mahlupeka has donated studio equipment to struggling community radio station – Chimanimani FM – through his timber and construction company, Timcon Africa. Mahlupeka, who grew up in Chimanimani, said the gesture was aimed at amplifying the community’s voice and supporting local initiatives. “We hope the donation will go a…

NIGERIAN gospel star Sinach wowed thousands of women from across the country in Glamis Arena on Saturday night. The celebrated Nigerian songbird was in Harare to perform at the three day Today’s Woman International Conference, led by Eunor Guti, the widow of ZAOGA founder Ezekiel Guti, which ran from September 4 to 6. She delivered…

AFRO-FUSION Dab Band emerged victorious at the Bulawayo province edition of the Chibuku Road to Fame, while traditional contemporary group Bolamba Culture Birds took the top spot in Matabeleland South province. The competition held over the weekend at KoNjabulo Elangeni Beer Hall in Bulawayo saw Dab Band winning US$2 500, followed by second-placed Afro-fusion band…

By Progress Chaya CHIPINGE-BASED gospel artist Nancy Mwanza is happy with the way music fans are warming up to her just-released track titled Yanonoka. Mwanza, who is popularly known as Amai Vumbu, said she has been receiving encouraging comments from gospel fans throughout the country. “For someone who officially launched her career this year, the…

FRIENDS of the Gallery (FOG) is set to host A Night of Timeless Arias and Refined Voices at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe’s Courtauld Gallery next month. The black-tie gala, scheduled for October 11 – to be held in partnership with the Festival of Song Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Association of Choral and Music Arts…

Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS MUSIC star EXQ, who successfully launched his album in the UK recently, will share songs from his new album tomorrow at the Girlfest event to be held at Old Hararians in the capital. Titled Rhaka Rhaka, the album encompasses 15 tracks with col­laborations from Roki, Takura, DJ…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER CELEBRATED Ni­gerian singer and songwriter Sinach will perform at the Glamis Arena at Today’s Woman International Confer­ence that will run in Harare from Thursday to Saturday. Conference director La Verne Simukai said Sinach, celebrated globally for hits like Way Maker and I Know Who I Am, will per­form every day…

SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER MUSIC stars Dudu Manhenga, Josh Meck and Rute Mbangwa will be part of the line-up sched­uled to perform at two gigs that have been organised by the Zim­babwe Jazz Festival in Bula­wayo and Harare this month. Organised by the Zimbabwe Jazz Community Trust, the festival will kick off at Alli­ance Française de…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER A CHILDREN’S book series in chiShona and isiNdebele de­signed for children aged up to seven has been launched by an organisation called Ndoto Kids. The founder and creative director of Ndoto Kids, Bat­sirai Freddy said the series titled Nyaya dze Vana Children’s Herit­age features colourful, cultur­ally rich stories rooted in local contexts,…