HARARE – Big Brother Africa 2013 winner Dillish Mathews harbours plans of engaging in property development in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The Namibian beauty, who is in the country to launch the Dillish line of lipstick and lip-gloss being marketed and distributed by a Zimbabwean company called Vault Cosmetics, told the Daily News that business is…
BULAWAYO – Amakhosi Cultural Centre has created a film club that will provide filmmakers and movie fans a platform to interact. The initiative, that will involve weekly film screenings is spearheaded by the Bulawayo arts organisation to develop the capacity of the local film industry and service television stations that the government has promise to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s first ever multi-arts extravaganza featuring dance, theatre and music will be launched at the Book Café on Saturday. According to John Cole, one of the organisers of the event, the production is “the first ever dance concert to capture the mosaic patterns of life, weaving through music, dance and theatre”. Dance Evolution,…
HARARE – Upcoming musician Lovers Pamire believes he has what it takes to restore the prominence once enjoyed by country music in Zimbabwe a few decades ago. Pamire recently launched his second album titled Ndangariro which he hopes will reawaken dwindling interest in country music. “People always venture into different kinds of genres such as…
HARARE – Lyton Ngolomi, who has produced several gospel albums that have won recognition from the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), wants a gong reserved for music producers. Ngolomi of Harare-based Lyton Studios produced Blessing Shumba’s NdiMwari that won the 2012 Nama award and the album Shongwe by the same artiste that was nominated for…
HARARE – At long last the late Fanuel ‘System’ Tazvida’s smoko music appears to have found an heir in his brother who is fittingly named King. King Tazvida, who is practically unknown on the Zimbabwean music scene, demonstrated that he has the credentials to take over System’s throne during a poorly attended memorial concert for…
GWERU – Gweru-based sculptor Forbes Mushipe is confident that he will win a third consecutive National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) gong on Saturday and cement his position as Zimbabwe’s leading mixed media work artist. Mushipe’s artistic creation called Nhapwasikana, that captures the struggles of the girl-child in a male-dominated world, has put the Gweru artist…
HARARE – Nash Paints unveiled sungura king-pin Alick Macheso last week as their brand ambassador on a signing on fee of $10 000. Macheso signed a renewable one-year contract which is coupled with other standalone arrangements which will be determined by the business of the company. Extra-basso’s humbleness tickled the youthful chief executive officer for…
HARARE – In the 1990s and even a decade later, musicians in Zimbabwe used to survive on music royalties from the sale of their music records. Musicians like Alick Macheso, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, Leonard Zhakata, the late Simon Chimbetu, System Tazvida and Leonard Dembo among others used to sell thousands of music album copies that…
HARARE – Red Angels front lady Zoey Sifelani will this week launch her eagerly-awaited debut eight-track album, Totsemukira at Harare’s Private Lounge. The raunchy and controversial pole dancer’s new album features talented chanter Gift Katulika aka Shiga Shiga who will also release his album on the same night although its launch will be at a…
