HARARE – Orchestra Dendera front man Suluman Chimbetu and legendary musician Oliver Mtukudzi are set to tour the United Kingdom end of next month. Dubbed ‘The Greatest Hits Tour’ the showcase being organised by a United Kingdom-based music promoter Y2K, will run for a week. Suluman confirmed the impending tour to the Daily News. “Next…
HARARE – I grew up in the ‘’nose brigade era’’ and I cannot help but feel responsible for being part of a snobbish generation that orchestrated a ‘hate’ for all locally made products. The term local was a reference to anything that was substandard or lacking any appeal. A visit to a tailor would be…
HARARE – The creative industry has been hard hit by piracy over a very long time now. Piracy has been serious partly because there are now very few formal structures for marketing and sales of arts and culture products. The book industry, for example, used to have bookshops in every corner of Harare, all urban…
HARARE – Over the years the Starbrite Talent Search Show (Starbrite) production line has unleashed artistes such as Tendai ‘Sasa’ Chidarikire, Afro-jazz songstress Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana and marabi star Kireni Zulu. These artistes have not only managed to build illustrious careers but they have also gained some recognition beyond the borders of Zimbabwe. The achievements of…
HARARE – Urban grooves artistes, who arguably constitute the largest number of musicians in Zimbabwe, have hit out at the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) for marginalising them in nominations announced last week. In all the four music categories on offer in this year’s Nama, no bona fide urban groover was considered except dancehall star…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah has received nominations in three categories in the upcoming National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) set for Bulawayo on February 15. National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) nominations 1. LITERARY AWARDS Outstanding First Creative Published Work 1. Zviviravanhu by Tinotenda Mpofu 2. Reflections of the Heart : a Story of Hope by Tsungi…
BULAWAYO – Musicians Jeys Marabini and Sandra Ndebele have released songs that urge drivers to exercise caution on the roads in line with the ambassadorial status bestowed on them by the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe. The two celebrated Bulawayo artistes, who were appointed ambassadors for the Southern Region by the Traffic Safety Council of…
HARARE – Several leading musicians will grace a concert to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of smoko music founder Fanuel ‘System’ Tazvida at the Book Café on Saturday. The weekend event, expected to be attended by leading musicians, including Alick Macheso, Suluman Chimbetu, Kiren Zulu and Nicholas Zakaria, will pay fitting homage to…
HARARE – Music star Selmor Mtukudzi and comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will hold a rare joint concert at the 7 Arts Theatre on March 28. Apart from music and comedy, the concert will also see the two artistes release a collaborative song that they are currently working on. “Selmor came up with the idea. She…
HARARE – Multiple award-winning gospel hip-hop star, Mudiwa Mtandwa, is set to launch a single titled Love yaSolomon on Valentine’s Day. The gospel prodigy described his new offering as a dedication to lovers. In an interview with the Daily News, Mudiwa said Christians are not only subjected to the love of God, but there is…
