HARARE – Celebrated gospel star Olivia Charamba says she and her equally venerated husband Charles won’t be releasing new albums anytime soon. Olivia, better known as Mai Charamba, is convinced that her last album The Gospel (2009) and her husband’s latest offering Pashoko Pangoma (2010) are still competitive on the market. “Music has a life…
HARARE – Long-serving Orchestra Dendera Kings’ lead guitarist Knowledge “Nodza Nodza” Nkoma, who recently bounced back as manager of Suluman Chimbetu’s backing group, is determined to make the award-winning group Zimbabwe’s band of choice. Nkoma, who recently replaced Trevor Jakachira as the Orchestra Dendera Kings’ manager, believes he has the ability to take the group…
BULAWAYO – Amakhosi Cultural Centre’s Plays on Sunday programme for 2014 that kicked off last weekend, will take selected plays to venues outside Bulawayo in a bid to provide essential exposure to upcoming playwrights and actors. The Plays on Sunday programme was initiated last year with the aim of uncovering new talent and improving theatre…
HARARE – Heshi Mfeshi Studio, co-owned by Joe Machingura and urban grooves star Leonard Mapfumo that briefly closed its doors last year, will resume business early next month. The reopening of the studio at Dolphin House follows the securing of a new business partner Phil Nedzani who is expected to inject much-needed financial resources. Studio…
HARARE – Multichoice yesterday launched a new educational channel to coincide with the beginning of the new school term. Channel ED that airs on slot 318 on Dstv, gives all MultiChoice subscribers access to an exciting knowledge portal of both global high-end documentaries and new locally-produced content. The channel will focus on a broad range…
HARARE – Just last November, footballer Khama Billiat was the centre of controversy when erotic dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda claimed on national radio that she was seeing the married soccer star. Right now he is the centre of controversy as he is reported by South African newspaper, Sunday Sun that his house is now a…
HARARE – Women dancing group, Mambokadzi, has turned to gospel music. Yes gospel music! Mambokadzi was among the most popular dance groups during the dance craze that swept through local showbiz between 2005 and 2010. The award-winning dance group is well-known for dancing at Macheso’s concerts and also featuring on Joseph Garakara’s Idya Banana music…
HARARE – Botswana diva and Culture Spears member, Magdeline Lesolebe aka Charma Gal will soon embark on concerts in Zimbabwe — in a bid to revive her waning popularity on the local showbiz market. Lesolebe has sent her manager Lesego Lefatshe to negotiate a performance deal with local promoters. Lefatshe told the Daily News: “I…
HARARE – Models from the Zim Gossip stable will this weekend grace the newly-established Airport Lounge. The glamorous girls will showcase their talents in a rare appearance meant to entertain revellers. Airport Lounge spokesperson DJ Seductive Gee said unlike other beauty pageants, theirs would be a one-off show taking place over two days — Friday…
GWERU – Zanu PF-aligned Midlands Chimurenga IV is putting final touches to an eight-track DVD album of songs gleaned from their two recorded albums Gogo Goi Zimbabwe (2011) and Zimbabwe Yangu (2013). The Gweru group, led by Mambo Zanu PF political commissar John Mutemera, believes music is a powerful weapon that the ruling party will…
