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…
BULAWAYO – After years of living in the shadows of many established artistes, long-time backing vocalist and Bulawayo socialite Rudo Amor Nyoni has finally released a gospel single in preparation for her forthcoming debut album. Titled ‘I Need a Saviour’, the single, that features prominent Bulawayo gospel musician Tawanda Denga, has put the 28-year-old Celine…
HARARE – Karoi-based artist Michael “Mcpotar” Mupotaringa is determined to put the spotlight on animation by marrying the art to poetry. Mcpotar, a dental therapist by profession, developed a passion for the arts when he was in primary school. “I became a dental therapist because the opportunity presented itself and also because my parents did…
HARARE – Several leading poets, converging at the Book Café today in this year’s first edition of the House of Hunger Poetry Slam, are confident that the event will propel them to greater heights. Award-winning poet Arnold ‘So Profound’ Chirimika wants to see Zimbabwe’s leading poetry competition that is sponsored by Pamberi Trust take on…
HARARE – Stereo One sound system founder member Farai ‘Selector’ Shambare’s close relationship with Jamaican reggae superstar Buju Banton bears testimony to the Zimbabwean disc jockey-cum-businessman’s lofty standing in international reggae circles. Shambare has been to reggae-mad Jamaica several times and whenever he visits the West Indies nation he has a special room reserved for…
HARARE – South Africa-based Zimbabwean dancehall star Thabani “Buffalo Souljah” Ndlovu has lined up an 18-track album that features ex-Brick and Lace star Nailah “Nyla” Thornbourne. Nyla, who until early last year was the other half of the defunct Jamaican group Brick and Lace, collaborated with the award-winning Buffalo Souljah on the song Born to…
HARARE – Sungura “king” Alick Macheso, whose latest album Kwatabva Mitunhu (Kure kwekure) has been described by several critics as his worst ever, claimed the top and fifth positions in the 2013 Radio Zimbabwe Coca Cola Top 50. Macheso’s hit song Macharangwanda, which also topped the 2013 National FM’s top 50, beat second-placed Suluman Chimbetu’s…
HARARE – Dancer-cum-musician Beverly Sibanda has stamped her authority on the musical dome following her inclusion in the 2013 edition of the National FM Top 50 on New Year’s Eve. Sibanda’s manager Harpers Mapimhidze told the Daily News that he and Bev’s group Sexy Angels were excited by the development. “The development shows that at…
HARARE – Stand-up comedian Carl Joshua Ncube shared jokes with nursing staff during his recent medical detention at Parirenyatwa hospital. “They always asked me to tell jokes then after they would give me an injection which obviously was not a good reward,” he said. Ncube said that owing to his fame, he was taken good…
HARARE – Raunchy and controversial pole dancer, Zoey Sifelani will take her artistic career a notch up with the launch of a new music album. The album, which is still to be titled, features talented chanter Gift Katulika aka Shiga and is set for launch in Harare this year on Valentine’s Day. After introducing pole…
