HARARE – Popular musicians Plaxedes Wenyika and Cindy Munyavi were honoured by the inaugural Women in Enterprise Conference and Awards which took place at the weekend for their contribution to Zimbabwe’s arts and culture sector. Wenyika walked away with the first prize with the colourful Munyavi scooping the first runner-up position in the inaugural awards…
HARARE – Dino Mudondo, one of Zimbabwe’s most promising young musicians will launch a new album today at Harare’s City Sports Bar. Born on August 7, 1978 Mudondo began playing percussion for the senior school choir while in Form 2. He teamed up with renowned producer Delani Makhalima in 2000 to form the group Second…
HARARE – Hip-hop artistes Stunner, Maskiri, Jnr Brown, Mudiwa and Tehn Diamond will battle it out in the People’s Choice Awards of the Zim Hip-Hop Awards set for December 11 at 7 Arts in Harare. The People’s Choice Award is among 25 categories to be contested in the third edition of the Zim Hip-Hop Awards…
HARARE – Stunning vocalist Eve Kawadza will deliver an African interpretation of the classic songs of Edith Piaf and Ella Fitzgerald at Alliance Française’s Old Mutual Theatre on Friday. The show titled “A Tribute to Edith and Ella” will feature Eve belting out the passionate songs of renowned French singer Piaf, and the great American…
HARARE – Former Studio 263 actor Arnold Tongayi Chirisa has landed a guest role on the American supernatural drama television series called Sleepy Hollow that premiered on Fox two months ago. The thrilling new mystery-adventure drama, co-created by executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, is considered a modern-day retelling of the 1820 short story…
HARARE – Scores of Zvishavane revellers thronged Millennium Night Club on Friday last week as Gift Amuli performed his maiden show after the release of his fourth album titled Yave Munesu. The six-track album is expected to revive his career and prove that he is among the finest composers in the country. Amuli managed to…
HARARE – Zimbabwean dancehall is one of the country’s music genres that is showing signs of growth in an industry which has always been dominated by sungura or museve music. The response from dancehall musical concerts that have been taking place of late shows that the music genre can do more if the artistes behind…
HARARE – As we approach the rainy season, open air concerts are becoming risky as rains continuously disrupt the much anticipated pomp and fun fare. While farmers would be praying hard that the rains fall, those in the entertainment and showbiz industries would be preparing to count their losses as concerts are cancelled because of…
HARARE – South African music sensation Zahara is returning to Harare to market her latest album Phendula during the festive season. The Loliwe hit-maker, real name Bulelwa Mkutukana will share the stage with superstar Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi and the fast rising afro-soul diva Tariro Ruzvidzo aka Tariro negitare. Chris Musabayana is organising the gig slated…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born singer Eska Mtungwazi’s label as British Music’s best kept secret has fallen away at long last. Eska, who relocated to the United Kingdom (UK) as a three-year-old from Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo, has won the admiration of leading British musicians despite the fact that she did not have, until now, a…
