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…
HARARE – One of Zimbabwe rising hip-hop stars Tinashe ‘Karizma’ Sahanga has been given an opportunity to feature on BBC’s 1 Extra Talent show puts the spotlight on upcoming artistes who show a lot of promise to make it on the big stage. Karizma will co-present the celebrated show for young entertainers throughout this month….
BULAWAYO – Over the past decade, only Lovemore Majaivana’s distinct sound has refused to be drowned by South African music which has become the favourite of many in Bulawayo. The likes of DJ Cleo, Dr Malinga and Professor are so popular in the City of Kings that an outsider can easily be forgiven for thinking…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Trymore Bande has released his fourth album titled Zvakagara Zvakadaro. The seven-track album, which sounds like a replica of gospel star Charles Charamba, was produced by Lyton Ngolomi at Lyt-On Studios. Bande, who has been accused of being a Charamba copycat, admits that he is inspired by the Zimbabwean gospel…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading female hip-hop stars Colleen Danai “DJ Naida” Goredema and Nonkululeko “Black Bird” Vundla have been sucked into an ugly spat after the former tore into her rival on Facebook. In the emotional tirade, Dj Naida who is a respected disc jockey, rapper, singer and producer, alleges that Blackbird is out to…
HARARE – The concept of corporate governance has not received a lot of attention in the arts and culture sector despite being such an important issue in commerce and industry. While in the wider society including schools and cooperatives, the presentation or publication of audited financial accounts is an important event; this has not been…
HARARE – The monthly “House of Hunger Poetry Slam” returns to the Book Café tomorrow to commemorate the International Day of Tolerance. Though the International Day of Tolerance is celebrated world over on November 16, the Book Café has decided to mark the event two weeks earlier under the theme “Embrace yourself, Embrace others”. The…
HARARE – Zimpraise choir senior member Wellington Kwenda has released a solo seven-track album titled Passion of Praise. Kwenda is confident that the album produced by his long-time friend Macdonald “Mac Dee” Chidavaenzi will help him develop another dimension of his musical craft. Songs making up the album include Yaweh, Tinodiwa naJesu, Changamire, Fire Fire,…
HARARE – Ernest Kambadzo Tanga Wekwa Sando, in one of his interviews in the last decade, told of how he feverishly played a tambourine in the Highfield Salvation Army church. A barefooted youngster who was finding his feet away from the brazen fights that used to take place in the ‘‘green grass’’ a street lexicon,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe dancehall king Wallace “Winky D” Chirumiko and gospel star Blessing Shumba are among a galaxy of stars set to light up the two-day Kumakomoyo Arts Festival (KAFest) which kicks off at Mutare’s Sakubva Stadium today. The annual arts festival, organised by the Zimbabwe Prison Services (ZPS), presents a diverse programme that includes…
