HARARE – Afro-jazz singer Jean Masters and fast rising sungura outfit Extra Kwazvose are set hold maiden concerts in the Book Café this week. Masters will set the ball rolling tonight in a show in which her mentors Suluman Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah will be guest artistes. The two popular artistes featured on Jean Masters’…
HARARE – The City of Kings is regarded in Zimbabwe as the ‘pot of culture’ because of its vast cultural programmes and how it has kept its cultural legacy alive. But there is something disheartening as you visit the city’s national art gallery which is situated in the centre of this bursting cultural community. While…
HARARE – Biggie Tembo Junior, son to the late Simbimbino singer is set to celebrate his 25th birthday next month with the release of a second album. Over the years Tembo Jnr was struggling to take off and at one point thought of quitting his musical career to pursue other lucrative projects, but thanks to…
HARARE – Bogus music promoters should desist from the habit of taking Zimbabweans for granted. The promoter of the failed Lundi Tyamara Harare Gardens concert, Beauty James failed to account for Tyamara’s no show. The controversial South African gospel artiste was billed to perform in Harare on Saturday where he was expected to share the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean female photographers have proven the adage that the sky is the limit, as they are currently exhibiting an insightful and comprehensive package of photographs at the Harare Gardens. The group is working under the Zimbabwe Association of Female Photographers (ZAFP) and comprises nine female photo-journalists as well as amateurs. Their exhibition is…
HARARE – Hundreds of dancehall music fans went home disappointed after hot artistes Emmanuel “Guspy Warrior” Manyeruke and Romeo “Shinsoman” Anthony failed to turn up for the much-anticipated musical concert dubbed Zim Dancehall Fiesta at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare. The Seunononga and Mawaya-waya singers’ disappointing non-appearance put a damper on the dancehall fiesta that took…
BULAWAYO – Internationally-recognised imbube outfit Black Umfolosi will tomorrow embark on a month-long tour of the Republic of Ireland. The Bulawayo-based group, which was formed soon after Zimbabwe’s independence, are touring the European county with six members instead of their normal cast of eight. Sotsha Moyo, one of the group’s co-leaders, says the tour is…
HARARE – Afro-fusion vocalist Willis Wataffi, the other half of the now-defunct Afrika Revenge, has ruled out the revival of the once famous band. The recent return of Wataffi’s former partner Mehluli “Taz” Moyo to the music scene has been interpreted by many as the first step towards the bouncing back of Afrika Revenge. With…
BULAWAYO – City of Kings musicians believe there is a deliberate ploy to deny them airplay on radio stations and to bar them from performing in national events. The musicians made the remarks during a media briefing in the City of Kings by new media and broadcasting services minister Jonathan Moyo. Obadiah Mathulane, a recording…
HARARE – Hundreds of gospel music fans went home disappointed after South African gospel star Lundi Tyamara failed to turn up for a scheduled gospel show in the Harare Gardens on Saturday. Only a pared-down backing group of the South African star showed up and played four short songs before calling it quits. Lundi’s stand-in…
