HARARE – Shoko Festival’s Shutdown Show on Saturday night at Water Whirld was a fitting finale to one of Zimbabwe’s fast-growing arts events. With a bumper line-up featuring South Africa’s Khuli Chana and a German dancehall duo called Symbiz Sound on a stage named in honour of the late mbira star Chiwoniso Maraire, it was…
HARARE – Zimbabwean gospel star Pastor G has just completed collaborating with Nigerian gospel singer Yolanda Ugo on her forthcoming album Shining Star. The collaboration was facilitated by Joe Machingura the executive producer of Zimbabwean music label Heshi Mfeshi and Zimbabwean dancehall star Buffalo Souljah who is based in South Africa. The Nigerian singer is…
HARARE – South African gospel star Lundi Tyamara, who last performed in this country three years ago, will rekindle his love with Zimbabwean fans when he performs in Harare on October 5. The South Africa Music Awards (Sama) and Kora award winner’s concert on the Harare Gardens Main Stage will also include top Zimbabwean musicians…
BULAWAYO – In a potentially exciting Intwasa Festival double bill, former Afrika Revenge member Willis Wataffi will share the stage with Selmor Mtukudzi at Elite 400 on September 27. Raisedon Baya, Intwasa Arts festival director, said the duet is billed to be one of the top drawer performances at the festival. “The show will be…
BULAWAYO – An all-female a cappella outfit, Nobuntu, has announced its arrival in showbiz with the launch of a debut album Thina (Us). The 10 track album, which was recorded in Bulawayo, was officially launched on Saturday at Indaba Café in the city. The five women ensemble took the opportunity of the well-attended function to…
BULAWAYO – Prominent Bulawayo-based Afro jazz musician Jeys Marabini has released a 11-track album titled Silo. The album, which was recorded in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, was mixed and mastered in Vienna, Austria by Andreas Luger of Rabbit Hill Studios. Silo hits the market barely a year after his last album Jeys at 40 when…
BULAWAYO – Award-winning author NoViolet Bulawayo is back home to officially launch her debut novel We Need New Names at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo today. The launch is being supported by the British Council Zimbabwe, amaBooks Publishers, the Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo and Bulawayo Agenda. NoViolet’s debut novel has already earned international recognition…
HARARE – Controversial dancehall star King Shaddy put up a scintillating maiden show at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo at the on-going Campus Night activations. Bankrolled by beer manufacturer Delta Corporation, the artiste displayed a top-notch performance, sending fans into a delirium. The artiste could not hide his appreciation to Delta Corporation for his maiden performance…
HARARE – “An apology is the super glue of life. It can repair just about anything,” popular Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston once said. Johnston’s sentiments ring especially true in Mike “MicInity” Madamombe’s case. Last week, the popular reggae artiste made a public apology to all the people he had wronged during his joint show with…
HARARE – Last week Zimbabwe saw the launch of another ‘‘burgeoning’’ young porn star, yes, our own troubled sister — Tino Katsande, a former television star and DJ. The Zii FM DJ was in the news lately when she was beaten up by her hubby in a sorry case that ended up in the courts….
