HARARE – Seasoned guitarist and producer Clive “Mono” Mukundu has released a 10-track album to celebrate 25 years in music. Titled Chronicles of The Rough Journey, the album ?reflects on the highs and lows of the 43-year-old former Oliver Mtukudzi guitarist’s quarter of a century in music. “The music on this album brings out so…
HARARE – Farhaan Khan, one half of award-winning Pop duo, BKay and Kazz has marked the launch of his solo career under the alias Mr. Boomslang by dropping a single called Sweet Gal. The new single — a pop/dancehall banger — released on Amazon on Monday is the artiste’s first commercial release since the 2011…
HARARE – Unimpressed Miss Zimbabwe pageant organisers have been forced to shelve a scheduled boot camp after discovering that only seven out of 16 girls selected through provincial competitions meet expected standards. Sibusisiwe Mazibuko, the Miss Zimbabwe Trust secretary, admitted to the Daily News that the quality of the girls selected was far from impressive….
HARARE – No local reggae artiste can rightly claim to be the king of Zimbabwean reggae more than 30-year old Mike ‘Mic Inity’ Madamombe. The former Transit Crew lead singer, who has three albums under his belt, has developed over time to become the country’s top reggae performer. His regular weekly shows at the Book…
HARARE – One-hit wonder Noel Zembe of the Ndaiwana Hama fame is appealing for help to cover medical expenses accrued after an accident. Fellow musicians are also planning a fundraising gig to raise money to cover the bills. Zembe rose to fame with only one song and had gone quite since then, leading to much…
HARARE – Renowned interdenominational gospel choir, Zimpraise will this Saturday release their sixth season live DVD at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Renowned gospel artistes, including American-based Comfort Manyame, Sebastian Magacha, Kudzai Sevenzo, Pastor G, Thembalami and rising star Mathias Mhere will grace the occasion. Tendai Zhou, Zimpraise publicist told the Daily News that this…
HARARE – Ever since he broke on to the Zimbabwe film stage as Tuyane Tsumba in the film Yellow Card, Leroy Gopal (LG) has become the favourite to many. The 34-year-old, who recently bagged the Best Actor in a TV Comedy Award in the South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) last year, recently spoke…
BULAWAYO – Artists and critics in Bulawayo generally agree that Zimbabwe’s second largest city has lost its status as the hub of the country’s arts sector. Reasons for the slump of the City of Kings’ arts sector cited include the death or self-imposed exile of some of music veterans from the city. Blessing Vava, a…
GWERU – Soul Panorama came out tops in the Midlands Chibuku Road to Fame provincial finals held in Kwekwe last weekend. The Gweru Afro Jazz outfit beat Afro Storm into second position while Mavanga Express claimed third place. Panorama’s victory earned the group the sole ticket to represent the Midlands in Chibuku Road to Fame…
HARARE – Italy-based drummer Blessing “Bled” Chimanga and guitarist/vocalist Tariro Ruzvidzo better known as Tariro neGitare return to the Old Mutual Theatre at Alliance Francaise on Friday with yet another duet. Dubbed Ngoma Negitare Concerts, the performances bring together two of Zimbabwe’s most travelled upcoming musicians. Tariro, who says she was influenced by Oliver Mtukudzi,…
