Entertainment

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,…

JOHANNESBURG – If it is privacy that you are looking for, you won’t find it in the Big Brother house. Not only do you have to deal with Biggie’s prying camera’s 24/7 but you also have to face boundary challenged housemates everyday. This evening Ruby lovebirds Elikem and Pokello got a quick reminder of this…

HARARE – Afro-fusion musician Victor Kunonga is working on an experimental 12-track album that will feature several top guest musicians including legendary South African guitarist Bhekisisa Khoza. The This Life singer, who intends to ditch the usual jazz feel of his music is excited to be collaborating with a wide range of talented musicians. “It…

HARARE – The annual Winter Beer Festival returns to Harare’s City Sports Bar this Saturday, July 20 with lots of beer up for grabs. And it will likely turn out to be a night of drink for those lucky ones. More than 10 DJs are lined-up for the beer festival and each will bring a…

HARARE – South African signal carrier Sentech might have scrambled some “pirate” television channels, but your favourite SABC soapies can now be found on Harare’s streets. This comes as the Mzansi-based operator has moved to comply with a Johannesburg High Court order after a Botswana television station had complained that Sentech was failing to encrypt…

HARARE – Ruby Housemates want Pokello and her man Elikem out of Big Brother The Chase and they want them out now, if Monday’s nominations are anything to go by. The Ruby lovebirds received the highest number of nominations from their fellow Chasemates. Unsurprisingly, as has become the norm over the past weeks, boss lady…

HARARE – As President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and others square off in a July 31 election, South Africa (SA) is due to “rumble” to a different battle altogether around the same time. This comes as the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced a three-day tour of SA where wrestling fans will get…

BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based imbube outfit Umdumo Wesizwe has left on a four-month tour of Europe which begins with the group’s participation at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival in Scotland. The seven-member group, which is returning to Europe for the first time since 2007, is confident that the current tour will be another opportunity to popularise…

HARARE – Thousands, if not millions of Zimbabweans were disappointed on Saturday when ZBC-TV decided to screen live a gathering of Johanne Marange Apostolic Church attended by President Robert Mugabe instead of screening the live Cosafa soccer match between Zimbabwe’s Warriors and Malawi. Zimbabwe is a soccer-loving nation and for ZBC to opt to ignore…

HARARE – Extra Kwazvose failed to rise to the occasion at the launch of their debut seven-track album Ndizvo Zviripo on Friday at a fully-packed Acquatic Complex in Chitungwiza. The venue was packed to the rafters with revellers who had been expecting a lot from this new sungura outfit led by rebels, Franco Slomo, Jonasi…