HARARE – Upcoming Chitungwiza-based jazz artiste Tina Watyoka has released a video for the song Usapere Simba off her eight-track debut album Introducing Tina. The 24-year-old musician believes the video will help to popularise her first album which dropped last month. “I have a dream of being a great performer and for my music to…
HARARE – Highly-rated singer and mbira player Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa has the perfect chance to justify the hype around her when she performs at the Book Café Saturday evening. Tawengwa will headline the popular Sistaz Open Mic Platform in a special performance entitled “Songs of Freedom”. The rising star’s show will be in keeping with the…
HARARE – Children from various institutions will converge at the Kabin in Kensington, Harare, for a three-day arts and skills workshop during the August holidays. Dubbed Kids In front of the Camera (Kifoc), the workshop which will run from August 5 to 7, will focus on developing children’s communication, interaction and arts skills. Kifoc coordinator…
HARARE – Ousted Big Brother Africa housemate Hakeem Mandaza says his supposed loathing of fellow Zimbabwean Pokello Nare on Africa’s most popular reality show was a strategy to fool the other contestants. The Zimbabwean muscleman, who had a relationship with Zambian Cleo, claimed upon arrival on Wednesday afternoon that getting friendly to Pokello would have put…
HARARE – Franco ‘Slomo’ Dhaka, the lead vocalist of new sungura group Extra Kwazvose, says his group is not weighed down by the hype surrounding the launch of their debut album Ndizvo Zviripo on Friday. Despite the fact that the offshoot of Alick Macheso’s Orchestra Mberikwazvo has neither a song nor a show to their…
HARARE – Rising gospel musician Tracy Pfumai is delighted with the way she has evolved from a mere curtain raiser for Charles Charamba’s shows to a recognisable star with a fairly big following. The gospel star, whose debut album was Simba Remweya Mutsvene released in 2007, is grateful to Pastor Charamba and his wife for…
HARARE – Catherine Ruze Modelling Agency has selected eight designers who will take part in the two-day Fashion Weekend which begins on October 12. The annual event, which merges fashion, music and food into one programme, has chosen Nyasha Nhutsve, Samantha Dika, Samantha Matemadombo, Takudzwa Chikumbirike, Theresa Kagoro, Tanya Neferetari, Thelma Chindabata and Yvonne Feresu….
HARARE – Sexy and controversial pole dancer Beverly Sibanda aka Bev never ceases to amaze as she is always brewing something exciting for her multitudes of adoring fans. The sexy pole dancer is in the studio recording her debut album! Yes, she is recording music, more slanted to South African “di-gong.” While everything is still…
HARARE – Reggae sensation Jah Prayzah will this Saturday face an acid test when he performs at Harare’s City Sports Bar, straight from a controversial gig in which he performed at the Zanu PF manifesto rally in Highfield. While his management has refuted claims that Prayzah in performing at the rally had endorsed Zanu PF…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, who was part of the cast of musicians who performed at Zanu PF’s manifesto launch in Harare last Friday, has said the gig was strictly business, not an endorsement of President Robert Mugabe’s party. Jah Prayzah along with Suluman Chimbetu and Mathias Mhere were some of the musicians who performed at…
