HARARE – Former United Kingdom (UK) Big Brother contestant Makosi Musambasi is keen to join 2013 Big Brother Africa. The controversial Musambasi who was part of the UK Big Brother in 2006, attended auditions for Big Brother Africa in Harare yesterday along with equally colourful socialite and fashionista Pokello Nare, dancehall queen Lady Squanda and…
HARARE – The High Court is still to hear a case in which Big Brother Africa star Wendall Parson is demanding payment from an airline after a premature collapse of a deal which was meant to benefit children. Parson filed a lawsuit against Matipedza Karase and Nu-Aero (Pty) Ltd, trading as Fresh Air, seeking a…
HARARE – Award-winning musician Hope Masike’s ability to seamlessly blend diverse styles such as mbira, jazz, reggae, blues and samba, has won her fans in Zimbabwe and beyond. The daring mbira player and vocalist has collaborated with all manner of musicians to create captivating new sounds. The Daily News on Sunday’s Tarisai Machakaire spoke to…
HARARE – Sixteen-year-old bassist Miriam Chimbetu stole the limelight from her brother Tryson during the 21st February Movement music gala held in Glendale last weekend. The teenager was given a platform to showcase her talent by her brother who introduced her as the “Marxist Brothers’ newest member”. Her skills on the bass guitar won her…
HARARE – Rising music star Alexio Kawara is chuffed to have been asked by South African singer Zahara to stand in for George Munetsi on the song Incwadi Ncane on Saturday night. South Africa-based Zimbabwean DJ Munetsi who did the Shona lyrics on the song was unavailable leading the South African songbird to send an…
HARARE – Twenty female dance groups will clash at City Sports Bar tonight in a competition to mark International Women’s Day. Harpers Mapimhidze of Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (DAZ) is delighted because Zimbabwe’s top female dancers have agreed to honour such a significant day in the fight for gender equality. “Since we are in March,…
ZVISHAVANE – Three days after holding Chiredzi spell-bound, popular dancer Beverly ‘Bev’ Sibanda left Zvishavane men eating from her palm on Saturday night. Clad in body-hugging attire, the raunchy dancer whose dancing routines continue to brew conflicting opinions across the cultural divide nudged sleepy Zvishavane into life with her action-packed show. The show, however, got…
HARARE – When I listened to Plumtree-based music group Tanga Pasi last month at the Book Cafe, it evoked memories of my first encounter with Mokoomba in 2008 during the Music Crossroads finals in the Harare Gardens. Tanga Pasi’s beautiful harmonies bowled me over just like the then Victoria Falls-based Mokoomba had done five years…
HARARE – One of urban grooves pioneers, Sanii Makhalima has gone broke. The talented Usadaro hi-maker who used to run a recording studio where he produced and recorded music for other musicians in the early 2000, can hardly afford to record his own albums now. His Umsindo Studio situated along Jason Moyo Avenue in Harare…
HARARE – Rising music star Jah Prayzah will launch his forthcoming album Tsviriyo in the United Kingdom early next month. The 10-track album will be launched on March 27 in Harare after which the 25-year-old Uzumba-born artiste, who put up an impressive act during Sunday’s Zimbabwe National Army Charity Shield at Rufaro stadium, will fly…
