BULWAYO – When the inimitable Tongai “Dhewa” Moyo breathed his last from his bed at St Anne’s hospital in the capital over a year ago, it was indeed a touching departure for the suave sungura giant who had evolved from being a Leonard Dembo mimic into an enchanting musician. As his body was being ferried…
HARARE – Vivacious songbird Kudzai Sevenzo had to quit independent radio station ZiFm two weeks ago to find time to work on her third solo album and a movie. Sevenzo told the Daily News yesterday that she has lined up a lot of projects this year in a bid to take her brand a notch…
HARARE – Mbira player and songstress, Hope Masike has paid tribute to Chimurenga King Thomas Mapfumo and mbira queens, Stella Chiweshe and Chiwoniso Maraire for elevating the mbira music instrument. Masike, who is in Norway launching a new album entitled The Village that she co-produced with Monoswezi, heaped praise on the trio during an interview…
HARARE – Controversy surrounds the source of the red VW Beetle that last year’s Big Brother contestant Maneta Mazanhi has been spotted driving. After her acrimonious exit from Big Brother following the violent tiff with fellow Zimbabwean housemate Rockford Josphats popularly known as Roki, Maneta befriended flashy businessman Wicknell B.I.G Chivhayo who promised her a…
HARARE – Urban grooves musician Ngoni Kambarami has lent his support to the national circumcision drive by composing a jazz-kwela track titled Pinda Musmart. The song was produced by Leeroy Nyamande at Lionwave Productions. The Angela hit maker told the Daily News yesterday that his pro-circumcision song was inspired by a beat that he had…
HARARE – Suluman Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah are without doubt the hottest artistes in Zimbabwe today but their crowd-pulling power was not enough to fill the 5 000-seater Aquatic Complex in Chitungwiza on Friday night. Show promoter Josh Hozheri used the Batai Munhu Concert, his first gig of 2013, to gauge the crowd-pulling ability of…
HARARE – Avowed government critic Raymond Majongwe is grooming his 14-year old daughter and nine-year-old son to position them to realise his music dreams that have been suffocated by the hostile political climate. Majongwe, who is set to release his 29th album Bhora Mudondo on which he collaborated with his daughter Ruvimbo and son Mzwakhe,…
HARARE – Rising jazz artiste Josh Meck used his first show of the year at the Book Café on Thursday night to honour exiled Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo. The former Africa revenge bassist, whose guest musicians on the night included Stunner, Ba Shupi, Madiz, Diana Samkange, Tendai Manatsa and Selmour Mtukudzi, played a couple…
HARARE – Monday’s mysterious blast in Chitungwiza that claimed five lives is now the subject of a song. Enterprising urban grooves producer and musician Doctor Clarence yesterday released a single titled Chapakutikathat dwells on the fatal blast that left the populous city shell-shocked. Doctor Clarence, who recently made news after dropping a 100-track album, gives…
LONDON – United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper appears to have developed a soft spot for Zimbabwean musicians. Hardly a month after selecting Mokoomba’s Rising Tide as the third best world and folk music album of 2012,the leading United Kingdom newspaper has included little-known Zimbabwe-born, London-raised songwriter, vocalist and arranger Eska Mtungwazi among thirteen African musicians expected…
