BULAWAYO – Bulawayo Jazz lovers in Bulawayo have been afforded another rare opportunity to have a feel of the tantalising jazz sounds. This follows the recent move by two Bulawayo jazz music groups the Cool Crooners and the once forgotten pre-independence group Submarine Jazz Band in clinching a weekly performance deal with a local joint,…
HARARE – Matebeleland province produced yet another beauty queen during the weekend in Fadzai Muvuti who out-shone former Miss Zimbabwe 2011 at the Elite Model Look Zimbabwe pageant held on Saturday. The current holder of the Miss Zimbabwe Title Bongani Dhlakama is Bulawayo-based and so is the newly-crowned 19 year old Muvuti. Mushandu walked away…
HARARE – Joina City hit-maker Emegy Chizanga popularly known as Freeman in showbiz is set to thrill fans in Epworth on Saturday. The dancehall doctor is to perform alongside Jah Prayzah and Progress Chipfumo. Hillary Mutake, Freeman’s manager said they are prepared to mesmerise Epworth fans for the second time. “We have been practising and…
HARARE – Talented urban grooves musician Enoch “Nox” Guni won his first ever award at the Zimbabwe Music and Arts Awards (Zimaa) held over the weekend in the United Kingdom. Nox won the Touring Artiste of the Year Award. The artiste said he was pleased with the award and hopes to have more achievements in…
HARARE – Gospel diva Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave has proved that her melodious voice is not the only thing that matters in her life but education is also important to her. The songstress and mother-of-three yesterday graduated from the Women’s University in Africa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology after three years of hard work….
HARARE – Jive Zimbabwe, an online music distribution company is being launched today. Minister of Publicity and Information Webster Shamu and minister of Information communication Technology Nelson Chamisa will be guest speakers at the launch. The publicist manager at Kebab centre, Blessing Vava said this initiative would eradicate piracy in the country and make sure…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Writers Association (ZWA) will tomorrow hold their bi-monthly meeting at the British Council tackling the current constitution-making process. It will be held under the theme, “Unpacking the Copac draft constitution for writers and artistes”. Guest speakers will be writer and lawyer Petina Gappah and the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Law Professor;…
HARARE – Elizabeth Macheka, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, is expected to be the guest of honour at the Ikebana Japanese Flower Arrangement Show in Harare next week. Amos Masango, the Japanese Embassy spokesman, said the October 29-30 event is more than just about flowers in a vase and it will feature experts from the…
BULAWAYO – Amakhosi Cultural Centre has turned over a new leaf to their artistic menu with rhumba music concerts now officially lined up for every Friday — good news to rhumba music enthusiasts in Bulawayo. Dubbed Amakhosi Friday Rhumba Night was officially launched last week at the institution and will be running on Fridays from…
HARARE – F time national arts merit award-winning gospel musician Blessing Shumba is set to release his latest album Shongwe on Monday but already unscrupulous dealers are cashing in on a fake album titled Munotichengeta — Blessing Shumba 2012. Munotichengeta was released recently under the name of Shumba and is reportedly doing well on the…
