HARARE – The Protest Arts International Festival (Paif)’s fourth edition kicks off tomorrow with the aim of promoting awareness on protest arts. Protest art is defined as in broad terms as creative works by activists and social movements. Social movements produce works like signs, banners, posters, and other printed materials used to convey a particular…
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 – Musician Alexio Kawara has signed a deal with Adrienne’s Restaurant in Belgravia to perform there at least twice a month. Adrienne’s is owned by Nicholas Mandeya who decided on the partnership with the talented singer. Kawara will begin his end of the deal on Saturday. “We are hoping to capture the imagination of…
HARARE – A local musical group has hit out at local music promoters of creating fake hype for “sons and daughters of legends” — turning them into success stories albeit them riding on their parents popular songs. RBG Top Sungura said while they have been working hard and releasing their own albums, the music promoters…
HARARE – Over the weekend I had a fascinating outing as I attended a sculpture exhibition in Domboshawa, dubbed “Without Words in Domboshawa” and what an artistic experience it was. The exhibition, run by Shungu Trust for Deaf Youths is headed by Franz Keck of Little Zim-Art of Africa. It is mounted at the popular…
BULAWAYO – The Lions Clubs International District 412 has engaged young pupils in an art contest that seeks to encourage pupils around the world to come up with artworks that advocate for peace. More than four million children from nearly 100 countries have in the last 25 years taken part in the annual event dubbed…
HARARE – Three Zimbabweans will showcase their works this week in Cape Town during the Mercedes Benz Africa Fashion Week. Intisaar Mukadam, Joyce Chimanye and Maita Marimo will rub shoulders with designers from other countries during this high-profile event which includes top-notch designers and models. Chimanye and Mukadam have stormed into this fashion extravaganza courtesy…
