HARARE – Dendera fans, promoters and the Orchestra Dendera Kings band will join hands to honour Moffat “Mofela” Nyamupandu, the longest serving member of the group at Harare’s Jazz 105 on Friday. Suluman Chimbetu, the Orchestra Dendera Kings frontman confirmed the development. “Yes there is a party at Jazz 105 to honour Moffat,” said Chimbetu….
HARARE – Prominent show organiser Partson Chimboza of Chipaz Promotions was injured and hospitalised after hurting his arm on Sunday while playing social soccer. He was admitted at West End Hospital in Harare. His friend and fellow music promoter Josh Hozheri of Jazz 105 said Chimboza is recuperating. “I visited him yesterday (Monday) and he…
HARARE – The country’s dramatic wordsmiths are scheduled to amuse poetry buffs this Saturday at Book Café in Harare. The poets will be joining the world in commemorating International Day for the Eradication of Poverty marked for October 17. The House of Hunger Poetry Slam is a project by Pamberi Trust, an arts development organisation…
HARARE – Delta Beverages will this year give away 10 000 music CDs for free to enable the public to remember this once-in-a-lifetime concert while promoting the participating local artistes. This year’s Lion Lager Summer Festival is set for Harare on October 13 and the give-away CD will feature a song by P Square and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Music Rights Association, Zimura yesterday applauded the ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs’ move to revoke the licence of Innocent Matsengarwodzi’s Anti-Piracy Organisation of Zimbabwe (Apoz). Polisile Ncube, Zimura director said: “In response to the revocation to the license of Apoz, Zimura would like to express its gratitude to the ministry of…
HARARE – The National Gallery of Zimbabwe will present Beneath the surface: Bambanani, a body of work by female artist Tashinga Matindike-Gondo on October 11. Announcing the coming exhibition, Raphael Chikukwa, curator of the gallery said in a press statement, “In Ndebele bambanani means to unite and Tashinga’s idea for this show was inspired by…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s theatre industry has lost a talented actor, Sebastian Maramba who died on Sunday at Harare Hospital. Maramba featured in many local stage and screen plays among them Indeginous Indeginous, Waiting for Constitution, Fists and Fingers, Wedding Night, Face to Face. The deceased, Maramba was a young brother to the late Kaleb Maramba…
HARARE – The topical issue of Zimbabwe precious stones takes centre stage at Theatre in the Park, when Stephen Chifunyise’s Diamonds in His Son’s Grave premieres on October 9. The timely play zooms in on a family in Manicaland Province that discovered diamonds within their homestead and have to contend with opportunists that want a…
HARARE – On Friday, September 14, this writer was summoned to the Harare Central Police Station to witness the incineration of what was estimated to be over 260 000 tapes, CD’s, DVD’s in the latest anti-piracy operation. The operation was overseen by the minister of Media, Information and Publicity, Webster Shamu, and witnessed by…
HARARE – Music star Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi addressed the issue of child abuse and reprimanding men who mistreat children during his late birthday celebrations hosted by Unicef. Tuku is the Unicef Regional Ambassador for Eastern and Southern Africa and he had belated celebrations with the organisation last Friday. At a colourful ceremony with different people…
