Life & Arts

By Thembinkosi NyathiLIFESTYLE WRITERnyathit@dailynews.co.zw NINE Zimbabwean marimba bands are set to participate in the 2024 Education Africa International Marimba & Steelpan Festival which will be hosted by Boksburg-based St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls from July 27 to 28. The Education Africa International Marimba & Steelpan Festival, a unique platform to showcase marimba and steelpan…

By Progress Chaya chayap@dailynews.co.zw VETERAN musician Clive Malunga, popular for the timeless hit Nesango, says Jenaguru Music Festival opened lifetime opportunities in his life. So popular was the annual festival which he founded that it promoted a number of musicians back then including the Four Brothers, John Chibadura, Simon Chimbetu, Paul Mpofu, Oliver Mtukudzi, Thomas…

ORGANISERS of the Kadoma Music Festival are optimistic the annual event is destined to be the biggest arts jamboree in the country. Event co-organiser Prince Mharadze is happy with the positive growth the event has registered over the past couple of years. “We are so excited to be hosting yet another edition of Kadoma Music…

By Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw SUNGURA musician Eunice Mashakada, widow of Cephas Mashakada, is no more. She succumbed to kidney failure at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare yesterday at the age of 63 and fellow musicians described her as a hard worker. “She was a hard worker who supported her husband in his music career….

SCORES of people thronged Warren Hills cemetery in Harare for the burial of veteran actress and musician Susan Chenjerai, who made her name in the popular television drama Mukadota Family as Mai Rwizi. Chenjerai died on Saturday, a week ago, in Harare at the age of 83 Chenjerai, who was also a woman of cloth,…

ASHLEY MOYOSenior Lifestyle Writer THE Conservationist, a Zimbabwean film directed by Rumbi Katedza and produced by Siza Mukwedini, is among selected African projects tackling the climate crisis to be showcased at the Durban FilmMart 2024 from July 19 to 22. Award-winning Katedza’s film will be part of a session dubbed ‘Climate Focus’ which has been…

Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw TRADITIONAL musician Diana “Mangwenya” Samkange believes she is the perfect replacement for gospel musicians who have pulled out of the highly-anticipated Maverick City-Kirk Franklin show in a huff. The concert for the internationally-acclaimed American stars, set for August 12 at Glamis Arena in Harare, was initially scheduled to feature top local…

SONGBIRD Hope Masike, currently touring France, believes she is on a mission of taking the audience on an enriching spiritual and artistic journey of Zimbabwe. On the latest European tour which kicked off last week, Masike introduced The Hope Masike Trio, for the first time at the Festival des Hauts de Garonne in Bordeaux. “This…

By Ashley Moyo amoyo@dailynews.co.zw SEASONED actress and musician Susan Chenjerai, who made her name in the popular television drama Mukadota Family as Mai Rwizi, is set to be buried this afternoon at Glen Forest cemetery near Harare. Chenjerai, who was also a woman of cloth, died on Saturday at the age of 83.  “If all…