Lifestyle Writer

SONGBIRDS Tariro Negitare and Adiona Maboreke-Chidzonga along with rising star Blessing “bled” Chimanga will take part in an online concert on Wednesday to mark World Hearing Day.

ZIMDANCEHALL musician Jah Master was the biggest winner during the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) held on Saturday night after walking away with three gongs. 

THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans both at home and abroad have been shaken by the tragic passing on of Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love. 

LOCAL reggae star Emmanuel ‘‘Mannex’’ Motsi’s Valentine’s Day song, Diamond in the rough, has been endorsed by Mzansi Reggae, widely regarded as Africa’s leading reggae & dancehall website.

SOCIALITE-cum-businessman Mike Chimombe has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been forced into self-isolation on the back of a marked decline in new coronavirus cases. 

IF THERE’S one thing Blessing ‘Bled’ Chimanga knows how to do well, it is play the drums. 

AS ZIMBABWEAN musicians last year pondered their next move after government introduced the first national lockdown in March that banned gatherings, a saviour in the form of Nashtv was born.

Netherlands-based Zimbabwean artist Vimbai Zimuto, pictured, has dropped yet another controversial video titled Handigone.

URBAN grooves sensation Enock Guni aka Nox is set to perform during the United States and Canada virtual awards ceremony titled Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (Zaa) tonight.

SONGSTRESS Thulani Machisa is lucky that her father Okay is also a musician who understands the industry and the challenges that come with the profession.

THE recent measures announced by government to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will further worsen individual band members’ welfare as they usually rely on live concerts for survival.

ZIMBABWE’s multi-award-winning and first generation sculptor Lazarus Takawira has died of Covid-19.

ABOUT 100 musicians from about 1 000 that applied for the Covid-19 Relief Fund last year have received $5 000 each, the Zimbabwe Union of Musicians (Zum) has confirmed.

MULTI-award- WINNING novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, pictured, has been awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression.

Fast growing food outlet — Hot Plate Grill House — specialising in exclusive traditional African cuisine has so far opened 10 outlets around Zimbabwe.

THE fight between the late socialite Mitchelle “Moana” Amuli’s parents over control of her funeral service has taken a new twist after the mother, Yolander Kuvaoga, filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court to stop her burial…

A FUNERAL service for Mitchelle Amuli, aka Moana, which was supposed to be held yesterday at Doves Funeral Parlour could not go ahead as the late fitness trainer’s parents could not agree on the modalities. 

ORGANISERS of the annual Change a Life Concert have lived up to their motto and changed the life of a bed-ridden granny in Mabvuku.

THE arts fraternity has been urged to put their heads together and establish a medical insurance scheme that can assist them when they fall sick.

ZIMBABWE Music Museum Academy founding member and board chairperson Okay Machisa says it is time that we honour and recognise local musicians that have contributed immensely to the development of the country.

ALFRED Dondo Foundation (ADF), the organisers of the annual Change a Life concert, has presented aspiring musician Gloria Dzorwa with an early birthday present.

YOUNG writer and philanthropist Charles Mungoshi Jnr, pictured, will soon launch an online health school — the School of Positivity — which is expected to focus on building people’s mental strength to withstand the challenges they face in…

THE Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation is reaching out to organisations and individuals who are interested in unlocking the inherent value and potential of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCIs) to become a formidable and robust…

CHANGE A LIFE concert organisers have brought smiles to a Nyanga family that is struggling with a rare disease called keratoderma which is characterised by thickening of the skin.

NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has congratulated Zimbabwean musicians Jah Prayzah, Sha Sha and Winky D who were recently nominated for the African Entertainment Awards United States of America (AEAUSA).