© PLUS-SIZE women seem to be the in thing with contemporary musicians these days. Talk of Jah Prayzah, Andy Muridzo and Baba Harare, their bands are all composed of big women who are all crowd favourites. [GoogleAd] Back in the days there was Monica “Sele” Chikasha who was popular at the late Tongai Moyo’s shows….
© JAH Prayzah has proved his critics wrong.The lanky singer was sharply criticised for collaborating with top-billing foreign artists with one of his earliest duets being with Diamond Platinumz on the song Watora Mari. [GoogleAd] His collaboration with the Tanzanian singer has paid off with its views on YouTube having passed 10 million since Watora…
© THE founding member of Zimbabwe’s all-female dance group Mambokadzi believes women in arts face challenges that include sexual harassment, under payment and stigma among others. [GoogleAd] The veteran actress, dancer and choreographer Enisia Mashusha, pictured, was part of the award-winning arts group that was the catalyst of the dance group craze which swept through…
© JUST like fellow sungura musician Alick Macheso who originally hails from Malawi, Freddy “Kapfupi” Manjalima enjoys mesmerising his fans with some nyau-like dances during his concerts. [GoogleAd] Kapfupi’s latest studio album Kufambira Nyaya Dzacho comprises the nyau song KuLilongwe (Gule Wamkulu). “I come from Malawi and I am proud of my Chewa roots. In…
© WHILE it is never easy to be compared to mbira greats like Stella Chiweshe and the late Chiwoniso Maraire, mbira songstress Caychi — born Caroline Chirowodza — says this is a that seems to spur her to do more. [GoogleAd] The mbira songstress who has an album under her belt told Daily News on Sunday:…
© WHILE Zimbabweans from all spheres of life have for the past four months been eagerly awaiting the late music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi aka Tuku’s final will, revelations by the late national hero as published in a book “Tuku Backstage” by his long-time publicist and veteran journalist, Shepherd Mutamba seem to have come to pass….
© AN inborn desire to share experiences made Chirikure Chirikure to join the arts industry as a writer, poet and musician. Looking back, the artist has no regrets as he has evolved to become one of Zimbabwe’s most prolific, multi-award-winning poets. [GoogleAd] Over the years, Chirikure has participated in several international festivals, fairs, conferences and…
© The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe, By David Coltart; Auckland Park, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4314-2318-7 (Paperback) [GoogleAd] MANY people know David Coltart as a lawyer and one of the top officials from the opposition MDC who found their way into Parliament at the inception of the Thabo Mbeki-brokered government of national unity…
© WHILE the country seems to have been shocked by the supposed “resurrection miracle” recently performed by one Alph Lukau in South Africa, it is interesting that charismatic preachers in Zimbabwe are equally controversial. [GoogleAd] Celebrity preachers such as Emmanuel Makandiwa, who leads United Family International Church (UFIC), Walter Magaya of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance…
© ON ARRIVAL at the Mbare Netball Complex one’s attention is immediately drawn to a group of ladies taking part in what looks like a training session. [GoogleAd] The goal posts and the markings on the court of this dilapidating sports facility, built during the time when Zimbabwe hosted the 1995 All Africa Games, show…
