THE Zimbabwean culture and heritage is the focus of a new movie, still in the making, titled ‛Matopos – The King Lives’. Written by United Kingdom based filmmaker Jonathan Marerwa, the feature film which tells a Zimbabwean story paying tribute to Zimbabwe culture and heritage features Zimdancehall artist Enzo Ishall. “The movie is about a…
MUSIC star Hope Masike has lined up a new mbira album made up of church hymns. Titled Anotida, the album, which is Masike’s fourth, will be launched on March 28 at Siyekhaya Estate, an exclusive and luxury venue on the outskirts of Harare.The mbira music star said she made the album due to encouragement from…
HUGELY popular afro-fusion musical outfit Mokoomba, originally from the resort town of Victoria Falls, will resume their tour of the United States of America next month. The internationally-acclaimed group, founded in 2008, last toured the US in 2019. “We were meant to go back in 2020 then there was the Covid-19 pandemic and we had…
AS PART of celebrating Women’s Month, Zimbabwe College of Music (ZCM) director Rachel Chigwanda has urged women artistes to acquire education for them to show their worth. Chigwanda said education helps women to find their own voice and use it to make a difference in the world that is skewed in favour of men. “My…
AS THE country continues to celebrate the Women’s Month — March — Nhaka Gallery has successfully hosted a solo exhibition which spotlights women’s successes in the 21st century. Titled “The Future Is Her”, the exhibition featured over 20 art works by Prudence Chimutuwah that described and informed the audience on the evolving world of 21st…
FOR centuries, quite a number of female personalities encountered challenges in claiming opportunities in male-dominated spaces simply because the opportunities seemed to tilt towards their male peers. However, the coming of the 21st century has resulted in some women pushing hard, taking a bigger bite on some of the opportunities traditionally considered a preserve for…
BULAWAYO-BASED upcoming rapper Drillah is destined for greatness in showbiz if his latest track Mwana Wevhu is anything to go by. Born Elvin Mhlanga, Drillah said his musical career was inspired by the likes of the late Micheal Jackson. “I grew up listening to Micheal Jackson and surely his musical career left an impressive mark…
ALL eyes are on the inaugural Kariba Carnival, a spectacular event aimed at promoting local talent, business, tourism and culture. Slated between May 23 and 25 at Lake Harvest, the carnival, organised by Samanyanga Village, is set to mark an exciting milestone for the Kariba community. “The Kariba Carnival aims to bring together Africa’s artists,…
ORGANISERS of the Sunshine City Festival are confident that the pulling power of music stars Jah Prayzah and Winky D will propel the upcoming music and sports extravaganza to dizzy heights. Jah Prayzah and Winky D will share the stage with Exq, Jah Signal and Killer T at the festival to be held at Old…
A STAR STUDDED line up of musicians is set to perform at the late Bob Nyabinde’s Memorial scheduled for Gulez Gardens in Kwekwe on Saturday. Those billed to perform at the Josh Hozheri organised gig — dubbed Chatsva paKwekwe — are Sam Mataure, Albert Nyathi, Steve Makoni, Kireni Zulu, Clive “Mono” Mukundu, Victor Kunonga, Treva…
