POPULAR gospel music star Mambo Dhuterere, 31, has shot down claims he is battling extramarital problems. For the past week, the Zvinonyadzisa hit -maker has been trending on social media due to allegations that he cheated on his equally popular wife with two ladies.Addressing the allegations in an interview with the Daily News, Mambo Dhuterere…

ONLY three notable musicians turned up for the burial of yesteryear musician Robson Kaitano at Kasemwa village in Goromonzi yesterday. Among the notable musicians were Nicholas Zakaria, Shepherd Chinyani and Foster Kamanga. “It is painful that out of over 4 000 musicians in this country, only three turned up for the burial. It shows that…

TWO years ago rising mbira musician and actor, Virimayi ‘‘Vee’’ Mhofu’ Nhedega announced his arrival on the music scene with swanky visuals of his song Mucheka Weretso that captured the imagination of many Zimbabweans. Produced by Clive ‘‘Mono’’ Mukundu, the song featured Jah Prayzah’s backing vocalist Fatima ‘‘Stimela’’ Katiji and rising Afro-fusion songbird Nancy ‘‘Nasibo’’…

A DARK shadow is hanging over the inaugural Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa to be hosted by Zimbabwe in October after one of its finalists committed suicide after failing to cope with depression. The suicide of Lesotho’s representative, Patrick Ntau has left both organisers and participants from Malawi, Lesotho, Zambia and Mozambique in a…

DECORATED Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo has for now abandoned his new album Ndikutambire to start a different project that speaks to the current political and economic environment in Zimbabwe. The project Ndikutambire was supposed to be released on January 20. “The situation in Zimbabwe has reached another level hence we need to fight with one voice.  “This has necessitated…

MUSIC star Winky D’s recently released song, ‘Ibotso,’ which hits out at people who deprive others by abusing positions of priviledge (vanodya zvavapfupi nekureba), is at the centre of a raging storm. ‘Ibotso,’ featuring Holy Ten, is off Winky D’s latest album ‘Eureka,’ on which he collaborated with several artists such as Shingai, Tocky Vibes,…

ZIMDANCEHALL heavyweight Winky D’s just-released studio album Eureka has attracted divergent views among the country’s politicians. The politically-charged project was launched at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on New Year’s Eve before a full house. With several songs on the album, particularly Ibotso, featuring Holy Ten and Dzimba Dzemabwe, featuring United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean singer,…