MAKUMBE Hilltop College’s drama club stole the show at the Visitation Makumbi High School 100thyear anniversary celebrations held in Domboshava with their eye-catching performance of the play “Say No To Drugs”. The college was among several institutions that attended the recently held celebrations. The performance, which shed light on the issue of drug use, was…
THOUSANDS of music fans braved the chilly weather on Friday to witness the Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso launch his 13th studio album at Alexandra Sports Club in Harare. The much-anticipated Kupa Kuturika album launch was a grand affair, drawing a diverse crowd and featuring performances by Macheso’s sons Esau and Tatenda, along with Feli Nandi and Andy Muridzo. The…
RISING musical band Urban Afro proved why they are the most sought after outfit when they staged a memorable act at Messina Bar in Chegutu over the weekend. The band performed their singles — Zarura Moyo, I Love You and Usaputsa Chirongo Wasvika — among others much to the delight of the fans. Owing to…
WIZKID, Godfrey Chikaniso’s dream to become an Actuarial Scientist is fading by each passing day as the genius from Chikomba is failing to raise varsity fees despite passing his Advanced Level studies with flying colours — 20 points. The 18-year-old was doing a combination of science subjects at Madzivire Range Secondary School in Chikomba district….
IN A rare display of unity of purpose, the political leadership and ordinary party members from the ruling party Zanu PF and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), have joined hands to champion development in Dzivaresekwa, a sprawling high-density suburb in Harare. Plans are afoot to rehabilitate a road that acts as a critical…
TOP Afro-fusion singer Mbeu and his Mhodzi Tribe rocked Sherwood Golf Club — his usual hunting ground — in Harare’s Mabelreign surbub over the weekend. He shared the stage with equally-talented Urban Afro music sensation Hotstepper. At the event, which also served as the farewell party for the joint’s former manager Yasin Dhala, Mbeu mesmerised…
MUSICIANS have challenged the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) to continue scaling up initiatives meant to empower artists. Zimura, an association of composers and publishers of music, was created with the purpose of protecting the rights of musicians under the copyright law. Speaking during a workshop on copyright laws held at the Zimbabwe College of…
AFTER successfully recorded two singles, rising Afro-urban artiste Tichaona “Hotstepper” Gandavata is putting final touches to a potentially explosive debut album. Born in Kadoma and grew up in Sanyati, the 36-year-old singer told this publication that his late father Edson Mpinga remains his main source of inspiration. “My father was a musician but unfortunately he…
TOP afro-fusion singer Progress Chipfumo was honoured at City Sports Bar in the capital after giving a top-notch performance recently. He was presented with a Certificate of Excellence by the joint’s management. “I am happy to be a recipient of this award; it means a lot to me,” Chipfumo said. The joint manager Hapaguti “Harpers”…
ALICK Macheso is still the king of sungura in the country if his recent concert, held at Padziva in Dzivarasekwa in the capital over the weekend, is anything to go by. The event, promoted by Benjamin Nyandoro, was attended by thousands of sungura loving people.Even the roads around the joint were temporarily blocked by motorists…
