Zimbabwe-born recording and mixing engineer Tanatswa ‘So Sus’ Pfende now based in Canada has been nominated in the Juno Awards — considered the most prestigious music honours in that country. Tanatswa is in line for the Dance Recording of the Year category — the annual award which recognises the best dance music recording by an artist…
NOVUYO Seagirl has teamed up with songbird La Dee and Mzoe7, to drop a video of her brand new track titled Imbokodo, which celebrates the strength shown by women in the face of domestic abuse. Zimbabwe and the rest of the world is celebrating the Women’s Month and the song is meant to uplift women…
FOUR top local painters have been selected to represent the country at the 59th edition of the International Art Exhibition at Biennale di Venezia in Italy. The selected artists are Ronald Muchatuta, Kresiah Mukwazhi, Terrence Musekiwa and Wallen Mapondera. This comes as preparations for the global art exhibition curated by Cecilia Alemani— scheduled for next…
INDEFATIGABLE Arts deputy minister Tinomuda “Tinmac” Machakaire has lifted the spirits of musicians and promoters who continue to bear the brunt of an extended ban on their activities due to Covid-19. The meeting came as thousands of artists — drawn from various specialities — continue to wallow in distress due to lost income as a…
NETHERLANDS BASED Zimbabwean contemporary musician Vimbai Zimuto’s controversial music video Handigone and gospel star Janet Manyowa’s video for the song Many Blessings have made it onto the playlist of the continent’s top music channel —Trace Africa. Making it onto Trace Africa is a big deal for local artistes as the channel is widely regarded as…
DISADVANTAGED learners in Sadza have been assisted with stationary that can last them for a year courtesy of Alfred Dondo Foundation (ADF). The ADF is a non-profit making organisation that is also behind the popular annual Change a Life Concerts known for hosting internationally acclaimed music stars in the form of Nigeria’s Davido and South Africa’s Nasty…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER TRADITIONAL African rhythms singer, Busi Mhlanga, has infused amapiano elements into her latest song titled Graceland. The remixed song, which was inspired by Grammy Award-winning American singer Paul Simon’s 1986 hit, was originally released in October last year. Busi Mhlanga The United Kingdom-based Mhlanga, who has made a name for herself thanks to her…
Vasco Chaya HOLDING a chisel in her dry and cracked right hand while wiping off sweat from her forehead with the other hand, veteran sculptor Tracy Chatsama has seen it all in this male-dominated industry. Sculpting stone is an energy-sapping exercise that requires patience, skill, dexterity and the necessary passion. Chatsama has all that in abundance….
Vasco Chaya SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw MODEL Natasha Tigere, daughter of the Revival Grace International Ministries founder Stewart Tigere, has defended modelling, saying “there is nothing unchristian about beauty competitions.” The Miss Intercontinental Arise Hope Africa 2021 told the Daily News that most people often attacked modelling from an uninformed position. “Beauty pageants are not ungodly or…
Vasco Chaya SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’s arts industry has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of former Studio 263 actress Anne Nhira, pictured, who succumbed to injuries she sustained during a mugging on Monday afternoon in Bedfordview, South Africa. The 38-year-old actress, who was popular for her role in Studio 263 as Vimbai Jari, suffered fatal…
