UNITED States-based artist and lecturer Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa has won the National Sawdust gong. The award-winning artist is the granddaughter of the late George Tawengwa, the founder of legendary Mushandirapamwe Hotel in the capital. “I am happy to share that I was recently selected as one of the National Sawdust winners for their Digital Discovery Festival…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has received 2 899 applications from artists for the coronavirus (Covid-19) Artists Relief Fund with Matabeleland North topping the list on 681 followed by Harare and Midlands with 486 and 469 respectively. While the list has raised eyebrows in some sections within the arts sector on how Matabeleland North…
ZIMBABWEAN crooner Garry Mapanzure who is riding high off the success of his recently released Sushi Season EP and Wapunza has linked up with Soko Matemai on the song We Party All Night. This is the sixth single release from the Pungwe Sessions Vol. II. The bouncy Afro-Caribbean-styled song sees Mapanzure doing what is now…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw ZVISHAVANE-based entrepreneur and author Banabas Marambire has released his debut inspirational book meant to inspire people to work hard in life despite socio-economic and political challenges they experience in life. The book titled Herdboy, which is on Amazon, is grounded on a true story of an orphan who ascended…
GOSPEL singer Munyaradzi Charamba-Nyakudya has resurfaced with new singles to be released next week. Charamba-Nyakudya is dropping the new singles ahead of her forthcoming album, which is yet to get a title. “We will release one single after the other and most probably we will start to release them from next week. The first single…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw RISING Zimdancehall star Jah Master hopes he can maintain the current trajectory his career is enjoying and hopes it will soon propel him into the top echelons of the local music industry. This comes as Master is enjoying a huge buzz with his latest offering titled HelloMwari which has…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH Africa based promoter and cleric Chenjerai Kangausaru has decided to channel most of his resources towards the development of his rural area during this Covid-19 period. This comes as the arts sector is grounded in line with the Covid-19 regulations. “When we promote music, we usually do so to…
THERE is a general perception that there is no film industry to talk about in Zimbabwe. This argument is mostly based on comparisons with other well-resourced film economies, such as Hollywood, or even South Africa’s. Based on my study of the Zimbabwean film industry I disagree with this view. Zimbabwe does have a film industry,…
Going against what many people regard as conventional wisdom, Tanya Muzinda of Harare has spent 10 years enjoying and making a name for herself in motocross, once considered a male domain. Aged only five, she took up motocross and has created a unique niche for herself in this popular two-wheel sport, sparking even greater interest…
SUNGURA musician Panganai Hare aka Mukoma Panga, pictured, has collaborated with gospel diva Agartha Murudzwa on a new love song titled Uri Wangu. The song which was released this week is off his forthcoming studio album Pfimbi Yegudo. “Agartha is my home girl and I have always admired her versatility and work ethic. I thought…
