PRESSURE is mounting on Peter Moyo to juxtapose comedy and music full time as his legion of followers demand more of both genres from him, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Utakataka Express frontman told this publication yesterday that he turned down offers from companies that wanted him to do skits. “I am…
THE late Simon Chimbetu’s commemorations will go ahead next month despite the coronavirus (Covid-19) national lockdown, the organisers have said. Chimbetu also known as “Master of Song” died in 2005 at the age of 50. “Preparations for this year’s edition of Ndarangarira Gamba are at an advanced stage. They are actually going to be…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw POPULAR rapper Desmond Chideme aka Stunner remains hospitalised days after he was reportedly admitted to a private Harare hospital. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday family spokesperson Godfrey ‘Vokal’ Bakasa said the singer who has been sick for the past weeks had undergone several medical tests and was waiting for…
GOSPEL singer Mambo Dhuterere, pictured, will grace the next edition of Y2K Promotions’ Sama Festival in the United Kingdom (UK) alongside Ex Q, Mbeu, Baba Harare and Winky D. Dhuterere was ushered into the showbiz limelight last year after launching his life changing album Dare Guru with plug songs such as Mweya Ndisesekedze and Dare…
ZORA music star Leonard Zhakata this month celebrated his 52nd birthday albeit under the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown, which did not allow him to meet and celebrate with his fans. The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with the award-winning singer who, at his peak, would sell a staggering 150 000 album…
SIX lucky members from Nhimbe Trust’s Women in Theatre & Television programme who each received a Covid-19 digital resilience grant of $2 500 have since successfully utilised the money to upgrade their projects. Feedback from recipients showed that the grants were efficiently and effectively utilised. Getrude Munhamo said the Digital Resilience support has indeed gone…
ORGANISERS of the annual Mr and Miss Twins have called off this year’s edition of the unique pageant due to lack of sponsorship, the organisers have said. “Our sponsors are not in a better position to help us this year because of the effects of Covid-19. As a result, we have decided to cancel this…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.z AT LEAST 15 musicians have collaborated on an Oliver Mtukudzi tribute single titled Tribute to Tuku which is accompanied by a video. In the song, artists that include Terry Afrika, Anold Gara, Tsotsi, Comic Pastor, Mzimba, King James, Lazzie T, Mannex and Lutah King narrate different experiences they had with the late…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw CONGOLESE born singer Desolo B, has roped in chanter Soul Jah Love and rapper Ti Gonzi on a new single titled I’m In Love, one of several songs the singer has lined-up for this year. Desolo B, who will be working with Diamond Studios, said he will not let Covid-19 scuttle…
LIFESTYLE WRITER AWARD-WINNING gospel music star, Minister Michael Mahendere, has dropped a Christian rock single which he hopes will broaden his following beyond Zimbabwe. The song titled Revival- I won’t be left behind is a foretaste of an Afro-rock project that Mahendere is working on. “For the past two years I have been travelling out of Zimbabwe to…
