Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HIGH-RIDING dancehall musician Winky D’s knack for getting people talking went a gear up on Wednesday night during the online Gara Mumba Iwe Concert where the Area 51 hit-maker appeared on stage wearing an outfit from the trending television series Money Heist. Money Heist is a Spanish crime drama television…
Tinashe Sibanda Lifestyle Writer sibandat@dailynews.co.zw HARARE-BASED Nigerian author Ezinne Edet, will hold a virtual launch of her third book titled Fishing for Words on Sunday. Ezinne Edet Edet, who is a creative writer and blogger, had intended to host a launch event but this is no longer possible due to measures put in place…
Tinashe Sibanda Lifestyle Writer sibandat@dailynews.co.zw AFRO-FUSION artiste Willis Wataffi, who was booed by some fans after he had been announced as the winner for Album of the Year at the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony at the end of February, will do an online concert tomorrow night to popularise the award-winning album. The online…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw ©️ POPULAR comedian Doc Vikela, pictured, has won the hearts of many during the ongoing lockdown with the series dubbed Vakuru which satirises President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other political leaders. Doc Vikela, who won 2016 National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) Outstanding Comic Award, is known for pushing boundaries with his…
Tinashe Sibanda Lifestyle Writer sibandat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean musician William ‘Willionair’ Magwiroto, pictured, who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) in March, says he is on course to full recovery. Willionair, who topped the Power FM and ZiFM charts late last year with the hit song Where do we go now which was co-produced…
BULAWAYO artistes are in line to benefit from a donation of maize meal by the Isisa Senkosi Helping Hands Foundation founded by United Kingdom-based maskandi singer Sisasenkosi Mkandla. The 66 bags of maize meal (10kg each), will be handed over to the artistes by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz). Nacz director Nicholas Moyo…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw DENDERA music star Allan Chimbetu has roped in his celebrated nephew Suluman on a song titled Raive Gamba. Allan is a brother to Suluman’s father, the late Simon Chimbetu, who co-founded the dendera music beat. Last week, the two musicians sent their followers into a frenzy after a video…
Blessing Masakadza ©️ MUSIC promoters have attributed the success of seasoned Zimdancehall singers in the current lockdown live sessions to clean lyrics. Dancehall stars Kinnah, Tocky Vibes, Ras Caleb and Seh Calaz have stolen the limelight from budding chanters Ndunge Yut, Bazooker, Jah Master and Uncle Epaton on various platforms. Victoria Falls-based promoter and dancehall…
Tinashe Sibanda LIFESTYLE WRITER sibandat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ SPITFIRE, a hip-hop talent search focused on unearthing undiscovered Zimbabwean marginalised talent in the grassroots has — with immediate effect — been put on hold, the Daily News can confirm. The search was supposed to begin in Chinhoyi on May 9 and in Harare on May 10 for a…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw ©️ HIGH-RIDING Zimbabwean indie/folk singer Gemma Griffiths has given an insight into her 500-day journey across Africa, which lasted 18 months, in a just-released video titled Ndinewe. Gemma, whose collaboration with Zimdancehall star Winky D, MuGarden, broke the country’s record for the fastest Youtube views in Zimbabwean history, drove over…
