©️ ARTS are an essential service which will be useful during the current 21-day lockdown and it is high time people put value on their work, showbiz players have said. Entertainers believe it will not be possible for one to go for a week without music, film or a book hence their work should be…
HARARE-based upcoming gospel sensation Martha Longwe has teamed up with Pastor Jedson Moyo on the single video called Lihle. The video which was shot in Harare by Warlock media has lately been trending on social media. Moyo told Daily News yesterday that the decision to partner Longwe was part of his mission to promote new talent in the…
A COLLABORATION song between RnB singer Nox Guni and Audius Mtawarira has been put on hold until further notice due to coronavirus (Covid 19) outbreak. The song titled Cater to You was inspired by the subject of love and the two talented musicians made sure that the sound itself resonated with the current generation. In…
Tinashe Nekati ENTERTAINMENT WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw AS MORE and more artistes speak out on the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), Chinhoyi-based sungura musician Jonathan Siasitumuzira has urged Zimbabweans to adhere to coronavirus guidelines given by authorities saying it is the only way the country can defeat the epidemic. Siasitumuzira, who recently released a gospel single titled Chichemo said…
©️ SHOWBIZ players are hoping the reintroduction of the formal use of foreign currency extends even after coronavirus (Covid-19). The government, through Statutory Instrument 85 of 20, legalised the use of foreign currency in charging for goods and services and this has been embraced in several sectors. Showbiz events have been put on hold as…
©️ NHIMBE Trust, a Bulawayo arts-based organisation has set up culture and creative industries portal as it moves to try and provide assistance in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (covid-19) in the creative sector. Trust director Josh Nyapimbi said the initiative, which falls under Nhimbe’s Global Affairs Observatory, is meant to provide an innovative,…
GROWING up, sungura musician Peter Moyo’s dream was to be a top professional footballer. In fact, until 2009, two years before the death of his famous father — sungura music legend Tongai Moyo — Peter was playing for the Under-19 team of the now defunct Lancashire Steel football club. After a plea from his father,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently banned entertainment and recreational activities as part of measures to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus in Zimbabwe. Among the measures, the president also prohibited gatherings in nightclubs, bars and beerhalls, effectively stopping performing artists from practising their craft. As a result of the ban on entertainment activities, most musicians…
AWARD-WINNING music star Jah Prayzah has been forced to postpone again the launch of his ninth album Hokoyo by the rampaging coronavirus epidemic which recently claimed the life of media personality Zororo Makamba. The Watora Mari hit-maker had initially promised to launch the album on April 3 but was forced to opt for an online…
GOSPEL musician and preacher Mambo Dhuterere has blasted yet again self-proclaimed prophets who prophesied that 2020 would be a year of “milk and honey” but were unable to forecast the coronavirus pandemic that has killed almost 25 000 and infected 542 000 people globally. Mambo Dhuterere first attacked the self-styled prophets via a video he…
