CONTROVERSIAL artist Owen Maseko said while people know him as a visual painter, his debut album will showcase his other talents. Maseko is currently in the studio recording the album, after he successfully released several protest singles last year. After his 2010 arrest for crafting images of the 1980s Matabeleland and Midlands atrocities, Maseko opened…
SOUTH Africa-based music promotions company Underground Entertainment is on an expansion drive acquiring new offices in central Johannesburg where a studio has been set up. Underground Entertainment is run by Plumtree-born Phakama Nkomo better known as PKay who is known for promoting local talent through his fast growing stable. He is also known for inviting…
ARTISANA Gallery Café based at the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe will for the first time today between 5 and 6pm host a Rush Hour Jam Session. Talented saxophonist and Jazz Musician Rangarirai ‘‘Pash’’ Pashapa will be performing at the first edition with his Soultrain band. Artisana Gallery Café Owner Farai Mubi Schmidt said: “Unless…
SONGSTRESS Ammara Brown said she is honoured to have shared the stage with sungura musician Alick Macheso at the recently held National Arts Merit Awards. She combined with the veteran musician on the new Ngaibake version together with Vabati VaJehova, Freeman and rapper Ti Gonzi. With a combination of vapostori, sungura, hip-hop, dancehall and pop,…
PHOTOGRAPHER Crispen Ndlovu, pictured, has taken it upon himself to raise awareness about climate change through a compilation of a number of photographs taken from different parts of the country. Ndlovu said the collection will be launched on an online platform as soon as he completes the compilation later this year. “The project is to…
DANCEHALL music star Winky D yesterday celebrated his People’s Choice Award at the National Merit Awards (Nama) with a video for his popular song Ijipita off his latest album Njema. According to the singer, the release is a thank you video to his fans for their continued support of his musical work, a month after…
THE International Cultural and Creative Industries Regulatory Authority (ICCIRA) has announced the appointment of distinguished members of the global nascent cultural and creative community to their board of non-executive directors. It has also expanded the Ambassadors and Executive Directors Team. ICCIRA is an organisation run entirely by highly skilled professionals, academics and cultural actors, who…
THIS year’s world’s largest trade fair, the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) Berlin which was scheduled to take place this month has been cancelled because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Zimbabwe was preparing to join other nations for the tourism trade fair. The organisers of the fair released a statement saying due to the increasing spread…
GLOBAL fashion consultancy agency, Fabusse executives are currently in the country on a mission to sign local fashion houses and brands in a bid to promote them worldwide. With 25 years of experience in the fashion industry, Fabusse provides various services as per need of fashion designers. India-based Fabusse Africa general partner Victoria Samushonga, who…
TALENTED singer Tedius Matsito Jnr has proved true the old adage that ‘‘an apple does not fall far from the tree’’ as he follows in the footsteps of his late father, Tedius. At the weekend he had revellers eating from his palms as he delivered a scintillating performance at Club Lashers in Dzivaresekwa while curtain-raising…
