© THIS week we bring the last instalment in our Music Censorship in Zimbabwe series. It brings you testimonies prepared and presented in connection with a seminar on Music Censorship in Zimbabwe held April 28, 2005 at then Mannenberg Jazz Club, Harare. [GoogleAd] Emmanuel Vori CENSORSHIP, both voluntary and forced has been part of the…
© THE Jah Prayzah (JP)-led music flagship Military Touch Movement (MTM) has had mixed fortunes since its launch. MTM started with a star-studded team of singers comprising Jah Prayzah, Andy Muridzo, EXQ, Tahle Wedzinza, Dj Tamuka and Nutty O. [GoogleAd] But in ensuing years, Muridzo, Tahle and producer Chiweddar left to pursue solo careers under…
© HAVING been in the United States since the year 2001, award-winning comedian Alfred Kainga continues to fly the Zimbabwean flag high. [GoogleAd] Hailing from very humble beginnings in Mbare before moving to Cranborne, Kainga — a former Prince Edward High School pupil — only started his comedy career in 2005 and has been grinding…
© WHILE dancehall music star Freeman, pictured, stammers, very few people know it and it is never heard in his singing. A passionate footballer who traded his boots for the microphone, Freeman has grown to become one of the most consistent chanters in dancehall with a number of chart-topping hits. [GoogleAd] Born Emergy Sylvester Chizanga…
© UNITED Kingdom-based gospel musician, Timothy Ngwenya has brought together local gospel recording artists in a recently-released song promoting peace called Zvaipei. In the track, Ngwenya ropes in local recording artistes Daniel Sibalo, who happens to be a biological brother to the late Brian Sibalo as well as Natasha Manase and Sandra Chirenje who are…
A 29-year-old digital artist and illustrator Dananai Muwanigwa is stepping out of the usual forms of contemporary art and diving into a rare form of making digital 3D paintings. Muwanigwa is currently working on having an augmented reality exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe set for September 9 in which he is expected to…
© FORMER Small House Saga scriptwriter Vimbai Murindagomo who is currently the marketing executive for current television series Bottled Tears has revealed that the series is set to also flight online beginning later this month. Bottled Tears flights on Zimbabwe’s ZBC-TV every Thursday at 10am. [GoogleAd] “We have recently partnered with Zollywood UK to screen…
© CONTROVERSIAL rapper Alishias Musimbe, pictured, popularly known as Maskiri will be releasing a new album, Come Back. The singer who had gone quiet these days says he has been watching developments while on the side-lines. “It does not mean I had gone anywhere but I was on the side-lines just observing what is happening…
© Sungura music giant Alick Macheso will this weekend make a tour of Manicaland, starting with a gig at Pick n Save in Mutare. He will share the stage with dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu. On Saturday, he drives to Chipinge for a performance at Dzonzai. He will complete the weekend with a show at Zineku…
THE shambolic scenes during Suluman Chimbetu’s musical tour of South Africa adds to the growing list of artists who have been promised milk and honey in the neighbouring country only to be exploited by sham promoters. Thugs invaded Sulu’s show in Pretoria and began collecting gate takings at the expense of the band. This according…
