HARARE – Renowned poet Albert Nyathi, will today release a video of his award-winning poem My Daughter which was turned into a song. The poem was published in 2012 and won a National Arts Merit Award (Nama) in 2013. “Last year we recorded a song out of it, and people were asking why we were…
HARARE – Chaos was the order of the day at both Seh Calaz and Soul Jah Love album launches in Mbare and Highfiled respectively as they were characterised by crowd trouble which is synonymous with several dancehall gigs, giving security a run for their money. The delay by Soul Jah Love to get on stage…
BULAWAYO – The 14th edition of Intwasa Arts Festival came to an end on Saturday evening ending a week of an entertainment-filled fete. With limited resources in a tough economic environment, the organisers of the event could only describe the success of the festival which kicked off on Tuesday here as a miracle. Having downsized…
BULAWAYO – The Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (Zacras) recently commemorated the third edition of the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) as the organisation continues to push for the opening up of community radio airwaves in the country. The day was celebrated under the theme, “Good Laws and Practices for Open…
HARARE – The newly-crowned Miss World Zimbabwe Hajirah Belinda Potts could not drive home with her car prize, a Kia Rio (sedan) valued at $41 000 as Miss World Zimbabwe Trust says she has to first acquire a driver’s licence. Speaking at the prize handover last week, Miss World Zimbabwe spokesperson Tendai Chirawu said they…
HARARE – Filda Muchabaiwa is one manager in showbiz whose Midas touch has transformed the careers of several musicians. Popularly known as Mother Filo in showbiz, Muchabaiwa was instrumental in shaping careers of successful musicians in form of Jah Prayzah, Andy Muridzo, Pamela “Gonyeti” Zulu, Kinnah and now man-of-the-moment Baba Harare. She told the Daily…
HARARE – It is three months before the year ends and the race for the song of the year has opened with a number of artistes already positioning themselves with a number of chart-topping releases. And musicians such as ExQ, Winky D, Killer T and Alick Macheso are already front runners. On the gospel music…
HARARE – A number of musicians who have been successful in other fields apart from music, have abandoned the showbiz circuit and their artistic careers altogether. The list includes Tawanda Mutyebere, Innocent Utsiwegota, Elias Musakwa, Energy Mutodi and Joshua Sacco among others. Mutyebere, famed for hit-song Ikoko, has since shunned gospel music to concentrate on…
HARARE – Renowned actor and comedian Lazarus Boora popularly known as Gringo says the current harsh economic conditions have made it difficult for them to come up with new productions. Gringo is on record saying he needs $25 000 for him to come up with a new production, a figure which some quarters believe is…
HARARE – Dancehall star Soul Jah Love seems to be employing dirty tactics towards fellow and rival chanter Seh Calaz ahead of their album launches this Saturday. In a video doing rounds on social media, Soul Jah Love indirectly sends jabs at Calaz camp saying “chemahara izuva, kucharohwa vanhu kumadhanzi emahara vachikandwa mumabhara” which some…
