HARARE – Songstress Pah Chihera, real name Pamhidzai Tracy Mbirimi says she is apolitical despite her forthcoming album titled Haitongwi Nedemo being viewed as political. Some quarters have suggested that the album’s title is political and she confirmed getting messages from her followers inquiring about the development. The title, Haitongwi Nedemo has been interpreted as…
HARARE – Sungura musician Peter Moyo has declared himself the best stage performer and called for a review of the proverbial “Big Five”. Young Igwe as the musician is fondly known believes he is being overlooked despite pulling crowds to his shows similar to the so-called giants. The top five is usually dominated by superstar…
HARARE – South African songbird Zahara has described superstar Oliver Mtukudzi as a father figure. Zahara was in the country over the weekend for the annual Solo Festival that was held at superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s imposing Pakare Paya Arts Centre in Norton. The songstress posted a photo of hers with the veteran singer on…
HARARE – A busy schedule could be weighing down sungura giant Alick Macheso. This comes after he nose bled on stage at the Clash of Giants gig at Alexandra Sports Club on Saturday. Macheso, 50, briefly adjourned his performance after bleeding, leaving his fans with unanswered questions. Speculation over his health was rife following the…
HARARE – Zimdancehall promoters have joined hands to organise a ghetto version of Unplugged so as to afford marginalised ghetto youths a feel of the popular monthly funfair family event. Dubbed the Mwamuka Street Unplugged, the event is scheduled for October 7 in Harare’s oldest suburb of Mbare courtesy of Chipaz Promotions, Chill Spot Recordz,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) will join hands with two other musician unions, Tumai and Creative Arts Union, on Friday in a crucial meeting pertaining to royalties. The meeting was precipitated by a spate of paltry royalties offered to their members over the years including in the recent pay out just made in June…
HARARE – Rising musician Braveman Chizvino aka Baba Harare is making his name in the music industry and this has not escaped the eye of his former paymaster Jah Prayzah. Baba Harare, a former guitarist with Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation band has become a household name with his song The Reason Why which is known…
BULAWAYO – Controversial visual artiste Owen Maseko is back with another insightful exhibition and installation that is timely set on the just-ended disputed July 30 elections. Interestingly, the exhibition titled “Nyawo Ngibeletha (my foot carry me)” zooms into the recent shootings by the army which left six people dead in Harare. Bowing to pressure from…
BULAWAYO – Afro-pop musician Jeys Marabini was on Friday night left humbled after he attracted an unexpectedly bumper crowd at the launch of his ninth album, Ntunja Mbila at Bulawayo Theatre. By 6pm, the official start time for the show, for those driving parking had become a headache, as the well marketed event was completely…
HARARE – Fresh from her United States of America tour, South African songbird Zahara left throngs at Pakare Paye eating out from the palm of her hand as she shone at this year’s edition of Solo Festival. The festival held at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton on Saturday saw the diva sharing the stage…
