HARARE – Talented rapper ExQ will be launching his Tseu Tseu album at a special Unplugged event on April 14, supported by his Military Touch Movement. The event will be held at Rylance Resort in Borrowdale. As part of the supporting acts there will be Jah Prayzah, Tahle and Nutty O, also featuring DJ Stavo,…
HARARE – Evergreen musician Jah Prayzah will showcase again at Legends Sports Bar in Marondera tomorrow. He will share the stage with Jean Masters. The joint proprietor Daniel Masaiti told the Daily News that he was pleased to host Jah Prayzah again in Marondera. “Marondera is the provincial capital for Mashonaland East a province which…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council’s decision to ban musical shows at the popular Bulawayo Amphitheatre has seen promoters struggling to find a venue to host high profile gigs in the country’s second city. The city fathers pulled the plug on shows at the hugely liked Amphitheatre last year after residents living near the venue complained…
HARARE – South Africa-based Zimbabwean artiste Don Dada’s song Viva Mandela has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (Risa). The song, which is the official 2017 Nelson Mandela Day song, has been certified platinum barely a fortnight after turning gold. Risa certifies an album gold after 20 000 copies have been…
HARARE – Presidential hopeful Noah Manyika, who leads Build Zimbabwe Alliance, has propped up his election campaign, using his connection with music star Will.i.am, frontman for pop group, The Black Eyed Peas. Build Zimbabwe posted a video where Manyika was having a chat with Will.i.am end of March, although the talk might have happened much…
BULAWAYO – It’s exactly three years since visual artist Owen Maseko lost his fight to exhibit the controversial Gukurahundi-inspired paintings at the Bulawayo Art Gallery. Before the Supreme Court issued its order in April 2015, instructing the renowned artist to pull down his paintings — police had aggressively pursued his works following a highly contested…
HARARE – Theatre production and arts promotion company Rooftop promotions’ property is set to go under the hummer following legal action against its trustees. The property will be auctioned by Ruby Auctions next Tuesday under instruction by the Messenger of Court Harare. Among the items that will be auctioned are 129 black plastic chairs, 13…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s transwoman Tatelicious Karigambe-Sandberg — who shocked the world last year when she claimed that she was pregnant — has made another stunning claim that she has suffered a miscarriage. Karigambe-Sandberg — who is now based in Sweden — was born a man and made headlines in 2015 after saying she had undergone…
HARARE – A collaboration is brewing between music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi and South African house band Mi Casa. The two partners met at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival last month, where the music guru performed as part of the tribute to the late musician, Hugh Masekela Mi Casa was the first to hint…
HARARE – Local theatre artists have in recent years failed to effectively use their art form to probe Zimbabwe’s leadership on the deteriorating living standards in the country, amid growing disgruntlement among the people. In the past, theatre artists were known to provide the sole platform for robust debates with government through the Board of…
