HARARE – Until he collaborated with songbird Ammara Brown on the monster hit Mukoko last year, Tytan was an unknown rapper. Mukoko, which has attracted almost two million hits on YouTube, made him an overnight sensation. His popularity went several notches up this year when he sensationally started dating socialite Olinda Chapel who had just…
HARARE – What a difference a few months can make! In February this year, Zimdancehall songstress Tendazvaitwa Chitimbe, popularly known as Ninja Lipsy, ruled out marriage, arguing that tying the knot would jeopardise her music career. She added that though she was in a very steady relationship at the time, she was not contemplating marriage…
HARARE – Tonight, rhumba artiste Lady Storm and Wanai will share the stage with four female artistes at a free concert set for Pagango Truck Inn, located 26 kilometres on the Harare-Masvingo highway. The show will also feature Tendai Chimombe, Sasha, Ammi Jamanda and Sarah Dee. Lady Storm, who is better known as Eriza, has…
HARARE – Zimbabwe currently has no bona fide licensed community radio stations despite the government’s claims to the contrary, a local advocacy group has claimed. Two years ago, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) issued community radio licences to eight stations in what the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (Zacras) has described as a…
HARARE – Nine months after parting ways in what seemed at the time to be an acrimonious divorce, music star Jah Prayzah and his former lead guitarist Baba Harare have collaborated on a song titled Usasiya Zvinonaka. The song will be part of Baba Harare’s second album, Minamato YaRasta, to be launched Dandaro Inn on…
HARARE – Celebrated South African rapper, Emtee will jet into Harare tomorrow morning a few hours before his performance on the opening day of Shoko Festival 2017 at the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences. According to Shoko Festival spokesperson Natalie Kombe, the Roll Up hitmaker has promised an inspired debut appearance at the annual event….
HARARE – When Baba Harare and Gonyeti quit Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation to pursue solo careers, many expected the two talented artistes to quickly make a mark on the local music scene. But a year down the line since Gonyeti, born Pamela Zulu, released her debut album One Day, progress has been very muted. Baba…
HARARE – Award-winning music promoter, Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza, who recently waved goodbye to showbiz after a 13-year stint, has singled out music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s tour of Mozambique several years ago as his biggest flop. Chipaz told the Daily News that the flopped Tuku tour of Beira was the sore point of a generally…
HARARE – MultiChoice Zimbabwe has slashed subscription prices for most of its bouquets as it gears up for potential competition from Kwese TV which is currently in the courts fighting for its right to broadcast in Zimbabwe. The digital satellite service provider, which has also launched a new cheaper package called DStv Lite, has reduced…
HARARE – Gospel’s first family, Charles and Olivia Charamba, will make a sensational return to the dormitory town of Chitungwiza where they are set to publicly launch their albums Abba Father and Voice of Miriam respectively at Aquatic Complex on Saturday. The Charambas used to stay in Chitungwiza’s Seke, Zengeza and St Mary’s suburbs a…
