BULAWAYO – Organisers of the inaugural Bulawayo Arts Awards say preparations for the gongs set to be held on June 30 at the Large City Hall are going accordingly. Raisedon Baya, one of organisers of the awards, said they were happy with the support they are getting from stakeholders in preparation for the event. “Preparations…
HARARE – Miracle Missions Trust, a non-profit organisation which helps vulnerable communities, will hold an art and craft fair on May 27. According to the Miracle Missions Trust coordinator in the persons with disabilities department Samantha Sibanda, the forthcoming event is one of two they hold every year. “The fair complements the monthly networking meetings…
BULAWAYO – Rising female gospel music sensation Abigail Mwembe says she is determined to promote and uplift the Tonga language through music. Mwembe is not happy with the way her mother tongue continues to be margnalised despite the fact that it is one of the country’s 16 official languages. “I know there are many people,…
HARARE – Protest playwright Silvanos “Bhanditi” Mudzvova has been awarded the 2017 Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent by Human Rights Foundation. Mudzvova, who is currently on a scholarship at the University of Manchester, was jointly honoured along with Venezuelan satirical media project El Chigüire Bipolar and Bahraini poet and activist Aayat Alqormozi. The trio,…
HARARE – Malian guitar wizard Habib Koité used the closing show of the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) on Sunday night to demonstrate why he has been dubbed the “African Clapton”. Koité, who was named Mali’s’ biggest pop star by Rolling Stone magazine, illuminated Hifa with his inventive guitar work effectively mitigating the fact…
BULAWAYO – While showbiz lovers in the City of Kings have all along complained that “everything” is happening in Harare in terms of exciting entertainment, such complaints have disappeared in recent months with the introduction of new classy night clubs. The introduction of Club Connect, Club 263 and Private Lounge Bulawayo has not only excited…
HARARE – Zimdancehall songstress Tracy “T-Sweetness” Jayaguru has collaborated with Soul Jah Love, quashing claims that the Pamamonya Ipapo hit maker only agreed on duets with female artistes in exchange for sex. The duet Ndabaiwa is a dedication to Jayaguru’s deceased father. “We recorded the song at Soul Jah Love’s residence in Greendale soon after…
HARARE – It’s not often that an artiste is applauded over and over again at every interval of a live performance, but serial hit maker Winky D is just in a class of his own which critics and fans alike cannot help but marvel at every time he takes to the stage. The Ninja President…
HARARE – Independently of Hifa this year, the play Tellers, the Musical debuted in Harare on Friday, May 5, and exploded into life on the amphitheatre stage of Harare’s renowned art institution, Gallery Delta. The high-energy play is a hard-hitting “dramedy” against the backdrop of a vivid music score covering many genres. It cleverly depicts…
HARARE – The 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded, for the first time ever, to a singer-songwriter, the American Bob Dylan. The award-winning singer was honoured “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. A professor of literature commented on Dylan’s “many examples of his brilliant way of rhyming and…
