Entertainment

GLOBAL Taste Kitchen, an organisation which organises pop-up kitchens featuring internationally-acclaimed chefs, will hold two Spanish-inspired events in Harare at the end of the month. The organisation, the brainchild of Dubaibased Zimbabwean restaurateur and sommelier Joe Blacks Mangena, will hold the first culinary event on September 26 at the Borrowdale Racecourse’s Beach House where diners…

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR UNITED STATES-BASED gospel musician Shingisai Suluma, popularly known as Mai Suluma, is this year celebrating three decades in the music industry. The 54-year-old singer said she will use social media to engage with fans and reflect on the impact of her music over the years. “We are doing a lot to cel­ebrate this…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER MULTI-AWARD-WINNING gospel singer Minister Michael Mahendere is set to take his “Messiah Tour” to the United Kingdom in November. The tour will see Mahendere perform in Bedford, following a successful show in Mutare last month at Chancellor Primary School, where he shared the stage with Minister Ellard and Sharon Cherayi,…

LIFESTYLE WRITER FUN and pomp marked this year’s World First Aid Day commemorations, held in Chinhoyi on Saturday. The event, organised by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in partnership with the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, ran under the theme “First Aid and Climate Change.” Guest of honour Nathan Nkomo, chief director…

Progress Chaya ENTERTAINMENT WRITER POPULAR Jiti musi­cian Baba Harare is set to perform in the United Kingdom in November as part of his much-publicised return to secular music. The event, billed as “The Re­turn of the Jiti Godfather”, fol­lows the artiste’s announcement that he is abandoning gospel music to rejoin the secular scene. “I am…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER UNITED Kingdom-based comedi­an King Kandoro will be in Harare for this year’s edition of Shoko Comedy Night set for next week. At the event, part of the Shoko festival, scheduled for September 25 to 27 at Harare Gardens, King Kandoro will share the stage with an impressive line-up of comedi­ans,…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER NIGERIAN gospel artiste Minister GUC will be the major drawcard again at this year’s edition of All Night Daughters of Virtue Prayer gathering in Harare. The event, slated for Glamis Arena on October 3, will also feature fellow Nigerian gospel artiste Ebuka, Dorcas Moyo and Takesure Zamar. “The annual gathering…

LEGENDARY South African kwaito and Afro-pop group Bongo Maffin have been confirmed as headline acts at this year’s Oliver Mtukudzi International Festival of the Arts (OMiFa), set for this Friday and Saturday. The group will perform alongside superstar Jah Prayzah, who has been a consistent supporter of the festival, with the event director Samantha Mtukudzi…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw SEASONED performers Okay Machisa, Edith WeUtonga and Chirikure Chirikure are set to dazzle the Cosmo Sunshine Summer Concert this Saturday at Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Bar in Harare. United Kingdom-based singer WeUtonga said she was looking forward to performing back home and sharing the stage with her long-time collaborators. “So…

Ashley Moyo CHITUNGWIZA leg of the micro Castle Lager National Braai event drew thousands of revellers to Monkey Shoulder on Saturday, living up to its billing as one of the country’s most exciting social gatherings. The meat-and-beer festival offered patrons an opportunity to enjoy Castle Lager at promotional prices, with the atmosphere enhanced by a…