HARARE – Local artistes now realise that producing music does not end with getting airplay on various radio stations. If trends around the globe are anything to go by, then releasing music to radio stations is just a fraction of what it really means to get one’s music out there. One such artiste, who has…
HARARE – Veteran gospel artiste Mechanic Manyeruke has accused music fans for playing a leading role in promoting piracy. Manyeruke, who boasts over four decades in the music industry, said both fans and pirates are equally blameworthy. “Music pirates are cashing in on our music because fans are promoting them. I have worked so hard…
HARARE – Dreamstar, a talent show run by the Chinese Federation in Zimbabwe, will hold regional finals on October 22 in Bulawayo and Harare. Dreamstar director Leonard Mapfumo said the regional finals will come on the back of successful auditions which were held in most major centres throughout the country. “The stage is now set…
HARARE – Music legend Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimdancehall star Killer T and songstress Ammara Brown will perform during Zimbabwe’s first ever braai day to be hosted by Castle Lager at Alexandra Sports Club on October 29. The event, which will run under the theme “ultimate braai,” seeks to facilitate the consumption of 10 tonnes of meat…
HARARE – Jamaican reggae group Morgan Heritage has promised to deliver a memorable performance at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) tonight. The internationally-acclaimed group’s Harare gig, is its first ever in Zimbabwe, is part of its African tour dubbed “Strictly Roots Africa” which will also take them to Kenya, Uganda and Reunion. “Performance wise, if…
MUTARE – Urban grooves artiste Jusa Mpostori (pictured) is currently in Mozambique where is he shooting videos for his forthcoming seven-track album titled Muridzo set to be released at the end of the month. The Bhegi rechimhandara hitmaker said he commands a decent following in the former Portuguese colony. “Mozambicans love local music and if…
HARARE – Young songstress Tamy, who recently launched a video of the hit Ndibereke, off her seven-track debut album titled The 18th Rollercoaster, is taking her budding career to the next level. The 18-year-old artiste will be heading to South Africa in December to collaborate with Ghetto Ruff Records/Muthaland artistes Vusumzi “Vusi Nova” Nongxa and…
HARARE – Visual artist Arthur Byers, 23, is prepared to do “anything” to put his works into the limelight. Despite the fact that his art pieces have been sold in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in the world, Byers has been frustrated by his failure to attain recognition in his homeland. “I haven’t been acknowledged and I…
HARARE – Since the emergence of the digital era Zimbabweans artists – musicians, filmmakers, actors, sculptors and painters – have embraced the internet as a tool to improve how they make, market, and sell their creative works. The artists are also now gainfully using the internet to build community with fans and fellow artists, and…
HARARE – Lawyers, media and political analysts believe the proposed Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill will affect artistes in their execution of duty as online platforms would be restricted especially for those whose work the state deems political incorrect or dangerous. Lawyer Jacqueline Chikakano thinks there is one key provision that may impact on…
