HARARE – Top school bands will battle it out on today at St John’s College in a contest set to kick off at 10am. The schools that will feature in the Musica Battle of the School Bands 2016 include Arundel School, Midlands Christian College, Music Crossroads Academy, St George’s College, St. John’s College and ZRP High…
HARARE – Veteran solo musician Steve “Dhongi “Makoni still packs a powerful punch. The Zvachonyana hit-maker, who has largely stayed away from the spotlight for the past few years, demonstrated that he still has what it takes when he featured on the set of Rooftop Promotions’ political satire — State of the Nation — on…
MUTARE? – Joyce Simango, whose book Zviuya Zviri Mberi, published in 1974, was the first book by a black woman in Zimbabwe, is currently working on her second novel. The 68-year old writer, who attributes the 42-year hiatus partly to the frustration of not being allowed to write freely in her native tongue, told the…
HARARE – DJ Naida, regarded by many as the country’s best female disc jockey, quit banking after finding the allure of the turntables irresistible. After graduating with a bachelor of financial planning degree at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University a few years ago, DJ Naida, who was born Colleen Danai Goredema, got a job at a…
HARARE – Music legend Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, whose first song was Stop after Go in 1975, has just released his 65th album titled Eheka! Nhai Yahwe. Our correspondent Munya Simango recently spoke to the veteran musician on a variety of issues. Below are excerpts of the interview: Q: Does your just-released 65th album hold a…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will celebrate the release of his landmark 65th album Ehe Kani Nhai Yahweh at Borrowdale Manor in Harare tonight. The forthcoming show, on the very last day of the month, will come exactly a week after the launch of the new album at the music superstar’s Pakare Paye Arts…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, who has often been accused of being aloof and distant to those not in his inner circle, used the launch of his 65th album on Thursday to debunk the perception. Tuku was the picture of humility and charm at the invitation-only launch of “Eheka! Nhai Yahwe” that also…
BULAWAYO – State of the Nation, a satire that portrays the infighting rocking Zanu PF over President Robert Mugabe’s succession, will be showcased as a Bluez Café pop up event at the Royal Hotel in the City of Kings tomorrow. The play by Rooftop Promotions, which was first performed at Theatre in The Park in Harare…
HARARE – Rising gospel musician Tatenda Mahachi is happy with the way his latest video Usacheme has made inroads in the region. The video of the song, which seeks to offer comfort to Zimbabweans being weighed down by the tough prevailing economic conditions, has been played on the DStv channels Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and…
HARARE – Celebrated South Africa-based guitarist and vocalist Louis Mhlanga will grace the album launch of upcoming artiste Marcy Janyure’s album at Jazz 24/7 in Harare tonight. The Mbare-bred Mhlanga, whose song Distant Lover is the soundtrack of the Mai Chisamba Show, featured on Janyure’s album titled Ndada. “The album has eight tracks including Usachinje…
