HARARE – American violinist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, German cello player Theo Bross and the Odeion String Quartet from South Africa are among a galaxy of stars set to perform at the Bulawayo Music Festival from June 15 to 19. The largely classical event, which is being sponsored by NMB Bank, also features United Kingdom pianists Coady…
HARARE – Theatre in the Park will host a play about healing and reconciliation tomorrow and Saturday. The play titled After Flashbacks and Setbacks, is being produced by Ezai Isu Theatre Arts Project in partnership with Heal Zimbabwe Trust. After Flashbacks and Setbacks is a powerful fusion of drama, dance, poetry and music that looks…
HARARE – When I went to watch a showcase last week dubbed “The Magic of Broadway” staged at Harare’s Reps Theatre, I discovered that dance is more than exercise or entertainment — it can become a language. Through the use of a “movement vocabulary” that is centred around physical expression instead of words, The Magic…
HARARE – ZiFM Stereo, Zimbabwe’s first privately-owned radio station has been nominated for the Trumpet Africa Gospel Music Awards (Tagma) for its Sunday gospel programme Get Lifted hosted by Samantha Rusare. The inaugural Tagma awards will be held in South Africa at the Pretoria State Theatre on May 29, 2016. The Tagma is aimed at…
HARARE – Southern Leisure Casino, a trendy gaming house situated at Borrowdale Racecourse in Harare, is set to re-launch today after undergoing a major facelift. The manager of the casino, Ketayi Hondoma, told Daily News the renovations had made Southern Leisure Casino “the only game in town”. “What we are simply doing is bringing a…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa-based artiste Tapfuma “T Mula” Nzara has collaborated with award-winning Ghanaian dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale on a track titled More Champagne. Collaborating with Stonebwoy, who won the 2015 Black Entertainment Television Awards and Awards Best International Act (Africa) and the self-styled king of Ghanaian dancehall Shatta Wale, is a major…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born Jeremy Olivier ,41, made it into the top four of the just-ended edition of The Voice South Africa that was won by 22-year-old Richard Stirton. Olivier, who attracted national attention after an almost flawless performance of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s song Neria on the reality television singing competition, was joined in…
HARARE – It gets better for fledgling contemporary musician Sam Dondo who began solo concerts at the weekend. The young musician held two shows on Friday and Saturday in Harare at the Volt and Bar Rouge, respectively. His potential has not escaped the eyes of the country’s trailblazing musicians — Oliver Mtukudzi and Alick Macheso…
HARARE – Mbare-born comedian Alfred the Alleycat has been selected to feature on Kevin Hart’s show on Comedy Central called “Funny is Funny.” The former Prince Edward student, who has been performing in comedy circles in Dallas, Texas for the past decade, will participate in the “Funny is Funny” show on Wednesday night in Houston. Alfred…
HARARE – Pro-Zanu PF Mbare Chimurenga Choir leader Elizabeth Bwanya says their soon-to-be-released fourth album will be confined to lyrics supporting President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace. Before the intra-party squabbles become pronounced, Mbare Chimurenga used to praise virtually every influential leader in Zanu PF including former Vice President Joice Mujuru. Bwanya said their…
