HARARE – Gospel music star Charles Charamba says The Fishers of Men will release new videos before the end of the year. Charamba, in the company of his equally-celebrated wife Olivia, gave the undertaking on the sidelines of his band’s performance at the Harare International Food and Music Festival (HIFM) held at Borrowdale Racecourse last…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) founded in November 2014 says it will start financial literacy programmes for its members in a bid to help them view music as a business. Zimu interim president, Edith WeUtonga told the Daily News that plans were currently underway to help artistes. “As Zimu, we have realised that our…
HARARE – The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) will not hesitate to deregister non-compliant arts organisations if they do not act in accordance with the council’s requirements. This was said by Nacz officials at a stakeholders’ meeting with arts associations last week in Harare. They also held an arts promoters’ meeting in the same…
BULAWAYO – Protest actor Sylvanos Mudzvova will take his one-man play titled Missing Diamonds: I Want My Share to Bulawayo on May 5. Mudzvova, who was briefly arrested two weeks ago just six minutes into the performance of the political satire outside Parliament, is coming thanks to the support availed by Nhimbe Trust in conjunction with …
HARARE – The Doris Lessing Special Collection, which comprises more than 3 500 books from the private collection of the Nobel Prize-winning author, was unveiled at Harare City Library on Wednesday. Following her death in late 2013, the collection of books were donated to the Harare City Library by the late celebrated author’s family. Most…
HARARE – Amakhosi founder Cont Mhlanga was honoured in Harare on Thursday by the Embassy of Netherlands for landing the 2015 Prince Claus Award. The award is bestowed annually on individuals, groups and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean that excel in the field of culture and development. For winning the gong,…
HARARE – The Shona nomenclature of christening or choosing names has always drawn laughter and seriousness depending on which side you are leaning. For fledgling contemporary musician — Sam Dondo — his majestic announcement into the cut-throat showbiz industry during a star-studded launch in Harare, two weeks ago, there is every reason to believe he…
HARARE – Award-winning actor-cum-director Eunice Tava’s story is a classic case of triumph over adversity. Tava, 35, who is one of the most coveted names on the local theatre scene, became a breadwinner early on in her life following the death of her mother. “I lost my mother when I was young. I didn’t know…
HARARE – For over three hours, thousands of Zimbabweans inside the Glamis Arena were made to forget their problems by Jamaican reggae singer Chris Martin’s performance in the early hours of Saturday morning. From the very first moment Martin stepped onto the stage at around 1:00am, it was total pandemonium inside the venue as the…
HARARE – Coke Studio, a 16-week music show which features African musicians from different genres and backgrounds fusing their diverse styles, is now in its third week on ZBC-TV. The music programme, broadcast on ZBC-TV at 6:30pm every Tuesday, features top artistes from the continent who include the likes of Oliver Mtukudzi, Mi Casa, Cassper…
