HARARE – Celebrated Zimbabwean author Charles Mungoshi’s family seeks to sell 1 000 copies of his latest book Branching Streams Flow in the Dark to help raise money to take the renowned writer to the United Kingdom for medical help. Charles Mungoshi Junior, the son of the revered writer who has been unwell for some…
HARARE – Zimdancehall’s rising star Dobba Don is convinced that his maiden tour of the United Kingdom at the end of next month will take his flourishing career to new heights. Dobba Don will share the stage with fellow Zimdancehall artistes Freeman, Kinna, Killer T, Celsius, Soul Jah Love, Nutty O and Shinsoman at the…
HARARE – Well-placed sources claimed yesterday that the reported 250 000 copies of Alick Macheso’s latest album Tsoka Dzerwendo had been sold out just four hours after its nationwide release. Macheso’s publicist Tichaona “Tich” Makahamadze said the uptake of the new album had been overwhelming. He, however, could not readily give figures. “We have been…
BULAWAYO – Musician actress and dancer Nomathamsanqa “Nkwali” Mkhwananzi has described the Best Acapella gong she won at the 2016 Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) as “ultimate reward for her patience.” Despite being a long-time lead singer for Circus Mama Africa and touring over 20 countries with Iyasa and Albert Nyathi, 33-year old Nkwali only got…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi sauntered into the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) with his wife Daisy in tow to grace the 2014 launch of Jah Prayzah’s fifth album, Kumbumura Mhute. As has become norm, there was a big scramble for Tuku’s ear by fellow artistes, fans and ushers who wanted to direct…
HARARE – Thousands of music fans thronged Norton-based Pakare Paye Arts Centre in honour of Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi ’son, Sam, who perished in an accident in March 2010. Scores of Norton youngsters made a killing after creating makeshift parking spaces along all roads surrounding and near Pakare Paye. The youngsters charged between two and three…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will launch a Stand Up Comedy Club at a local hotel in Harare next month. The c club, the first of its kind in the history of Zimbabwean comedy, will be operational every night of the week. “I am so excited about this. This is excellent. People will be…
HARARE – Afro-fusion musician Jah Prayzah is collaborating with Batswana musician Vee on a song yet to be titled. The man-of-the moment was in Botswana last week recording the new song, before coming back on Friday for the Sam Mtukudzi commemorations. His manager, Keen Mushapaidze confirmed the developments to the Daily News. “Vee approached us…
HARARE – Mutare Boys High School student, Mallon Marume won the 2015 DStv Eutelsat Awards for the poster category at continental and country level. Mallon’s triumph means that for the second year in a row, a Zimbabwean student has won a major prize in an international competition organised by MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat. The annual…
HARARE – All roads tonight lead to Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton where a number of prominent musicians will take turns to entertain friends and fans of the late Sam Mtukudzi in a gig dubbed “Sam Mtukudzi Commemoration”. While the main focus will be on Gary Tight, who will perform Sam’s songs, music fans…
