BULAWAYO – Celebrated South Africa-based guitarist and vocalist Louis Mhlanga, who lit up the Harare Jazz Festival in September last year, is returning to Zimbabwe as part of a tour that will take him to five southern African countries. The Zimbabwe-born guitar wizard, who is touring with Malagasy accordionist Régis Gizavo, will kick off the…
HARARE – South Africa-based Zimdancehall artiste King Labash’s recently-released video titled Zvakumberi has made the grade on Trace TV. Labash’s marketing manager, Hillary Punchline Mutake, told the Daily News that the video’s success “is a fitting reward to the investment made in the project”. “The video was shot in South Africa and was sponsored by…
HARARE – Controversial radio, stage and screen actor Clifford Makonese, 34 popularly known as Spugah Dhibhura has seen it all in radio and stage drama dating back to 1999. Since 1999, Dhibhura has featured in more than 16 radio programmes on the former Radio 2 now known as Radio Zimbabwe. Some of the popular programmes…
HARARE – Yesteryear Pantsula musician Taso has criticised Zimdancehall artistes for lacking creativity. The artiste, who was born Shepherd Kunodziya, told the Daily News that the bulk of songs by Zimdancehall artistes are replete with trivial issues. “I do not see any value in the new genre (Zimdancehall) as the bulk of the artistes tend…
BULAWAYO – Poet and women rights activist Albert Nyathi yesterday began a nationwide tour to audition for a multilingual 20-track album of gender-sensitive and non-sexist songs. The award-winning artist told the Daily News that the project, which seeks to promote gender equality, will be anchored by a documentary. “The major objective of the project is…
HARARE – Killer T and Winky D — arguably the hottest Zimdancehall artistes over the last year — will go head-to-head in five categories at the Zimdancehall Awards on tonight at 1+1 Long Cheng Plaza. The two red-hot artistes are headed for a bruising showdown in the Best Artist 2016 (man), Best Collaboration, Song of…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean singer, Theresa “Shanky” Shangazhike’s song Swedera, is a soundtrack for a Nigerian television series aired on Africa Magic Urban Channel 153 every Friday at 10pm. According to producer Rhoda Wilson, the series titled Housewives and Girlfriends, directed by celebrated Nollywood director Nelson Spyk, “is an exhilarating televisual ride through a…
HARARE – Award-winners Jah Prayzah and Suluman Chimbetu celebrated their success at the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) by holding a well-attended gig at the Private Lounge in Harare last Thursday. At the Zimas, Jah Prayzah, who won two National Art Merit Award (Nama) two weeks ago, walked away with the Best Male Artist, Best Album…
HARARE – Arts and Culture practitioners are up in arms with their ministry over its failure to appoint a board over the last three years with some sectors mooting a demonstration against the responsible minister. Theatre producer and director of Rooftop Promotions Daves Guzha said as artists they felt short changed. “We are planning a…
HARARE – Charles Mungoshi Jnr will on Thursday next week launch an inspirational title The Curse of Being Young and Successful: Inspired by the Life of Chamu Chiwanza at the Meikles Hotel in Harare. Mungoshi Jnr, who is son to renowned Shona and English novelist-cum-poet Charles Mungoshi, will also release four more 2016 titles on…
