HARARE – Labour activist and musician Raymond Majongwe, a self-confessed fan of Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo, will share the stage with the United States of America-based artiste in Leicester, United Kingdom on April 16, 2016. The concert, being promoted by Vee Jay Entertainment, will also feature solo guitarist are Steve “Dhongi” Makoni. Majongwe, who…
HARARE – Ras Caleb and Afro-fusion musician Progress Chipfumo, who are currently in the United Kingdom, have collaborated on a reggae song titled Ndimi Jah that is set to be released soon. The two musicians, who are part of a group of local musicians who include Diana Samkange, Don Gaga and Ninja Lipsy, currently on…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, the country’s current favourite musician, stands accused of plagiarising the concept of Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz’s Mdogo Mdogo for his Jerusarema video. The striking similarities between the two videos have sent tongues wagging in the local entertainment industry. In Diamond Platnumz’s video a black man, donning traditional attire, falls in love with…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, Suluman Chimbetu, Blessing Shumba and Leonard Zhakata are among established musicians expected to release new albums in the first half of this year. The musicians told the Daily News that failure to release new material would be potentially fatal to their brands. Gospel artiste Shumba, whose song Chimwe Nechimwe, topped the…
HARARE – Utakataka Express frontman Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo, who survived an accident along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway on New Year’s Eve, has fully recovered, his manager Sukol Dube has said. Young Igwe’s BMW vehicle veered off the road on his way to Beitbridge where the sungura artiste had scheduled a New Year’s Eve gig. The…
HARARE – Gospel music star Blessing Shumba walked away with $1 200 after claiming top position on the 2015 Coca-Cola Radio Zimbabwe Top 50. The Mutare-based musician’s hit Chimwe Nechimwe, off his latest album Ndijesu secured the most votes, beating sungura Simon Mutambi’s Mukadzi Akanaka into second position. Mutambi, one of the most consistent sungura…
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo is confident he will finally end his decade-long absence from his homeland. The United States of America-based music star made the promise in his wide-ranging end-of-year statement for 2015 released on New Year’s Eve. “We are working with some local promoters who are eager to have us…
HARARE – It needed the crowd-pulling exploits of the red-hot Winky D and Jah Prayzah to finally accomplish what a succession of local and foreign artistes had found unattainable over the last few years — filling up the giant Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Despite limited time to promote the gig fittingly dubbed “Fill Up…
HARARE – Sungura music ace Alick Macheso has lambasted recording studios for mistreating struggling local artistes. Speaking at a recently held Zimbabwe Music Rights (Zimura) function, an emotional Macheso said musicians were being robbed of their work by some unscrupulous recording studios. “What must we do about these recording studios that cling on to our…
HARARE – Not long ago, paintball and go-karting seemed like foreign alternatives to local entertainment but they are quickly becoming an instant favourite for outgoing friends and family in Harare. Harare’s go-karting experience at Country Club Karts in Newlands has been top of the list offering an exhilarating experience. And Janie Dufty who helps run…
