NORTON – Manicaland’s St Peters Tokoyo Primary School emerged winners of the annual Jikinya Dance Festival after outshining other nine primary schools drawn from the country’s 10 provinces at an event held on Friday at superstar Oliver Mtukudzi’s state-of- the-art Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton. The festival — graced by permanent secretary of Sport,…
HARARE – Several established and upcoming musicians will perform today at Alex Sports Club at a charity event to raise funds for Tichakunda Children’s Home and Yemurai HIV/Aids Support Group. The charity event, that will begin at 11am and will end at 4pm, will feature popular female bassist and singer Edith WeUtonga, DJ Stavo, Diana…
HARARE – Afro-fusion star Progress Chipfumo and songbird Diana Samkange will lead a group of upcoming local artistes set to tour the United Kingdom next weekend. The tour, being organised by Afrodayz Productionz in conjunction with Bimmaseve and Tafara Care Services, will include Zimdancehall artistes Ras Caleb, Don Gaga, Ninja Lipsy and Drum Dada as…
HARARE – Skyz Metro FM, which was licensed in March this year along with seven other radio stations, says it will begin operations in January next year. Qhubani Moyo, the chief executive officer of the newly-licensed radio station, told the Daily News yesterday that the preparations for the launch of the radio station based at…
HARARE – Female bass impresario and Utonga band leader Edith WeUtonga returns to the Zimbabwe-German Society for a special performance tomorrow. Leading her usual ensemble, Edith will also showcase some of her protégés from the Music Crossroads and Star Bright respectively. [GoogleAd] The Mukaranga singer is excited to return to the Zimbabwe-German Society after the…
HARARE – The old adage “Beauty and the Beast” will ring loud tonight as the newly-crowned Mr Ugly, Maison Sere graces the Miss Summer Archies beauty finals set for Archies Night Club tonight. Still celebrating his win at the just-ended Mr Ugly, Sere will tonight attend to his first official assignment duty at the Miss…
HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu will share the stage with Afro-jazz songstress Jean Masters tomorrow night at the City Sports Bar. The concert will be the Nyuchi singer’s first concert on home soil after a concert in the United Kingdom where he shared the stage with music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi. [GoogleAd] Chimbetu’s publicist Joe…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi’s Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton will host the 13th edition of Jikinya Dance Festival tomorrow where 10 provincial primary school champions will battle it out for the $2 000 first prize. The Jikinya Dance Festival is organised by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) with support from…
HARARE – Nobel prize-winning author, the late Doris Lessing’s life and thoughts will be re-lived in the play Guinea Fowl set for Friday until Sunday at the new Theatre in the Park in Harare Gardens. Rooftop Promotions in collaboration with Theatre Nova brings you Guinea Fowl that first premiered in Norway in November 2013 and…
HARARE – Former Tryson Chimbetu’s band manager and vocalist Nyasha Mugari will launch his six-track debut album titled Discovered at the City Sports Bar in the capital tonight. Mugari, who, until recently managed Tryson Chimbetu’s backing group, has promised to revive the original dendera music popularised by the late Simon and Naison Chimbetu. [GoogleAd] “I…
