HARARE – Award-winning musicians Olivia Charamba and Cynthia Mare will headline the closing concert of the four-day Women’s Arts Festival (Wafest) that will take place in the Harare Gardens on November 14. Female bassist Edith Weutonga, rising gospel artist Janet Manyowa, talented urban grooves songstress Tererai Mugwadi and the lively Kessia Magosha are also part of…
HARARE – Mbira music star Hope Masike says the success of the all-female jazz concert she promoted last month has emboldened her to line up a similar gig in the first quarter of next year. Masike ventured into the world of music promotion for the first time on October 24 when she put together an…
HARARE – Zambezi Magic, the DStv channel dedicated to southern Africa, has lined up several Zimbabwean productions that the station has described as the best in home-brewed entertainment. According to Zambezi Magic head Addiel Dzinoreva these are part of efforts to ensure the participation of local audiences and content providers. “We have been busy on…
HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu, pictured, who will perform in Chivi for the first time tonight, has a packed diary that includes a concert at Mabvuku’s Moonlight Club and a family show set for Damview in Chitungwiza on Sunday. Orchestra Dendera Kings publicist Joel Nyamungoma told the Daily News that Suluman was particularly looking…
HARARE – Jamaican artiste Reanno Gordon aka Busy Signal is off the hook after a High Court judge yesterday dismissed an application filed by a local promoter accusing the dancehall musician of failing to honour a contractual obligation. High Court judge Loice Matanda-Moyo, who heard the matter in her chambers, dismissed Longcash Entertainment (Private) Limited’s…
HARARE – Arts practitioners and artists drawn from across the arts and culture sector have called for abolishment of the censorship board and other bodies censoring or regulating artistic expressions in order to comply with Zimbabwe’s new constitution. The recommendation came out of a strategic workshop on artistic freedom and the law held in Harare…
HARARE – Controversial socialite and businessman Genius Kadungure says celebrities from 10 African countries attended the recent all-white party he recently hosted in Sandton, South Africa to celebrate his 31st birthday. Speaking through his spokesperson Shaleen “Ms Shally” Nullens, the Domboshava-born founder of Piko Group-a diversified company with interests in gas and solar-also poured cold…
HARARE – Jamaican multi-genre artiste Busy Signal’s maiden concert held at the Glamis Arena on Saturday night was worth the wait! Despite being one of the most celebrated Jamaican artistes on the international stage for close time now, Busy Signal had not performed in Zimbabwe until this weekend, when he rocked thousands of adoring fans….
HARARE – Local acts have promised to shine when they share the stage with Jamaican star Busy Signal at Saturday’s Carnival After Party set for Glamis Stadium. The Dreams of Brighter Days singer, whose real name is Glendale Goshia Gordon, will share the stage with Winky D, Jah Prayzah, Killer T, Dadza D, Soul Jah…
HARARE – There is no doubt that talent abounds in Dendera music star Suluman Chimbetu whose consistency, since the death of his father — Simon — has thrust him on top of the pile in local music circles. And almost a year after releasing Gunship, an album which showed his versatility and expansive lyrical field,…
