HARARE – Afro-fusion artiste Jah Prayzah’s new studio called JP Studios, located at the artiste’s new offices in Belvedere, is now operational. Jah Prayzah, who is attracting the biggest crowds in Harare following release of his latest album Jerusarema, is confident that the studio will eventually prove to be a worthwhile investment. “The studio is…
HARARE – Award-winning Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove, 56, died in Norway on Sunday barely a day after the burial in Mhangura of top female poet and author Freedom Nyamubaya. Hove, who was elected the inaugural chairperson of the Zimbabwe Writers Union (Ziwu) in 1984, reportedly died after a liver failure. The award-winning author, who feared…
HARARE – Afro-pop musician Tinashe Makura, who attracted national attention last year after collaborating with United Kingdom-based songbird Chashe on the track Zvekupenga, has released a duet with Ammara Brown titled RoarZimRoar. Makura, formerly based in Malaysia, is excited by the new release which is already receiving fair play. “We are very hopeful that it…
MUTARE – Independent film producers say cash-strapped ZBC’s inability to buy quality local content has forced the national broadcaster to rely on desperate upcoming filmmakers. Speaking at a recent Misa-Zimbabwe meeting on how digitalisation could improve quality of local productions, most producers said ZTV’s shows are not an accurate reflection of the nation’s filming and…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will showcase some of his designer stage outfits at this year’s Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) that will run in Harare from September 3 to 6. The veteran music star will display selected outfits from 1978, when he began his career, to last year in a rare showcase that will…
HARARE – Miss World Zimbabwe (Miss Zimbabwe) Annie-Grace Farai Mutambu wants robbers who attacked her and seized her laptop and mobile phone to rot in prison. She said life has become a nightmare she cannot wake up from since the June 28 day when she escaped an apparent kidnap attempt on the Friday night during…
HARARE – When Chase Skuza remixed his late brother Solomon’s track, Banolila, the song became an instant national hit on the strength of its video that featured Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa). Iyasa, donning vintage costumes, blew the nation away with a presentation that mixed incredible dance moves and comical drama. The fulcrum of…
HARARE – Red-hot Jah Prayzah will kick-start his weekend programme tonight at the Big Apple in Harare. The Uzumba-born music star, whose latest album is dominating radio playlists and the club scene, will be supported by Double WekwaMarange. Tomorrow, the Tsviriyo singer, who is currently attracting the biggest crowds on the local music scene, will…
HARARE – Multichoice Africa has been mum on this year’s edition of Big Brother Africa (BBA) amid uncertainty that the television reality show would take place. BBA auditions traditionally take place around March with the three-month journey beginning end of May or early June. Last year’s BBA was moved to September due to the Fifa…
HARARE – Legendary Zimbabwean hip-hop pioneer Shingirayi Sabeta, better known as Mau Mau, says Zim hip-hop will continue to play second fiddle to Zimdancehall until it becomes more accessible. The veteran Rusape-born star, who is now a born-again Christian determined to use hip-hop music as a form of Christian ministry, praised Zimdancehall for coming up…
