HARARE – Boomslang Production, a video production company owned by Seiraj Khan (Bkay) and Farhaan Khan (Kazz), better known as Bkay and Kaz, has merged with a similar entity called Drealisee Meg TV. Kazz believes the merger will make it possible to create quality Zimbabwean music videos of international standard. “We are happy to be…
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo’s tour of South Africa scheduled for next week has been postponed due to the failure by some members of the veteran musician’s backing group to secure travel documents. As part of the highly-anticipated tour dubbed “Danger Zone,” the United States of America-based artiste was billed to perform…
HARARE – Malian music superstar Salif Keita will be the closing act of this year’s Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) which will run from April 28 to May 3 under the theme “Articulate”. Keita, who was the star performer of the 2010 edition of Hifa, will collaborate with rising mbira star Hope Masike. Keita’s…
HARARE – Miss Curvy, now dubbed Diamond Queen of Africa, will be held on September 11 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre in Botswana. The pageant, which is a homegrown idea of Mercy Mushaninga’s ZimGossip Modelling Agency, failed to kick off last year in Namibia over fears of Ebola. “The reason we are taking it…
HARARE – Night club owners say escalating rentals and the depressed economy are forcing investors in this line of business to close shop on a regular basis. Over the last couple of years, several trendy night clubs and pubs have closed shop. The list of closed clubs include Kebab Centre and #5 on Drew Chisipite,…
HARARE – The dates for the Miss World Zimbabwe beauty pageant are likely to be moved again, to pave way for the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). The ZITF dates were moved last week. Initially, Miss World Zimbabwe had been slated for April 26, but the organisers were forced to mote it to May 2…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based gospel artiste Dorothy Chipo Madamba on Saturday launched her debut eight-track gospel album at Bulawayo National Museum. The launch was attended by her family, friends and some of Bulawayo’s revered artistes including Takesure Zamar Ncube, Abigail Mwembe, Sindiso Dube, Simon Phiri Mambabzo and Clarence Garura among others. The album, titled Promises Of…
HARARE – Comrade Fatso and several leading local comedians have teamed up to create a DVD titled Seventy Five Percent. On the no-holds-barred DVD set to be released next month, Comrade Fatso, who was born Sam Monro, collaborated with popular jesters Michael K and Clive Chigubu. The DVD covers issues that tackle taboos in politics,…
LONDON – Society makes us appear so self-centred. Look at social media; you have to either promote yourself on Twitter and Instagram. Then there is Facebook, where one is addressing issues pertaining to themselves. How much more can we be narcissistic? This week some people interviewing me on a project I am working on called…
HARARE – Rising hip-hop artiste Yoz, who is popular for collaborating with star chanter Shinsoman on the club banger Tasangana Zvidhakwa, was brutally attacked by unknown assailants after the Zimdancehall Awards on Friday night. A visibly injured Yoz, who was born Kennedy Simbanegavi, suspects that his attackers are linked to award-winning Zimdancehall artiste Seh Calaz….
