HARARE – Harare’s Prince Edward High School will tomorrow host a “Meet the Author” session in which Shimmer Chinodya and Valerie Tagwira, authors of Strife and The Uncertainty of Hope respectively, will discuss their books with veteran arts personality and writer Ignatius Mabasa and medical doctor and public health practitioner Sunanda Ray. Both books are…
HARARE – The Miss Zimbabwe finals which had been scheduled for April 25 will now be held on May 2 to pave way for the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). The national pageant’s communications and programmes manager, Tendai Chirau said dates for the beauty contest which will be run under the theme “Probity” had been…
HARARE – National Arts and Merit Award (Nama) winner Angeline Kamba, says the recent gong was the greatest acknowledgment she has ever received for the role she played in the country’s arts sector. The former civil servant who clinched the Arts Service Award during the 14th edition of Nama in recognition of her contribution over…
HARARE – Dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu was jeered on Saturday at the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony at 7 Arts Theatre in Harare for “controversially” winning the Outstanding Male Musician gong. Chimbetu won the award ahead of people’s favourite Tocky Vibes. When Chimbetu jumped onto the stage to receive the contentious award, there was…
HARARE – Ster Kinekor Westgate could be summoned by the Zimbabwe Censorship Board to explain the showcasing of erotic dances at the premiere of Fifty Shades of Grey last Friday. The event organisers hired erotic dancers whose sexually suggestive moves have triggered a backlash on social media with some aggrieved people equating the event to …
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo says his new album set to be launched at the Book Café this afternoon is a rallying call for Zimbabweans to come together and rebuild the country. Mapfumo, who last released an album four years ago, believes the new offering titled Danger Zone was a timely reminder for…
HARARE – The country’s 100 percent local content music on all Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) music channels during the first tenure of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo sparked a huge outcry. The directive triggered an avalanche of stinging barbs and no-so-kind words for Moyo whose directive was aimed at giving a platform…
HARARE – Struggling sungura musician Josphat Somanje says lack of professionalism hastened the break-up of the old Pengaudzoke band that he co-led with his brother Daiton. The Marondera-based musician is convinced that timely professional help could have helped to prevent the acrimonious fall out with his equally talented brother. “If we had received professional advice,…
BULAWAYO – Music fans in the City of Kings were left ruing their bad luck after music legend Oliver Mtukudzi pulled out from a pre-Valentine’s Day bash that also featured South African star Ringo Madlingozi due to illness. Tuku’s eleventh-hour withdrawal, while it clearly rattled the 300 plus crowd, appeared not to dampen the spirits…
HARARE – Rising Zimdancehall musician Tocky Vibes picked two awards out of a possible three at the 14th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) held at 7 Arts on Saturday night. The 21-year-old musician’s hit album Mhai Singles Collection won the Outstanding Album Award in a category that also featured Jah Prayzah’s Kumbumura…
