HARARE – Zimdancehall star Winky D will headline the Africa University welcome party being hosted by Pick and Save joint in Mutare. The Mafirakureva singer will be supported by fellow Zimdancehall artiste Kinna. The event is also open to music fans who are not students at Africa University. Mhere to perform in Budiriro TN brand…
HARARE – South African stars Zahara and Mafikizolo will return to Zimbabwe on March 6 for a concert set for the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). The award-winning artistes will share the stage with local stars Jah Prayzah and Pah Chihera in a gig that has been arranged by Simad Entertainment. “We are glad to…
BULAWAYO – Mgcini Nyoni, the just-appointed national coordinator for the Zimbabwe Theatre Association (Zita), says his organisation has failed to achieve some of its targets due to lack of resources. Nyoni, a theatre director who is also a successful photographer, poet and playwright, told the Daily News that the criticism of Zita has continually been…
HARARE – Culture Fund director Farai Mfunya says other organisations are free to source funds on behalf of Zimbabwean artistes. Several artists who attended the Arterial Network All Stakeholders Conference held in Harare last December spoke against the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe’s alleged monopoly on donor funds meant for the arts and creative industries. But…
HARARE – Music piracy and the difficult economic situation prevailing in the country are threatening the viability of record company businesses. Emion Sibindi, Metro Studios’ director said since 2004, they had cut their workforce by 50 percent so as to sustain operations. Sibindi told the Daily News that as a result of the economic challenges…
HARARE – Harare police are threatening a crackdown on delinquent dancers and club-owners who promote “moral decadence”. This follows the arrest of Shantel Chirimuta, a Chocolate Barbes dancing crew member who allegedly became intimate with a patron on stage. At a meeting on Friday with the dance sector’s stakeholders, police stressed the importance of maintaining…
HARARE – Buffalo Souljah has promised to hit back at Nigerian dancehall artiste, Burna Boy, who allegedly attacked him at an all-white party held by rapper Da Les in South Africa. The Zimbabwean multi-continental award winning artiste came out guns blazing against the Nigerian artiste, in the latest beef to hit Africa’s dancehall scene. “It…
HARARE – Sungura artiste Peter Moyo sampled a couple of new songs during Sunday’s joint show with Suluman Chimbetu at Rangers Gardens in Westlea but was quick to emphasise that his second album was not imminent. The 24-year-old Moyo released his six-track debut album Mushonga Mukuru close to two years ago after concerted pressure from…
HARARE – Controversial Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love has been banned from performing at the Book Café after reporting three hours late for a show on Friday. The award-winning Soul Jah Love, who was born Soul Masaka, infuriated the management at Book Café after turning up at 11pm for a concert that was scheduled to…
HARARE – After four years of waiting for his second album, reggae star MicInity had no choice but to pull off the mother of all launches for his latest offering Survivor at Misty’s on Friday night. And for good measure, he threw his 32nd birthday party into the mix. What a party-and-a-half it was! The…
