HARARE – After only a month of working as a part-time DJ on the Drive Time slot on Star FM, veteran broadcaster Tichafa Matambanadzo, popularly known as Tich Mataz by his followers has been removed from air, and slotted into the production side. Mataz returned to the station in November last year as a presenter…
HARARE – Hollywood-based Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Arnold Chirisa features in The Jim Gaffigan Show that is set to make a debut appearance on Comedy Central. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the comedy revolves around Jim (Gaffigan) a guy who lives with his wife Jeannie (Mira Sorvino) and five kids in a 2-bedroom New York apartment….
HARARE – Reggae star Mike “MicInity” Madamombe will launch his much-anticipated second album at Misty’s in Newlands on January 23 which happens to be the Marondera-born artiste’s birthday. The 12-track album, fittingly titled Survivor, is being unleashed four years after the release of his successful debut offering Freedom. All the songs on the album except…
BULAWAYO – Ngomahuru Theatre Company has come up with an enthralling play on the thorny issue of tribalism that has haunted the country since time immemorial. The play titled Dance for Peace was recently performed by the Harare-based theatre group during the Plays On Sunday programme at Amakhosi Cultural Centre in the City of Kings….
HARARE – All is set for the first ever Danish Film Festival to be held in Zimbabwe which will run at Alliance Francaise Harare on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The two-day festival, being organised by the Royal Danish Embassy Office in association with the Danish Film, will have no entry charge. Erik Brøgger Rasmussen,…
HARARE – Seven new categories have been added to the second edition of the Zimdancehall Awards set to take place at the Harare Exhibition Park on March 6. The new categories are the Best Zim dancehall Youngster, Best Conscious Song, Best Conscious Riddim, Best Collaboration Riddim, Zimdancehall Ambassador, Best Zimdancehall Artiste in Diaspora and the…
HARARE – Sistaz Open Mic, a platform for young women artistes to showcase their talents in song, dance, poetry and comedy and other disciplines, will celebrate its eighth birthday at the Book Café on Saturday. The gig, which falls under Pamberi Trust’s Female Literary, Arts and Music Enterprise (Flame), has helped to unearth many talented…
HARARE – Celebrated dancers Beverly Sibanda and Zoey Sifelani will be the star attractions tonight at the Super Label Night Club where the Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) will officially launch its 2015 calendar. The Super Label event, dubbed “2015 First Dance Clash”, will also feature David Machowa better known as Apama Styles. Daz representative…
HARARE – First Floor Gallery Harare opened its 2015 programme last Thursday with a unique international photography exhibition dubbed ‘You only look once.’ The travelling exhibition, which was curated by Christopher Hunt, showcased the works of three distinct artists Baoyang Chen (China), Rehan Miskci (Turkey) and Maggie Shannon (United States of America). Hunt hailed the…
HARARE – The Youth Cultural Festival (Yocaf) will this year honour the late iconic playwright and actor, Walter Muparutsa (pictured). Running under the theme I Will Act Now, the festival will be held from July 30 to August 1. Also introduced this year are two more accolades which are the Professor R Zvobgo and Doug…
