HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo has shot down a recent press report claiming that he was making “frantic” efforts to arrange a meeting with President Robert Mugabe. The veteran musician described the report as a “mischievous misrepresentation” in a statement released by his publicist Blessing Vava. “Chimurenga Music Company wishes to make it…
HARARE – One venue, 24 hours apart, different crowd, different class. That is an observation anyone who happened to be at Greencroft’s Casa de Castilla Night Club on both Friday and Saturday nights would not have possibly missed after Jah Prayzah and Soul Jah Love — two of Zimbabwean contemporary music’s hottest artistes — left…
HARARE – Rising gospel musician Mathias Mhere will begin a month-long maiden tour of the United States of America (USA) on February 16. Mhere, who ventured into gospel music in 2005, has lined up a series of concerts in and around the American city of Dallas. The Favour hitmaker is optimistic that his first tour…
HARARE – After close to a decade of entertaining fans without an album to his name, dancehall artiste Jah Bless has finally dropped one. The 39-year-old artiste whose real name is Tavona Kevin Padoro has released a 12-track album entitled Mr Entertainer following his vast experience in the field of entertaining fans. “I was born…
HARARE – Divine Investments was one of the outstanding arts promoters after successfully staging more than 2 000 shows last year alone as it coordinated entertainment gigs in more than 10 nightclubs. Apart from staging shows in various nightclubs, Divine Investments also held outside concerts and festivals throughout the country. The promotions company coordinated music…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso’s plan to re-engage the services of his all-time music producer Bothwell Nyamhondera might hit a snag following reports that the veteran producer’s employer, Diamond Studios, is unwilling to release him. This comes against a backdrop that Macheso chose to forego his routine annual one-month sabbatical which he takes in…
MUTARE – Award-winning gospel star Blessing Shumba says he is not keen on receiving great fame at the expense of the important Christian messages in his music. The Mutare-based musician told the Daily News he will happily go anonymous as long as his music touches millions. “l have come to the conclusion that people don’t…
HARARE – Veteran musician Leonard Zhakata, whose two songs Dhonza Makomborero and Dollar Boy topped the annual Radio Zimbabwe Coca Cola Top 50, says at long last Zimbabweans now genuinely understand his music. The Mugove singer told the Daily News that in the past, misinterpretation of his well-meaning music caused national radio stations to shun…
MUTARE – Husky-voiced George “Jiggaz” Tanjani says it is a sign of weakness for an established dancehall artiste to approach a fellow musician for collaboration. Jiggaz, father to dancehall protégé Spiderman, told the Daily News on Sunday that it is generally regarded as a taboo in real dancehall for an established artiste to place himself…
HARARE – Controversial businessman-cum-musician Energy Mutodi says landing position one on the National FM Top 50 songs of the year has encouraged him to urgently push for a new album. Mutodi’s winning song Runyararo is about the factionalism that has rocked the ruling Zanu PF. In the song, he urges the party’s president to address…
