HARARE – Not even the no-show of embattled Jah Prayzah at the launch of Gary Tight’s launch of his debut single ‘Ndazonyora’ at the Book Café on Tuesday night could dampen the party mood at the well-attended event. Jah Prayzah, who currently stands accused of copying the beat of his ‘Mwanasikana’ hit from the song…
HARARE – Popular entertainer Jah Prayzah will perform at Marondera’s Legends Night Club tonight before proceeding to Chipinge for a show at Dzonzai Night Club tomorrow night. The Tsviriyo singer’s hectic festive season schedule will include shows at Rusape Hall (December 29), Mbizo Inn, Kwekwe (December 30), Club Royal, Bulawayo (December 31) and Extra Mile,…
HARARE – Orchestra Mberikwazvo manager William Tsandukwa says attempts by Noel Nyazanda, Obert Gomba and Congolese Jonasi Kasamba to return to sungura star Alick Macheso’s backing group are destined to fail. Tsandukwa’s remarks fly in the face of recent reports that the three, who unceremoniously quit Orchestra Mberikwazvo last year, are on the verge of…
BULAWAYO – Writers Togara Muzanenhamo and John Eppel have come up with a poetry collection titled Textures which has been published by Bulawayo-based AmaBooks Publishers. The new collection by the two highly-regarded Zimbabwean poets has also been released internationally through the African Books Collective. AmaBooks co-director Brian Jones told the Daily News that his organisation…
HARARE – Eight-year-old Junior Mwase, who is probably Zimbabwe’s youngest published author, has entered into a marketing agreement with Inov8 Bookshop. Under the arrangement, Innov8, which has seven branches in Bulawayo and Harare, will sell young Mwase’s two books titled The Book of Life: Story Book and The Book of Life: Colouring Book. Mwase, a…
HARARE – Rising dancehall artiste Tocky Vibes delivered a weak performance during Friday’s Lockdown Concert headlined by South African House music group Mafikizolo. The 21-year-old artiste, who was given the honour of being the last act in a bill that also featured music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and fit-again Alexio Kawara, failed to rise to the…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe 2014 Tendai Hunda has attributed her poor showing at the just-ended Miss World to hurried preparations. Hunda, the third Miss Zimbabwe to be crowned since August this year when Thabiso Phiri stepped down as national queen following an alleged nude pictures scandal, was handed the national beauty title four days before…
LONDON – Women could be allowed to serve in British infantry units for the first time by 2016. An Army review of the ban on women serving in close combat has concluded the change would not have an “adverse effect” on troop cohesion. But more research is needed to assess the “physiological demands”, a review…
HARARE – Popular South African band Mafikizolo jetted into Harare at midday today (Friday) ahead of their concert set for the Harare International Conference Centre tonight. The show, being organised by Simba Madziwa’s Simmad Entertainment, will also feature local artistes Oliver Mtukudzi and Tocky Vibes. STAR ATTRACTION: Mafikizolo band members wait outside the Harare International…
HARARE – African jazz legend Hugh Masekela says Victor Kunonga’s just-released 12-track album Kwedu is a breath of fresh air on an African continent that has been duped into despising its cultural heritage. The 75-year-old South African music icon made the remarks on Tuesday night at the Alliance Fraincaise Old Mutual Theatre where he was…
