HARARE – All Africa Music Awards (Afrima) nominee, Sebastian Magacha, says he has not been disheartened by the indefinite postponement of the continental gongs. Magacha is a nominee in the Best Inspirational Gospel Musician in Africa category in the awards which were originally set to take place in Lagos, Nigeria on November 9. “We were…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant has hit a new low following the dethroning of Catherine Makaya over alleged indiscipline. However, Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Mary Chiwenga says they have the fully backing of the Miss World organisers. Makaya, who was made national beauty queen after the first Miss Zimbabwe 2014 Thabiso Phiri stepped down…
HARARE – Rising songbird Cynthia Mare, who surprisingly scooped three awards at the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) held at the end of last month, has the perfect chance to show her talent when she performs at Misty’s tonight. With many still querying how she landed Zima gongs in the Best Alternative Music Award, Best Single…
BULAWAYO – Intwasa Arts Festival will hold a three-day show extravaganza at Bulawayo Theatre later this month which will cover drama and comedy. Festival director Raisedon Baya said the project dubbed “Intwasa Extra” will run from November 20 to 22. “Two of the shows, Mbiko kaMadlenya and Comedy Night were the most popular events during…
HARARE – Pressure is mounting for Zimdancehall artistes to put their house in order following violent clashes which left nine people seriously injured at the weekend during the Sting Dancehall Clash competition. Police had to use teargas to break the rioting which characterised the over-hyped clash between Soul Jah Love and Seh Calaz at the…
HARARE – His Presence Ministries International (HPMI) choral group, His Musik, launched their second album — Towdah (Sacrifice of Praise) at a colourful ceremony in Harare on Saturday. Aptly titled Towdah (Sacrifice of Praise), the 11-track album speaks to the inherent passion that emanates from the conviction carried through each song, lyric line, and melody….
HARARE – I am one of the founders of the dancehall genre in Zimbabwe and have always been encouraging the youths to take the business seriously. Dancehall music is about edutainment in line with core values of Rastafari such as peace and love. Yes, in Jamaica they have an annual show called Sting, and it’s…
HARARE – Chanter Seh Calaz has blamed Soul Jah Love for the violence that rocked the Sting Dancehall Clash at the City Sports Centre on Saturday. The Mbare-based artiste told the Daily News that the Ndini Uya Uya singer refused to temporarily leave the stage to allow tempers in the crowd to cool down. “When…
HARARE – Big Brother Hotshots Zimbabwe representative DJ Butterphly, who had been heavily tipped to make an early exit from the reality show on Sunday, survived the axe after securing support from two countries. Zimbabwe and Malawi united forces to save her despite her unpopularity with fellow housemates and fans who have criticised her for…
HARARE – Desperate having no album to his name, Gary Tight, 20, has won the endorsement of none other than music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi. Zimbabwean music fans were surprised recently when Tuku announced through his manager Sam Mataure that the son of Afro-fusion artiste Willom Tight would be part of the forthcoming Abi’angu 2 —…
