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 —…
HARARE – Chipaz Promotions’ inaugural dancehall clash dubbed “Sting” descended into chaos on Saturday night after the bill’s main performers Seh Calaz and Soul Jah Love exchanged blows on stage. The two former friends, who were pitted against each other in the last clash of the dancehall contest, decided to get physical triggering chaos within…
HARARE – Liberation war musician Dick “Comrade Chinx” Chingaira has denied that his house was razed during Operation Murambatsvina in 2005. The veteran musician, who was recently presented with a four-bedroomed house in Mabelreign by the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima), said his name was mischievously linked to the exercise which displaced over a million people….
HARARE – Edith weUtonga Katiji, the caretaker leader of the newly-formed Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu), says her association represents all artistes in the country regardless of the genres they perform. Katiji, one of the few female bassists in Zimbabwe, told the Daily News yesterday that the absence of sungura musicians in the Zimu interim committee…
LONDON – November seems to be the month when all fashion revelations come to me. I don’t want to say it is my ‘lucky” month, however, I feel like it is the time when my visions for the next year are nicely set out. For the last three years everything I have ever dreamt of…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will launch his new album Mukombe weMvura at the Odyssey in Kadoma tonight. The highly-anticipated concert, which comes on the back of a similar one held in Gweru last weekend, is being organised by popular club DJ D Nosh. SA star Dube to headline PHD event SOUTH African pastor…
HARARE – Zimbabwean musicians have formed an association called Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) which seeks to safeguard the rights and civil liberties of artistes in the country. The new union for musicians was mooted on July 14 this year and is currently being led by an interim committee led by famous female bassist Edith Katiji….
HARARE – Top Madagascan singer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer, Haja, will collaborate with Zimbabwean artistes in two gigs dedicated to the late Book Café founder Paul Brickhill over the weekend. The collaborative adventure, which will involve drummer Blessing Muparutsa and bassist Josh Meck, will begin at the Book Café tomorrow before winding up on Saturday night…
HARARE – South African gospel music star Benjamin Dube is expected to jet into Harare tomorrow, a few hours before the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries’ Night of Turnaround 3. The When I think about Jesus singer will be the star performer of the highly-anticipated all-night event expected to attract over 100 000 people….
HARARE – Vault Cosmetics founder and Hollywood celebrity make-up artist — Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido — has opened a window for locals to follow her path. The celebrated Muchanyuka-Mgido will hold lessons for aspiring make-up artists in Harare from November 11. Muchanyuka-Mgido has worked with world class actors that include Denzel Washington and rapper-cum-actor-James Todd “LL Cool…
