HARARE – Dub poet Albert Nyathi and Imbongi Arts will mark the 20th anniversary of the poem and song Senzeni Na at the Book Café on September 12 through a multi-lingual 90-minute musical production. The musical production of the song written by Nyathi in 1993 following the assassination of South African nationalist Chris Hani, will…
HARARE – Red Fox proprietor Robert Zhuwao, who is among African promoters who intend to bring Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage to Africa, says the Ebola outbreak has forced them to plan anew the pending tour. Zhuwao said the Ebola scourge has necessitated the removal of West Africa from the planned tour expected to take…
HARARE – Big Brother Africa 2014 titled “Hotshots”, which was supposed to begin on Sunday, has been postponed indefinitely after the house which was supposed to house contestants for the 91-day reality show, went up in flames on Tuesday . M-Net and Endemol SA, the organisers of the reality show, confirmed the razing of the…
BULAWAYO – Dumi Nyongolo, a protégé of Afro-jazz artiste Jeys Marabini, will record his second album in South Africa in October. Nyongolo, who went solo three years ago after working as a backing vocalist and percussionist, has lined up a 15-track offering. “The reason why I decided to record across the border is simply because…
JOHANNESBURG – M-Net and Endemol SA today announced that due to a devastating fire at the Big Brother house on 2 September 2014, ‘Big Brother Hotshots’ will not launch this Sunday (7 September) as scheduled. This unfortunate incident has forced organisers of the reality show to consequently postpone the show indefinitely, the launch of this…
HARARE – Organisers of the inaugural Banakazi Tambai Women Cultural Festival, an all-female traditional dance contest which will take place over two days next month, say preparations for the event are at an advanced stage. Nyadzisai Mirisawu, the finance and marketing executive of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Dance Festival, told the Daily News that the…
HARARE – Joyous Celebration co-founder Lindelani Mkhize, who was part of the judges at the Harvest House International Clash of Hub Choirs in Bulawayo on Sunday, has lauded the musical prowess of Zimbabwean choirs. “Let me tell you, Bulawayo has got talent. I am impressed by the performances of the various choirs,” Mkhize said. The…
HARARE – All is not well at Lyt-On Studios owned by controversial music producer Lyton Ngolomi, who is married to and manages gospel diva Bethen Pasinawako-Ngolomi. Last week, the Ngolomi brothers, Lyton and Brian ganged-up against an upcoming gospel musician Nicholas Chirunga and the three exchanged blows during a rehearsal session in the capital over…
HARARE – Shoko Festival, Zimbabwe’s biggest festival of urban culture, will this year feature electronic dance music, DJ parties, hip-hop, dancehall, comedy, spoken word, new media discussions and workshops. The festival — produced by Magamba Network — is set to explode from September 25 to 28, 2014. Shoko Festival Comedy night will feature Loyiso Gola,…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso has been hard hit by piracy.Macheso’s forthcoming album which is still to be titled is already available on the streets, thanks to piracy. The Tafadzwa singer wishes he could rewind time, back to the good years of the 1980s to 1990s where technology and music piracy had not developed…
