BULAWAYO – Fifteen youngsters will battle it out in a rap competition to be held at Bulawayo Rainbow Cinema on Friday. The talent identification contest is part of hip-hop talent shows being organised by Bulawayo-based Star Open Mic. Show organiser Pritchard “Teeko” Kasomali told the Daily News that the weekend event will be an opportunity…
HARARE – No account of Zimbabwe’s theatre industry would be complete without mentioning the role played by brothers Jasen and Nash Mphepo. The two brothers, who both claimed to have been forced into the theatre industry by circumstances, are considered to be among the country’s elite actors and producers. Jasen, who is the elder brother,…
HARARE – Ngoma Dzepasi beat nine other provincial representatives in the Harare Gardens on Saturday to claim the top prize in the annual Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival. For taking first position, the Mashonaland East cultural group walked away with $4 000. Second-placed Chitutuko Nyau Club from Harare pocketed $3 000 with Victoria Falls based…
HARARE – Celebrated performers Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, Dudu Manhenga and South Africa-based Berita Khumalo will be part of local artistes expected to star in the Harare Jazz Festival set for Belgravia Sports Club on September 13. The grand jazz showcase, which brings together regional and internationally-acclaimed jazz legends to perform alongside some of Zimbabwe’s finest musicians,…
LONDON – Memory Mbewe, whose blog Fashion diary of a chic wife has become popular among Zimbabwean women, recently used this column to explain why women must not “downgrade’’ fashion-wise once they get married. In this instalment, Mbewe gives us an insight into how to make fashion choices by unpacking fashion trends. Below are her…
HARARE – Young “Igwe” Peter Moyo says he will never be a clone of his father and music superstar, Tongai who passed away on October 15 three years ago. The young musician, who will celebrate his 25th birthday in bashes set for today and tomorrow, told the Daily News that it has never been his…
HARARE – Upcoming musicians Mike Mopo and Herbert Majeke will entertain revellers today at the on-going Harare Agricultural Show which kicked off on Wednesday and will run until August 30. Tomorrow, it will be the turn of sungura musician Peter Moyo, gospel artiste Pianos Jaravaza and a Jah Prayzah sound-alike called Commander to light up…
HARARE – Sounds of Universe, the band that was scheduled to represent Bulawayo Metropolitan Province at this year’s Chibuku Road to Fame national finals set for September 27, has been disqualified “due to an act of misconduct.” The barring of Sounds of Universe was announced by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) in a…
HARARE – Beverly “Bev” Sibanda, the newly-appointed Msasa Bricks brand ambassador, says her debut album Tapinda will win a Zimbabwe Music Award (Zima) award and prove her doubters wrong. Bev is confident that she will be among award recipients on October 4 at the Rainbow Towers in Harare when the revived Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima),…
HARARE – Music promoter Josh Hozheri has vowed to fight for his auctioned home. Hozheri says he will try to reverse the sale of his home in the northern suburb of Bluffhill, Harare. His house was foreclosed over unpaid interests on a $77 000 bank loan last week. Hozheri, a pub owner who also runs…
