HARARE – Three emerging Zimbabwean musicians — Tendai Madzviti, Munyaradzi Nyamarebvu (pictured) and Fungai Nengare — have left for a three-month stint in Germany where they will collaborate with Munich-based Jamaram band. Roberta Wagner, the director of Zimbabwe German Society (ZGS), told the Daily News that the three music rookies will be mentored on the…
HARARE – An ambitious new generation made up of sons of established musicians has burst onto the Zimbabwean scene determined to bolster legacies crafted by their fathers. Unlike Suluman Chimbetu, Peter Young Igwe Moyo, Tendai and Morgan Dembo who ventured into meaningful music after the death of their fathers, the new crop of rookie musicians…
BULAWAYO – Celebrated Zora musician Leonard Zhakata has described the death of legendary footballer-turned-music producer Tymon Mabaleka (64) last week as “the passing on of my biological father.” Zhakata who drove from Harare to Bulawayo to witness the burial of the former Highlanders midfielder at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo last Thursday, told the Daily…
HARARE – Mbira legend Stella Chiweshe will make her final performance in Zimbabwe at the Book Café tonight before flying back to her German base. Ambuya Chiweshe will share the stage with Vibe Culture— the late Chiwoniso Maraire’s backing band which is now under the leadership of Rumbi Tavaziva. Interestingly, the late Chiwoniso, who was…
LONDON – When I was much younger, well before the magical 40 years, my favourite pastime was shopping. I developed habits similar to those of my mother who was a shopaholic in her time, a “good shopaholic” to put it more nicely. My mother was always very attracted to the more expensive pieces of clothing,…
HARARE – Jamaican dancehall star Kalado has confirmed his first ever Zimbabwean show that will take place at Old Hararians Sports Club in Harare on September 13. In a video released by the show organisers, Digital One International, Kalado promises local dancehall fans a night to remember. “Hello! Saturday the 13th of September at Old…
HARARE – Zimbabwean music legend Oliver Mtukudzi, was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Human Letters (DHL) by the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP) at a function held at the Rainbow Towers Hotel yesterday. The doctorate is Tuku’s third degree. In 2003, he received an Honorary Arts degree from the University of Zimbabwe in…
HARARE – Award-winning artiste Blessing Shumba will lead an exciting line-up of gospel musicians who will take part in the Winter Family Show to be held at Mucheke Hall in Masvingo tomorrow. The Mutare-based artiste will share the stage with Kudzi Nyakudya, the rising Tatenda Mahachi, Rumbi Zvirikuzhe and Albert Munyanyi. Karoi-born Mahachi, whose albums…
HARARE – Rising stars Selmor Mtukudzi and Tendai Manatsa are in the process of recording their first albums in South Africa since their professional “divorce” at the beginning of last year. The two, who will both hold shows at the Book Café tonight, believe recording across the Limpopo will help take them to a new…
HARARE – Award-winning Afro-fusion band Mokoomba will undertake a nationwide tour and perform more in high density areas as part of a strategy to bolster their following in the country. The Victoria Falls group, currently on a tour of the United States of America (USA) and Canada, have won a string of international awards including…
