HARARE – Oliver Mtukudzi’s Greatest Hits Concert is on tonight at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Guest artistes for Tuku’s special shows include Gary Tight, Ammara Brown, Guspy Warrior, Douglas Chimbetu, Tariro neGitare, Jean Masters, Sekuru Gweshe, Tanga wekwaSando and Pakare Paye outfit, Tsvete. Chipfumo, Shiga to share the stage Progress Chipfumo and Shiga…
HARARE – World-famous Irish traditional folk musical, Dervish, is one of the visiting acts set to perform at Hifa on the Telecel Main Stage. Dervish are presented by Culture Ireland and The Mashonaland Irish Association with the support of Golden Pilsener. Dervish hails from Ireland and were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly together with…
BULAWAYO – The fast-growing talent show, Sizinda Has Got Talent, came to a fold this week after attracting hundreds of participants at an event held at Sizinda Hall in Bulawayo during the Easter Holidays. Run by locals for the people of Sizinda and adjoining areas, the six-week event which is one of the few talent…
HARARE – Controrvesial reggae dancehall singer Brenda Bechani, also known as Lady Bee, has castigated people labelling her music dirty while tolerating similar lyrics by male chanters. Lady Bee has had little or no play on local radio because of her explicit content. Her music is only found on social networks such as Facebook and…
HARARE – Sexy Angels front- lady Beverly Sibanda, says she is prepared to surrender the boutique handed to her by Walter Magaya’s Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Church if the ministry insists on stopping her from going back to the pubs. Sibanda, who has gone back to striptease after a short repentance, told the Daily…
HARARE – South African House group Uhuru made an electric debut performance in Harare at Belgravia Sports Club on Independence eve. Though the Y-Tjukutja hit-makers only came on stage well after midnight, they lived up to pre-concert billing with a lively presentation that included a collaboration with Zimbabwean star Willbroad Muponda who is popularly known…
HARARE – Rising Zimbabwean writer Tendai Huchu, 32, is among five writers shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize. Huchu, who is based in the United Kingdom, was nominated for his story The Intervention published last year in an Indian journal called Open Road Review. The Glasgow-based podiatrist will battle for the Caine Prize worth £10…
HARARE – Zimbabwean R ‘n’ B singer Audius Mtawarira says the decision by the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) to deny him a chance to perform at this year’s edition is both offensive and disrespectful. The Day Like This singer, who wrote and produced music for top artistes like American pop rapper Flo…
HARARE – Three-time National Arts Merit Award (Nama)-winning sculptor Forbes Mushipe is looking forward to bag more awards in future. Mushipe first won a Nama award in 2011 with his mixed media master piece titled Barika while Melodies From the Mermaid landed him another accolade the following year. In 2013, Mushipe won the award with…
HARARE – Theatre in the Park will be introducing a children’s slot during its mid-June return. Theatre in the Park closed in 2012. It was a well-known theatre venue running a week of local theatre. Previously, it exclusively catered for adults and evening audiences, with children having little fun there. “We are reintroducing lunchtime theatre,…
