HARARE – South Africa-based dancehall star Buffalo Souljah feels privileged to have been the only Zimbabwean musician selected to collaborate with 18 other African artistes on a song called Cocoa Na Chocolate. The Bulawayo-born musician, who has won five Channel O awards, teamed up with artistes such as D’Banj and Femi Kuti from Nigeria along…
LONDON – With a voice that has been likened to the Legendary Luther Vandross by award-winning Canadian Vocalist Ali Matthews, Batsirai Chada’s only way is up. The Canada-based Zimbabwean, who as a teenager was part of a performing arts training group that featured the late mbira ace Chiwoniso Maraire and internationally-acclaimed actress Danai Gurira, has…
HARARE – Zinhle Dube, Zimbabwe’s representative at this year’s Miss Heritage, believes she has what it takes to bring back lustre to the pageant which was mired in controversy last year. Though the 22-year-old model did not take part in the shambolic edition that almost failed to take place in Harare in December last year,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is now ready to host people from all walks of life for this year’s edition of the Harare International Carnival scheduled for May 16 to 24. Officially launching the carnival in the capital on Thursday, Harare Mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni predicted a massive turnout to this year’s edition of the Harare International…
HARARE – Gospel artiste Life “Lifechanging” Nechavava has collaborated with Zimpraise vocalist, Primrose Njewa on a single titled Makomborero. The single, which fuses different gospel music styles, was produced by popular producer McDonald ‘McDee’ Chidavaenzi. The 27-year-old Nechavava, whose decade-long gospel music career has brought about a number of hit singles that have generated reasonable…
HARARE – Dancehall artiste Platinum Prince says those who claim his song Ndinoshamisa Soo is linked to Satanism are way off the mark. The song which celebrates death and gloom has attracted the ire of many dancehall fans who say the tune praises the devil. In one controversial stanza the artiste sings, “Inini ndinonakirwa neropa….
HARARE – Music promoters regard the Harare International Festival of the arts (Hifa)’s decision to end this year’s edition with a Zim dancehall concert as an endorsement of the music genre. The Zim Dancehall Blast Concert featuring Killer T, Lady Squanda, Ricky Fire, Platinum Prince and Dhadza D will conclude the 14th edition of Hifa…
HARARE – South African house music group Uhuru will perform at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare on Independence eve. The group, which will collaborate with Willom Tight on his forthcoming album, is being brought to Zimbabwe by Bass and Style in conjunction with Divine Concert Sound. Tavona “DJ T Bass” Gukuta, the event director, is…
HARARE – Rooftop Promotions director Daves Guzha claims the 2012 closure of Theatre in the Park that his organisation had run in the Harare Gardens for 17 years affected the livelihoods of 900 people. Guzha told the Daily News that the impact of the closure of one of Zimbabwe’s leading theatre brands has been underestimated….
BULAWAYO – Bambata Actors Centre director Styx Mhlanga has completed casting Athol Fugard’s Master Harold and the Boys, a play which is a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) ‘O’ Level set book. The award-winning Mhlanga is confident that the conversion of the classic ‘O’ Level set book into a stage play enhances understanding of the…
