HARARE – Zimbabwean musicians have over the years forged ties with each other, creating exciting partnerships that have gone beyond marketing their brands. One of the most effective options which local musicians have exploited is the official launch of their new albums. The recent launch by Guspy Warrior of his album Wedzera Mawattz at the…
HARARE – The Harare casting for Miss Carnival took place on Saturday with six ladies being elected to participate in the pageant that will take place on May 16. There was stiff competition as over 30 girls showed up for the auditions, with many of them getting jittery ahead of the auditions. The auditions took…
HARARE – StarBrite, Zimbabwe’s leading talent search show, has extended scouting for potential participants of this year’s edition to prison inmates starting with Chikurubi Maximum Prison on Wednesday. Barney Mpariwa, director of the talent show, told the Daily News that his organisation was delighted to be part of the Zimbabwe Prison Service (ZPS)’s prisoner re-integration…
LONDON – Several months ago I was working on a Limited Edition Handbag Collection which was inspired by my old time favourite book Lord of the flies. Before I started designing, I spent about six weeks prior to putting anything on paper or leather, researching my concepts. While doing my research I became very much…
HARARE – Female dancehall artistes Lady Squanda and Bounty Lisa failed to show up for a highly-anticipated Kumabhebhi Concert at the Book Café on Thursday night forcing organisers to rope in Shinsoman as a last-minute replacement. Kumabhebhi Concerts, a brainchild of musicians Cindy Munyavi and Clare Nyakujara — are meant to promote female artistes. Thursday’s…
MUTARE – When a musician grudgingly speaks positively of a vice that has virtually killed any prospects of profitable recording, it just illustrates how music piracy has spun out of control. While shrinks may be tempted to explain Jusa Mupostori’s assertion that “piracy uplifted me” as a typical example of the Stockholm Syndrome — a…
KINGSTON – Jamaican rapper and dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been sentenced to life in prison for the August, 2011 murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. On March 13, embattled Jamaican rapper, songwriter and dancehall performer Vybz Kartel was found guilty of the August, 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. Less than a month later, on…
MUTARE – Mutare-based dance group Unit Edge, winners of the Zimbabwe’s Finest Dance Group competition held in Harare over the weekend, is seeking sponsorship to enable them to participate in the World Hip-Hop Championships in the United States of America. The five-member group beat six other groups during auditions held at Reps Theatre in Harare…
HARARE – Renowned Dendera artiste, Suluman Chimbetu, has composed a jingle for Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s forthcoming “Judgement Night 2” pencilled for the National Sports Stadium on April 19. The jingle, largely a remix of his late father, Simon Chimbetu’s, hit Kumagobo, speaks of a graduate who has finished school and has learnt his trade but…
HARARE – Theatre in the Park, which was evicted last year from the venue they had used for 17 years by the Zimbabwe International Book Fair over rental arrears, is constructing a 500-seater theatre. The new venue, just like the old one, is in the Harare Gardens. Rooftop Promotions director Daves Guzha told the Daily…
