HARARE – AMBA nights are everyone’s dream and I cannot wait for the Harare International Carnival which will bring the dance extravaganza to the capital city in May. For most Zimbabweans, the samba dance is synonymous with the Brazilians and it is a plus that the South American nationals are coming to participate in the…
HARARE – The European Union, EU has invested $1,8 million in Zimbabwe’s arts industry between 2013 and 2014, the EU Ambassador Aldo Dell’Ariccia has revealed. Dell’Ariccia told the Daily News that the investment can even reach $3,3 million if indirect investments are included. “The EU has managed to get a direct budget for arts and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) and the Victoria Falls Carnival have been included among seven must-see African festivals by Cable News Network (CNN). The two Zimbabwean festivals are joined in the top seven by Lake of Stars (Malawi), Cape Town International Jazz Festival (South Africa), Sauti Za Busara (Tanzania), Marrakesh Popular…
HARARE – Rooftop Promotions has launched the Wene Music Awards barely two months after the controversial National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony in Bulawayo. Rooftop director Daves Guzha told the Daily News yesterday that the inaugural Wene Music Awards ceremony would be held on October 29. “Wene is a call to celebrate our Zimbabwean artistic…
HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu will include a duet with United States of America-based Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo on his fifth album set to be released in April. Sulu told the Daily News yesterday that the song, that has provisionally been titled Mukanya, confers deserving homage on an inspirational Zimbabwean music icon. “The…
HARARE – Seasoned music lecturer and promoter Wellington “Bitumba” Maruta has released a six-track debut album that he claims will show Zimbabweans what genuine rhumba music is all about. The former Morgan Zintec College music lecturer says his album Rwemandorokwati demonstrates that he can practise what he taught in schools and colleges for a long…
HARARE – Kadoma-born dancehall artiste Christopher ‘Chrissy B’ Isaac has dedicated his second album titled Another Level to be released during the Easter holidays to the late mbira queen Chiwoniso Maraire who was his mentor. The 28-year-old artiste says the death of the mbira star last year was a huge setback for his fledgling career….
HARARE – A record 21 countries from around the globe have confirmed their participation in this year’s Harare International Carnival slated for May 16 to 25. Harare International Carnival is the brainchild of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA ). ZTA communications manager, Sugar Chagonda said they had christened the Carnival, Harare International Carnival because it…
HARARE – Bulawayo and Harare will resonate with the vibrant sounds, sights, and tastes of the French-speaking world during the Francophonie Week set to run from March 10 to 22. A glut of celebratory events will take place at Alliance Francaise, Prince Edward School, Jean de la Fontaine French School in Harare, Academy of music…
HARARE – Afro-jazz artistes Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana and Rute Mbangwa will share the stage with explosive Bulawayo-based acappella group Nobuntu on Saturday in an International Women’s Day celebratory concert at the Book Café. Katomeni-Mbofana is an undoubted darling of the stage and screen in Zimbabwe, with a rich and long-running career in the arts since childhood….
