HARARE – Dancehall and urban grooves musicians should up their game and engage live bands if they are to survive on the local market. While most of the dancehall and urban grooves musicians record their music using digital computers, hence cannot perform using live bands, their songs are not as powerful as those of musicians…
HARARE – Urban grooves music acts will meet tomorrow, Wednesday in what will be a clash of stars as the gig brings together the cream in the genre. A total of 15 urban grooves music acts, among them some dancehall artistes will set Harare’s City Sports Bar alight with varying sounds. The line-up includes Maskiri,…
HARARE – Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) is officially opening year 2014 for dancers tonight in the capital. The event to be held at Harare’s City Sports Bar is meant to “officially commission dance groups to work” as most of them were still on holiday and more than 35 dance groups are expected to attend…
HARARE – Hip-hop star, Tehn Diamond says his new release Simudza Gumbo featuring Dhadza D is all about what people can do for the country instead of what the country can do for them. “My new single is all about turning the conversation from ‘what can our country do for us?’ to ‘what can we…
BULAWAYO – Award-winning Bulawayo dance group Iyasa enchanted the big crowd that witnessed 49 people walk away with prizes worth $14 900 during the Coca-Cola Summer Splash Grand Draw held in Bulawayo on Saturday. The well-travelled group, which blends comedy, dance and music, delivered a well-choreographed performance that went some way in proving why it…
HARARE – Sultry, slinky and still sizzling in her mid-30s, Patience Musa is a diva like no other. The charismatic and extroverted musician, who burst onto the scene at the turn of the millennium under the tutelage of Mateo Kaunda, has had her fair share of life experiences and like wine has matured with age….
HARARE – Two of the most celebrated musicians in the country Alick Macheso of Orchestra Mberikwazvo and Suluman Chimbetu of Orchestra Dendera Kings are set to clash tonight at the popular Harare venue. The two will share the stage with rising dancehall artiste Killer T and Oliver Mtukudzi’s protégé Munyaradzi Mataruse. Orchestra Dendera Kings publicist…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has initiated a comedy exchange programme that will enable Zimbabwean jesters to collaborate with their South African counterparts. The partnership between Zimbabwean comedians and their colleagues across the Limpopo was kick-started last year in November when top South Africa stand-up comedians Donovan David Goliath and Jason Goliath, who interestingly…
HARARE – Years ago, it was considered untidy and unprofessional to wear dreadlocks in certain places in Zimbabwe but with the passage of time this has changed as even the first lady Grace Mugabe now dons them. Teachers and students were not permitted to attend classes with dreadlocks and also lawyers had trouble representing clients…
HARARE – The popularity of the recently-held 2013 Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala was beyond anyone’s imagination and as it was screened live, worldwide. The Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala, to be held this year at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland is a glamorous awards presentation for the world’s most talented footballers. In Zimbabwe we have the…
