HARARE – Swiss-Jet is bringing a spectacular air display featuring 10 small light aircraft, with music and a fashion show scheduled to run alongside the air show. The air show takes place at the beginning of March and will be held in different parts of the country throughout the year, including in Kariba, Hwange, Nyanga,…
HARARE – Trailblazing interdenominational gospel choir, Zim Praise, pulled a bumper crowd at their maiden 2014 concert at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on New Year’s Day. The HICC was packed to the rafters despite rains which had pounded the capital. The concert speaks volumes to the ever-growing fan base of the exuberant gospel group….
HARARE – Sixty one year-old upcoming Afro-jazz musician Jane “Muchembere” Marimo has released two albums within a year. Marimo released her debut album Daka Regore early last year before coming up with another Daka Regore 2 in November. She said from a tender age, music had always been a part of her life. “I used…
HARARE – Flamboyant musician Energy Mutodi has congratulated sungura kingpin Alick Macheso for winning the 2013 edition of the National FM Top 50 with his hit song Macharangwanda. Mutodi and Macheso have previously traded barbs and bitter words. But the businessman-cum-singer has described Macheso’s backing band Orchestra Mberikwazvo as the brand of the moment. “Mutodi…
BULAWAYO – Joyous Celebration star Mkhululi Bhebhe, who is currently in the country for the festive holidays, says he has been buoyed by the support he continues to get from music fans in Bulawayo. The South Africa-based musician made the remarks during the Vocal X live DVD recording held at a local church on Monday….
HARARE – They are fairly new to the acapella music genre but that has not deterred a nine-member group called Good Six (G6) from entertaining big dreams. The Harare-based group, who recorded their first single titled Ndimi Matendera early this year, are increasingly drawing the attention of Zimbabwean gospel music fans beyond their usual assignments…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) and the Media, Information and Broadcasting Services ministry are locked up in talks over $600 000 that the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) owes musicians. Zimura director Polisile Ncube told the Daily News this week that talks between music rights body and Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan…
HARARE – A couple of weeks ago I woke up one Monday morning disturbed by the thought that I had forgotten to remind DJ Smoove about an interview we had scheduled for later that day. Thanks to WhatsApp, it was easy to remind the internationally acclaimed disc jockey about our meeting. Smoove had sent me…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube, who is diabetic, was rushed to hospital on Thursday after his blood sugar levels shot up. The stand-up comedian’s admission into hospital followed his performance in Mutare. “When I was in Mutare, my sugar had been high before Christmas and I was feeling lethargic,” said Ncube. “I went to…
HARARE – Veteran television presenter Rebecca Chisamba, better known as Mai Chisamba, has denied claims by visual artist Raphel Jamu that she donated $7 000 to the Chinhoyi-based sketcher’s Hillock Arts Foundation. Jamu recently asked the Daily News to publicise “Mai Chisamba’s generous donation” but the newspaper smelt a rat after the chat show host…
