HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will team up with the equally-talented Ntando Van Moyo and Q the Boss in a highly anticipated edition of Simuka Comedy set for the Book Café tonight. The show is part of a three-show fiesta organised by Simuka Comedy to celebrate a highly successful year for Zimbabwean…
HARARE – Leading African film makers say their Zimbabwean counterparts must embrace technology if they are to win the war against intellectual piracy. Chike Maduegbuna, the Nigerian founder of Afrinolly, an application that facilitates access to films on mobile phones and Kahenya Kamunyu the chief executive officer at the Able Wireless Company in Kenya, told…
HARARE – There appears to be no end in sight to the uncertainty blighting the Miss Heritage World Pageant that failed to take place last Saturday amid reports that organisers had moved it to tomorrow. Though efforts by the Daily News to get more details on the global pageant from Miss Heritage Zimbabwe proved fruitless,…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Gift Mahlupeka has released a second album titled Warfare. The Chimanimani-raised musician says his new eight-track album demonstrates his new-found maturity. “Warfare is miles ahead and it shows that I have developed a lot since I released my debut album last year,” said the 29-year-old gospel star. Songs on the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, formerly called the Queen Victoria Museum, provides a detailed insight into the country’s rich cultural heritage and history. Situated in the Zimbabwean capital city Harare, the museum showcases the country’s history in one place and is home to some very unique objects acquired over several generations. The museum,…
HARARE – Wakatumwa singer Gift Amuli says recent claims that dancehall music has overtaken sungura music are out of touch with reality. The Zvishavane-born singer, who has just released a new album called Bhora Mugedhi, added that the fact that dancehall and other urban grooves genres are receiving a lot of air play on Zimbabwean …
HARARE – Award-winning South African actor Vusi Kunene and Burkina Faso film director Idrissa Ouedraogo are star guests at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) which kicked off yesterday. The Burkinabe director won an award for his film Tilaï The Law at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, the Fipresci Award for…
HARARE – Mbare was crowned King of Dancehall ghetto at a colourful event graced by Jamaican international artiste Sheldon “Turbulence” Campbell held at City Sports Centre in the capital on Friday. The event featured scores of dancehall artistes drawn from more than 20 ghettos who took turns to entertain the packed City Sports Centre. After…
HARARE – Hip-hop star Junior Brown in partnership with his bosom buddy Tehn Diamond has captured the imagination of the nation with several hits that have become firm favourites at parties and on the country’s radio stations. Daily News’ Tarisai Machakaire (TM) recently spoke to the famous rapper on his burgeoning career. Below are excerpts…
HARARE – Trailblazing Mokoomba warmed up for next week’s Songlines Music Awards 2013 Winners’ Concert where they will be given the Newcomer’s Award with a spellbinding concert at the Book Café on Friday. The Victoria Falls Band will be honoured in London on December 13 for their album Rising Tide along with best artiste winner…
