HARARE – South African star Ringo Madlingozi, Oliver Mtukudzi, Jah Prayzah and Wallace” Winky D” Chirumiko will clash tonight at Andy Miller Hall, Harare Exhibition Park, in easily the biggest gig in Zimbabwe this weekend. The Thank You Zimbabwe concert is expected to attract thousands of revellers. Chakari Stadium GOSPEL musician Abraham Matuka and Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Top female musicians Plaxedes Wenyika, Clare Nyakujara and female rapper/MC Tracy “Trae Yung” Mbeulani (pictured) will perform during a Deaf Zimbabwe Trust fundraising dinner to be held at Queen Elizabeth High School Hall next week on Friday. The December 6 fundraising dinner, that will also include speeches from respected ear and throat surgeon…
HARARE – The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has urged media houses and artistes to submit their entries for the 13th National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) slated for February 2014 before this coming Saturday. Cathrine Mthombeni, the Nacz communications and marketing officer, advised all interested parties to comply with the imminent deadline in a…
HARARE – The United States Embassy, with support from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), will commemorate the 13th annual Auxillia Chimusoro Awards in Masvingo on Monday. During the event, which will mark the 10th anniversary of Pepfar, three winners of the 2013 HIV/Aids Art Challenge will be honoured. Orton B…
HARARE – Sistaz Open Mic, a platform for female artistes to express themselves, will return to the Book Café on Saturday as part of commemorations of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The special event created and designed under Pamberi Trust’s Flame (Female Literary Arts and Music Enterprise) programme has been running since 2007….
HARARE – Ninja president Wallace “Winky D” Chirumiko views tomorrow’s Thank You Zimbabwe gig in which he will share the stage with South African star Ringo Madhlingozi, superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and Jah Prayzah as another platform to showcase his pedigree. Jonathan Banda, who manages the Mafirakureva singer, told the Daily News that match-ups with big…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Tatenda Mahachi will begin his end-of-year tour on Friday at the Dining Point in Harare. The 29-year-old gospel artiste will share the stage with Rumbi Zvirikuzhe in a double bill that will mark the beginning of a series of shows by Mahachi in the capital and Karoi. Mahachi hopes to…
HARARE – Popular musician Alexio Kawara, who has just turned 35, will celebrate his birthday tomorrow by holding a show at the Zimbabwe-German Society. The Shaina hit-maker will share the stage with Diana Samkange, Ba Shupi, Cindy and others. Proceeds from Alexio’s birthday bash will go towards the musician’s social responsibility projects. “I invited the…
GWERU – Gweru’s Real Sounds Records has included urban grooves star Enock “Nox” Guni on an album dedicated to upcoming artistes titled Riot Rhythm. The South Africa-based Nox, who is a favourite of many young Zimbabweans, is the only seasoned and celebrated artiste on the album that is meant for 15 upstarts drawn from Shurugwi,…
HARARE – Hollywood celebrity make-up artist Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido has begun a search for the face of Vault Cosmetics. The celebrated Zimbabwean make-up artist, who has worked with top artistes like actor Denzel Washington and rapper-cum-actor-James Todd “LL Cool J” Smith, started Vault Cosmetics in Harare a year ago. Muchanyuka-Mgido believes using a popular celebrity as…
