REDCLIFF – Randal Majaivana, who claims to be the son of exiled Zimbabwean music legend Lovemore Majaivana, will perform songs from his eight-track debut album Vhukani Bazali tonight at Redcliff Drive Inn. The gig in Redcliff town dubbed “Majaivana, his legacy and the future” will also feature Harare-based Progress Chipfumo and his Sound of the…
HARARE – Secular musicians Suluman Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah will feature in the Baba Manyeruke Tribute Concert set for the Harare International Conference (HICC) this afternoon. Ronny Chataika, son of the late Zimbabwean gospel music pioneer Jordan Chataika, has also agreed to join Zimbabwe’s gospel music community in celebrating the 71-year-old Mechanic Manyeruke’s 40-year career…
HARARE – Dancehall star Emegy Sylvester Chizanga, who is popularly known as Freeman has Mukudzei “Jah Prayzah” Mukombe on his forthcoming album set to be released at the end of this month. Jah Prayzah, who has also collaborated with superstar Oliver Mtukudzi, Progress Chipfumo and Suluman Chimbetu, will feature on the track Sarura Wako. The…
HARARE – Tomorrow the country’s gospel fans will gather at Harare International Conference Centre to honour Mechanic Manyeruke’s four decade-long music career. Manyeruke, who will receive a Jaguar XF on December 19 during a tribute dinner to be held in his honour, will launch a new album during tomorrow’s tribute concert. The concert will feature…
BULAWAYO – Songstress Prudence Mabhena, the subject of an Oscar award-winning documentary called Music by Prudence features on Bulawayo-based accapella gospel outfit Bhuku Romweya’s second album titled Pamusoro Pemvura. The physically-challenged Mabhena who caught famed Oprah Winfrey’s eye resulting in an invitation to visit the United States of America, featured on two tracks Tose and…
HARARE – Celebration Ministries is set to perform a theatrical Christmas musical production called Christmas Foretold at the end of the month, at the Celebration Centre in Borrowdale. The November 28 event portrayal of the birth of Jesus Christ will feature music by Bonnie Deuschle and choral arrangements by Celebration Choir as well as popular…
HARARE – Zambezi News TV is back and will be launching Season 2 at the Book Cafe on Thursday November 21. The launch will see the screening of two brand new episodes of the hit comedy series that has managed to tour South Africa and Sweden. The night will be hosted by Cde Fatso who…
HARARE – Mbira music maestro Stella Chiweshe and Selmor Mtukudzi are billed to perform in a show dubbed Mbuya neMuzukuru at the Book Café tomorrow. The show, being held for the second time by public demand, is a treat for music lovers of different generations who will be exposed to a taste of mbira and…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube’s claim on Monday that former Big Brother Africa contestant Hakeem Mandaza’s relationship with Zambian Cleo was always fake, triggered a twitter spate between the two Zimbabweans. After Hakeem had announced that he and the Zambian rapper had agreed to go on “temporary separation”, Carl quipped that the two were…
HARARE – The posh Jaguar XF car to be presented to gospel artiste Mechanic Manyeruke (pictured) by Pride Africa Network will be on display during the tribute to Baba Manyeruke concert on Saturday. Shepherd Sirewu, chief executive officer of Pride Africa Network, told the Daily News yesterday he imported posh car would be on view…
