HARARE – The concept of corporate governance has not received a lot of attention in the arts and culture sector despite being such an important issue in commerce and industry. While in the wider society including schools and cooperatives, the presentation or publication of audited financial accounts is an important event; this has not been…
HARARE – One of Zimbabwe rising hip-hop stars Tinashe ‘Karizma’ Sahanga has been given an opportunity to feature on BBC’s 1 Extra Talent show puts the spotlight on upcoming artistes who show a lot of promise to make it on the big stage. Karizma will co-present the celebrated show for young entertainers throughout this month….
HARARE – The monthly “House of Hunger Poetry Slam” returns to the Book Café tomorrow to commemorate the International Day of Tolerance. Though the International Day of Tolerance is celebrated world over on November 16, the Book Café has decided to mark the event two weeks earlier under the theme “Embrace yourself, Embrace others”. The…
HARARE – Zimpraise choir senior member Wellington Kwenda has released a solo seven-track album titled Passion of Praise. Kwenda is confident that the album produced by his long-time friend Macdonald “Mac Dee” Chidavaenzi will help him develop another dimension of his musical craft. Songs making up the album include Yaweh, Tinodiwa naJesu, Changamire, Fire Fire,…
HARARE – Ernest Kambadzo Tanga Wekwa Sando, in one of his interviews in the last decade, told of how he feverishly played a tambourine in the Highfield Salvation Army church. A barefooted youngster who was finding his feet away from the brazen fights that used to take place in the ‘‘green grass’’ a street lexicon,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe dancehall king Wallace “Winky D” Chirumiko and gospel star Blessing Shumba are among a galaxy of stars set to light up the two-day Kumakomoyo Arts Festival (KAFest) which kicks off at Mutare’s Sakubva Stadium today. The annual arts festival, organised by the Zimbabwe Prison Services (ZPS), presents a diverse programme that includes…
HARARE – Topsy-tury local rhumba group BV Labien has suffered yet another break-up following the decision by band founder Cuthbert “King Vevela” Kasirori and six other members to form a splinter group. King Vevela, drummer Gift “Undertaker” Kamutana, bassist George Mvurakamaruva, lead guitarist Paul Gundani, backing vocalist Khumbulani Moyo and dancer Simon Gumbate have all…
HARARE – Controversial female dancehall artiste Brenda “Lady B” Bechani has released a gospel track called Muzambara. Lady B is one of Zimbabwean dancehall’s most controversial artistes due to her penchant for dirty lyrics and equally controversial videos. But she now claims she is a changed woman who no longer wants to continue in her…
HARARE – Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso and Extra Kwazvose, a band made up of his ex-band members, have both lined up shows in Mutare on Saturday. Extra Kwazvose, composed of dancer/lead vocalist Francis “Franco Slomo” Dhaka, drummer Obert Gomba, Congolese chanter Kasamba and lead guitarist Noel Nyazanda, will be performing in the Eastern border town…
HARARE – Musicians Clare Nyakujara and Cindy Munyavi, the brains behind the all-female concerts called Kumabhebhi, want to see more women rallying behind the novel concept. Kumabhebhi, which will celebrate its first anniversary in November, has featured the likes of Edith WeUtonga, Hope Masike, Pokello Nare and Diana Samkange. The Other Four lead vocalist Nyakujara…
