VICTORIA FALLS – Tourism Night awakened the resort town of Victoria Falls as various musicians took turns to shine and receive delegates to the UNWTO assembly which officially opened on Saturday. The musical night which has been dubbed Tourism Night by organisers, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), lived up to the high expectations from the…
HARARE – Vivacious Star Gist presenter and Zimbabwe’s former Big Brother representative Vimbai Mutinhiri has landed a Nokia Lumia advertising deal. Vimbai was chosen along with Nigeria’s Uti Nwachukwu and South Africa’s Lawrence Maleka to feature in commercials marketing the trendy phone. As a young, fashionable and trendy It Girl on the continent, Vimbai was…
HARARE – Were, who recently clinched the top prize at the Imagine Festival held in Norway, underlined their growing reputation by winning the Chibuku Road to Fame Harare provincial finals. The five-piece Chitungwiza-based afro-fusion group beat sungura group Njanja Express into second place with Pakare Paye Arts Centre Group, Tsvete, claiming third place in a…
HARARE – Italian Ambassador Stefano Moscatelli has announced a high-powered steering committee which will advise the Italian Jazz Festival which has been rebranded to October World Music Festival. Local musicians Dudu Manhenga and Hope Masike are part of the high-powered committee which also features several personalities from important cultural organisations based in Zimbabwe. The other…
HARARE – My Own Boss kicked off on Friday with 44 contestants being given tasks by businessman Philip Chiyangwa. The entrepreneurial reality show, now in its fifth season, requires contestants to come up with ideas on how to make money and run successful businesses. Simanga Zhou, the executive producer of the show which is aired…
HARARE – Self-proclaimed dancehall queen Lady Squanda, real name Sandra Muchaneta Gazi is one artiste who likes creating controversy. Last week, she almost killed her 75-year-old grandmother Eunice Tomana with shock after she faked her own death as a way of marketing her forthcoming song Rufu RwaSquanda. When the Daily News on Sunday news crew…
HARARE – Oliver Mtukudzi is simply “Tuku”. One of the most important African performers, the guitarist’s blend of mbaqanga and jiti, mbira orchestras and the traditional drumming styles of his KoreKore tribal group is frequently called Tuku Music. His deep, gritty voice delivers lyrics about daily life and the struggles against the corruption and corrupt…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will be among the six non-South African countries that will be represented at this year’s sixth annual FNB Joburg Art Fair. The Fair, taking place from 27-29 September at the Sandton Convention Centre announced the selection of 32 confirmed galleries, 11 of which are new to the Fair. A spokesperson for the…
HARARE – Music promoter Partson Chimbodza says Tryson Chimbetu’s failure to perform at his uncle Simon “Chopper” Chimbetu’s commemoration bash in the Harare Gardens last Sunday was entirely the young dendera star’s fault. Many fans were left stunned when Tryson, who was at the venue with his backing band, failed to make it to the…
HARARE – Suluman Chimbetu’s camp is excited by sungura ace Alick Macheso’s decision to be part of Sunday’s commemoration concert which will honour the award-winning artiste’s late father. Macheso’s participation in the much-anticipated weekend show will fly in the face of the widely-held view that the sungura star and the Sean Timba singer do not…
