HARARE – Music legend Ambuya Stella Chiweshe really means it when she says the mbira is much more than a powerful traditional music instrument. Her long stay in Germany has not detached arguably Zimbabwe’s most celebrated female mbira player from the Shona culture she prides in. The recent discussion at the Book Café on the…
ZIMBABWE’S Big Brother Africa representatives Hakeem Mandaza and Pokello Nare are up for eviction yet again. The duo was lined-up for the chopping block after Monday’s nomination sessions. Though Hakeem and Pokello have both survived eviction once before, this week is the first time the two Zimbabwean housemates have been put up for eviction at the…
ZIMBABWEAN businessman and ex-broadcaster James Makamba is sorely missed by his friends and relatives back home. Yet the bearded Telecel Zimbabwe chairperson is “home away from home” — at least judging by the way he has conducted himself in the last three weeks in which he has launched a website to keep in touch with…
HARARE – Top Zimbabwean female musicians will share the stage with superstar Oliver Mtukudzi at the Book Café on Tuesday as part of the Female Literary, Arts and Music Enterprise (Flame) gender programme. The unique performance will feature mbira star Chiwoniso Maraire, afro-jazz star Dudu Manhenga, Clare Nyakujara, Uza, Rute Mbangwa, Tari neGitare, Diana Samkange,…
HARARE – Mbira star Hope Masike feels honoured to be associated with the Special Schools Arts Festival which kicks off in the Harare Gardens at midday today. Masike, who recently returned from a two-week tour of Europe, will be one of facilitators of several arts workshops designed to help school-going artists with disabilities fulfil their…
HARARE – Zora music star Leonard Zhakata will be back at Harare’s premier club, Jazz 105 tomorrow for the second time this year. Zhakata said the last time they performed at the joint; it was a joyful outing as his city fans responded to their sounds until early morning. “We are delighted to be performing…
HARARE – Amicable “divorces” are rare in the sungura music world but that is exactly what will happen tonight when Jazz 105 hosts Suluman Chimbetu’s farewell party. Chimbetu and the Orchestra Dendera Kings are departing on a tour of Zambia tomorrow as reward for being the best band in last month’s Zimbabwe’s International Carnival. Interestingly,…
HARARE – Zimbabwean Big Brother Africa representative Pokello Nare survived eviction from Africa’s most popular show on Sunday but was again nominated for potential eviction Monday morning. To escape the chop on Sunday, Pokello received eight country votes which were higher than all the votes received by the other housemates who were also up for…
HARARE – The late musician and lead guitarist Andy Brown’s last song Mafaro, which contains vocals by his daughter Ammara, has been released more than a year after the death of the legendary performer. Mafaro was first recorded by the late Andy with the assistance of house music producer Reverb7 just before his death in…
HARARE – Gospel power couple and former Oliver Mtukudzi’s Black Spirits band members Charles and Namatai Chipanga aka Chalenam Rhythms are set to bring South African Judith Sephuma at the launch of Namatai’s debut gospel album Grace Moments slated for August. Charles told the Daily News that negotiations are underway between them and Sephuma. “We…
