HARARE – Dancehall star Winky D hopes to use award-winning South African Mi Casa’s March 28 show where he will be a supporting act to once again show his international class. The reggae star, whose real name is Wallace Chirumiko, will curtain-raise for the popular South African act alongside many other local artistes who include…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah’s much-awaited 10-track album Tsviriyo will be launched tomorrow at Jazz 105. Tsviriyo, the 25-year-old Jah Prayzah’s fourth album, will be launched at the popular entertainment joint where Suluman Chimbetu will be a special guest artiste. Jah Prayzah, whose real name is Mukudzei Mukombe, is upbeat about the album. “Tsviriyo is different…
HARARE – On Friday last week, the world woke up to the shocking news of the demise of Nigerian veteran writer and indeed the granddad of modern African literature, Chinua Achebe. There is no doubt Achebe represented the finest in as far as the literary arts are concerned. He is one man who gave the…
HARARE – Oliver Mtukudzi does not have a diplomatic passport nor does he have anything in writing confirming that he is Zimbabwe’s tourism ambassador despite a misleading impression created by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA). Two years ago ZTA Chief Executive Karikoga Kaseke used the Indaba International Travel and Tourism Exposition in Durban, South Africa,…
HARARE – Exiled Chimurenga super star Thomas Mapfumo will release his long-awaited album World on Fire before the end of this month despite his misgivings about rampant music piracy in Zimbabwe. Late last year the Zimbabwe music legend told the Daily News he would withhold the release of new albums until pirates were put in…
HARARE – Former United Kingdom (UK) Big Brother contestant Makosi Musambasi is keen to join 2013 Big Brother Africa. The controversial Musambasi who was part of the UK Big Brother in 2006, attended auditions for Big Brother Africa in Harare yesterday along with equally colourful socialite and fashionista Pokello Nare, dancehall queen Lady Squanda and…
HARARE – The High Court is still to hear a case in which Big Brother Africa star Wendall Parson is demanding payment from an airline after a premature collapse of a deal which was meant to benefit children. Parson filed a lawsuit against Matipedza Karase and Nu-Aero (Pty) Ltd, trading as Fresh Air, seeking a…
HARARE – Award-winning musician Hope Masike’s ability to seamlessly blend diverse styles such as mbira, jazz, reggae, blues and samba, has won her fans in Zimbabwe and beyond. The daring mbira player and vocalist has collaborated with all manner of musicians to create captivating new sounds. The Daily News on Sunday’s Tarisai Machakaire spoke to…
HARARE – Sixteen-year-old bassist Miriam Chimbetu stole the limelight from her brother Tryson during the 21st February Movement music gala held in Glendale last weekend. The teenager was given a platform to showcase her talent by her brother who introduced her as the “Marxist Brothers’ newest member”. Her skills on the bass guitar won her…
HARARE – Rising music star Alexio Kawara is chuffed to have been asked by South African singer Zahara to stand in for George Munetsi on the song Incwadi Ncane on Saturday night. South Africa-based Zimbabwean DJ Munetsi who did the Shona lyrics on the song was unavailable leading the South African songbird to send an…
