HARARE – Avowed government critic Raymond Majongwe is grooming his 14-year old daughter and nine-year-old son to position them to realise his music dreams that have been suffocated by the hostile political climate. Majongwe, who is set to release his 29th album Bhora Mudondo on which he collaborated with his daughter Ruvimbo and son Mzwakhe,…
HARARE – Suluman Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah are without doubt the hottest artistes in Zimbabwe today but their crowd-pulling power was not enough to fill the 5 000-seater Aquatic Complex in Chitungwiza on Friday night. Show promoter Josh Hozheri used the Batai Munhu Concert, his first gig of 2013, to gauge the crowd-pulling ability of…
HARARE – Rising jazz artiste Josh Meck used his first show of the year at the Book Café on Thursday night to honour exiled Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo. The former Africa revenge bassist, whose guest musicians on the night included Stunner, Ba Shupi, Madiz, Diana Samkange, Tendai Manatsa and Selmour Mtukudzi, played a couple…
LONDON – United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper appears to have developed a soft spot for Zimbabwean musicians. Hardly a month after selecting Mokoomba’s Rising Tide as the third best world and folk music album of 2012,the leading United Kingdom newspaper has included little-known Zimbabwe-born, London-raised songwriter, vocalist and arranger Eska Mtungwazi among thirteen African musicians expected…
HARARE – Leading Zimbabwean music producer Jusa Dementor recently graduated from University of Derby in the United Kingdom with a joint honours degree in marketing and broadcast media. The former Kutama College whose real name is Tawanda Sibotshiwe, is confident that his newly acquired qualification will enhance his work as a music producer and videographer…
HARARE – Monday’s mysterious blast in Chitungwiza that claimed five lives is now the subject of a song. Enterprising urban grooves producer and musician Doctor Clarence yesterday released a single titled Chapakutikathat dwells on the fatal blast that left the populous city shell-shocked. Doctor Clarence, who recently made news after dropping a 100-track album, gives…
HARARE – Prominest Afro-fusion musician Edith WeUtonga will embark on a tour of West Africa at the beginning of February. WeUtonga, who is arguably the best female bassist in Zimbabwe, will begin her tour at the prestigious Festival au Desert in Burkina Faso next month before proceeding to Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. “After the Festival…
HARARE – Colourful musician Energy Mutodi has attacked the Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50 songs organisers for allegedly favouring Jah Prayzah. In addition to getting the first and second positions on the Radio Zimbabwe competition, the all-conquering Jah Prayzah had four songs in the top 50, which Zimbabwe Broadcasting Coporation (ZBC) officials said was a…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah walked away a happy man yesterday after he was awarded $1 750 for topping the 2012 Coca-Cola Radio Zimbabwe Top 50 during a prize-giving ceremony in Harare. The 25-year-old artiste’s song Chirangano was number one while Gochi Gochi was number two. The all-conquering Jah Prayzah actually had four songs in the…
HARARE – Two Miller Genuine Draft consumers will win an all-expense paid five-day trip to New York from June 7 to June 11. Miller Genuine Draft, a Delta Beverages beer brand, is running the prime and exciting Miller Music Tour promotion where a person has to buy three units of the brand and fill in…
