Entertainment

HARARE – Zimbabwean top film maker, Rumbi Katedza’s film Play Warrior is billed for screening at the prestigious Africa Film Festival slated for Leiden in Netherlands. The university-powered festival is sponsored by Leiden Cultuurfonds, in cooperation with Africa in Pictures as part of the Africa Studies Centre’s (ASC) 65th anniversary celebrations. Play Warrior, a Zimbabwean…

HARARE – The African Poetry Series is inviting entries for the First Book Prize for African Poets. Manuscripts are accepted annually between September 15 and November 15. Poetry manuscripts should be at least 50 pages long. The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets will only accept “first book” submissions from African writers who have…

GWERU – Zimbabwe’s famed mbira orchestra; Mbira Dzenharira believes recording companies are inadequately supplying the market, thus creating a gap for pirates. Mbira Dzenharira’s Chaka Chakandika told Daily News that local recording companies created artificial shortages, hence fuelling piracy. “We many look north, south, east and west and never find a solution to the piracy…

HARARE – Three Zimbabweans will showcase their works this week in Cape Town during the Mercedes Benz Africa Fashion Week. Intisaar Mukadam, Joyce Chimanye and Maita Marimo will rub shoulders with designers from other countries during this high-profile event which includes top-notch designers and models. Chimanye and Mukadam have stormed into this fashion extravaganza courtesy…

HARARE – Having worked for the National Railways of Zimbabwe as a locomotive driver for 23 years, Dande-born engineman Hudson Simbarashe has always harboured an unbridled passion for the music. While he always wished to have his vocal prowess heard on the local radio stations, the tight schedule that came along with being an employee…

HARARE – Multi-talented artiste Maad Vultej real name Victor Muchenje has released his debut 16-track album titled Project Man-Ah-Seh. Project Man-Ah-Seh is a conscious reggae, dancehall and reggae (hardcore) bag that is premeditated for reggae lovers. Maad Vultej doubles music and poetry; he usually performs at Book Cafe in Harare with the poetry group House…

HARARE – Today marks the last day of the fast growing tourism fair, the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair which was running for the past four days. The fair started on Thursday and is ending today. This year’s edition was full of major highlights and has seen the number of exhibitors increasing. There…

HARARE – Fast-fading sungura artiste Taruvinga Manjokoto popularly known as Shuga Shuga doubts whether he has talent in music or he is wasting time by chasing the wrong career. Shuga Shuga opened up to the Daily News last week that since he began his musical journey in early 2000 there is still nothing to show…

HARARE – Dancehall doctor Freeman real name Emegy Chizanga will share the stage with seasoned Jamaican reggae artiste Capleton aka King Shango in December in South Africa. King Shango will grace a leading South African event — Cape Town International Reggae Fest slated for December 8 and 9. This is not the first time for…

HARARE – There were fireworks at the Book Café on Saturday night when singing sensation Ntando Bangani and Zimbabwe’s soulful singer Alexio Kawara put up a polished and flawless collaborative act. The duo’s collaboration headlined the closing gig for Book Café events which were part of the Jazz and World Music Festival. Blending afro-pop, soul,…