HARARE – Starbrite talent show is headed for the finals and out of 7 000 initially auditioned contestants, only 45 remain. Starbrite auditions commenced in September last year in Harare, Bulawayo, Victoria Falls, Gweru, Masvingo, Mutare among others. Starbrite founder and director Barney Mpariwa said they were expecting the finals before the end of September….
HARARE – Despite frantic efforts by the Zimbabwean government to end music piracy the scourge is proving to be far from ending. This year recording studios slashed prices for CDs to compete with pirated CDs but it seems music consumers are used to buying discs from the streets. The Daily News noted that inaccessibility of…
HARARE – Local music is proving to be popular on the newly launched Telecel Teletunes services, said the telecommunications company’s public relations executive Francis Chimanda. In an interview with the Daily News, Chimanda said since they started Teletunes, local music has been the highest on demand. “Local music has exceeded our expectations and is increasingly…
HARARE – Zimbabwean singer making headlines in New Zealand Takudzwa “T K” Paradza is the fourth-born son of exiled former High Court Judge Justice Benjamin Paradza. Takudzwa known as TK on the stage has made a career breakthrough after becoming a member of New Zealand’s most-hyped new boyband Titanium. TK Paradza was born in Redcliff,…
HARARE – A number of empowerment programmes for women have emerged over the past years with conferences and workshops held to ensure that women and the girl child realise their power and break the proverbial glass ceiling. Seminars held at different forums including the church, educational institutions and some nite clubs were all aimed at…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) is re-launching the Mutare Book Fair which has been in lull since 2007 due to a number of challenges owing to economic hardships in the country, a leading artist has said. Musaemura Zimunya, chairperson of the ZIBF executive board, cited book piracy caused by technological advancement in…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Richard Nhika is a happy man following the success of his third album Inzwai on the market. Nhika, a former Black Rhinos footballer attributed his album’s success to a change of his marketing and distributing company. The stable usually tasked to market and distribute the sought-after album, His Voice…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Fashion Week’s first day was a night of colour marked with high couture on show and an audience of well-dressed ladies. The show had high-profile women known for style gracing the event. Oppah Muchinguri, a Zanu Pf Politburo member was guest of honour and she congratulated the organisers for putting up…
HARARE – Amon Mvula’s product Ronnie Bere aka The O-Gee is set to release a gem urban-jazz album next week. The debut eight-track album My Turn is expected to redefine the local music scene. Bere told the Daily News that it is now his time to express himself musically. “I have been working for others…
HARARE – Raunchy dancer Beverly ‘‘Bev’’ Sibanda is always a victim of sexual harassment as people are failing to come to terms with her dancing profession. Last week a visibly drunk looking man who attended her Players Nite Club show in Harare left the fully-packed house shell-shocked after he fondled her breasts on stage. In…
