By Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyo@dailynews.co.zw FAST-RISING mbira artiste Vee Mhofu and his Dziva Rembira ensemble are set to spice up Chibuku Road To Fame Mashonaland East provincial competition at Makaha Business Centre in Mutoko today. Running under the theme Imba Tinzwe, Cula Sizwe Super Star!, the event will feature 10 upcoming musical groups and the winner…
By Ashley Moyo NEW drama series Shamwari/Umngane which tackles betrayal in relationships is set to premiere online next month. Written by South Africa-based filmmaker Obi Misi, the film to be released on October 28, is targeting the entire Southern African region. “The series brings out how people tend to take advantage of those who really…
By Sympathy Sibanda KARIBA-BASED 31-year-old author Vimbai Chizarura has launched a book titled The Price of Loyalty which tackles loyalty in relationships. Chizarura said she was inspired by what she sees in society to come up with her books.“My motivation to pen a book on loyalty resulted from a chain of personal events.“My mother was…
FIVE-TIME Grammy Award winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African house duo Black Motion, fast-rising amapiano artiste Daliwonga and red-hot Ammara Brown are part of 30 musicians who will perform at the Stanbic Jacaranda Music Festival to run at Old Hararians from October 6 to 8. The popular annual event, which is organised by Ngoma Nehosho,…
RISING songbird Feli Nandi, whose Mubayei remix is currently the most trending Zimbabwean song on Youtube, will represent the country at the Music In Africa Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) to be held in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam in November. ACCES, a music industry trade showcase that creates a platform to exchange ideas, discover…
SUNGURA musician Patrick “Njonda Power” Mupindu has said sharing the stage with seasoned sungura artiste Nicholas Zakaria on September 16 is going to be a fulfilling chapter in his musical career as he was inspired greatly by the veteran Khiama Boys leader. Born in Makoni in Rusape, NjondaPower, also nurtured by Zakaria aka Senior Lecturer,…
CHIBUKU Road To Fame, one of the leading talent identification shows in the country, is back and this year’s event will run from September 9 to October 14. Themed “Imba Tinzwe, Cula Sizwe Super Star!,” the annual event is jointly organised by Delta Beverages, through its Chibuku brand, and National Arts Council of Zimbabwe. “As…
PRIEST Wellness Luxury Store, a provider of luxury wellness products and services in the region, opened its first local outlet in Harare on Friday. The launch of the skin care brand, founded by South Africa-based Zimbabwean socialite Luminista Jemwa, was a star-studded affair graced by several local businesspeople and social influencers who included Zodwa Mkandla.Luminista…
By Ashley Moyo VICTORIA Falls-based singer Andrea Sibanda aka Andrea the Vocalist is over the moon after his brand has made some inroads in the region. This comes as his music is now being streamed in Botswana. “We are glad as he has 5 000 plays on iTunes only in Botswana, making Botswana the third…
LOCAL reggae outfit Transit Crew will be the centre of attraction at the forthcoming and third edition of the Braaioutzw Friends festival set for this month-end at Kingfisher Park in the capital. The celebrated group founded by the late Munyaradzi “Ras Munya” Nyemba, Nicholas “Samaita” Zindi, Antony Liba and Munya Brown — the Jamaican British…
