SUNGURA musician Tendai Dembo will lead his Barura Express to MacSherp Bar in the gold-rich town of Kadoma tonight before showcasing his musical talent at Messina Bar in Chegutu tomorrow. Glen View hosts Allan Chimbetu DENDERA music star Allan “Professor” Chimbetu and his Orchestra Dendera Kings Central Committee will perform at Club Empire in Glen…
TOP Afro-fusion group Gwevedzi will sample tracks from their forthcoming third studio album titled One at Theatre in the Park in Harare tonight. The new offering features the song Angelina, released earlier on to promote the project in the pipeline. Gladmore Bvuta, the group spokesperson, confirmed the new album was ready and fans should look…
THE inaugural Simon Chimbetu Music Festival, an event meant to honour the late Dendera music icon Simon Chimbetu, has been postponed to give the organisers of the event adequate time to prepare. Sulumani “Sulu” Chimbetu, the late music legend’s son, said the event which was pencilled for August 14 — the day his father breathed…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE fifth edition of the annual Mitambo International Theatre Festival (MITF) is scheduled for September 26 through to 30 at Reps Theatre, Belgravia in the capital. According to Lloyd Nyikadzino, the event founder and executive director, the MITF seeks to promote the local theatre sector.“Since theatre is the most immediately engaging tool…
By Ashley Moyo THOUSANDS of entertainment-loving people attended the three-day Binga Festival held over the weekend at three different joints in the resort area in Matabeleland North province. Organised by Forever Association of Zimbabwe (FAZ), the event meant to promote the Binga arts industry and raise awareness on health issues, was first hosted by Donga…
THE local theatre industry has been robbed of another fine play-wright — Susan Hains — plunging the entire arts sector into mourning. She was one of the 40 legends honoured with the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) legends @40 Awards in 2021 for her lifetime dedication to the arts and her involvement in fostering several…
THE followers of the late music pioneer and national hero, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, were in for a treat over the weekend at Sherwood Golf Club, where his daughter, Selmor launched her eighth studio album, Selmor 4.0. Hundreds of fans thronged the venue to get a taste of the new album, which is made up of…
ACTOR and media darling Pearl Thusi has taken a decisive stand against the recent furore surrounding her trip to Zimbabwe, adamantly stating,…
RISING Afro-fusion singer Chipo Muchegwa has released a new track inspired by her personal experiences as a single mother. Titled Single Mama, the song is already making waves on social media platform — YouTube. “Single Mama is a song that reflects on my daily life challenges as a single mother; I have a daughter and…
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean photographer Pardon Chisikaurai, popularly known as Gumbu Nyumu, is trending due to his dramatic portraiture that depicts and celebrates the vintage clothing of Sophiatown — one of the oldest black areas in Johannesburg — which was destroyed during South Africa’s apartheid era. Gumbu Nyumu, who grew up in Nyanyadzi in Chimanimani, 24…
