FIVE local musicians are in the running for this year’s edition of the Global Music Awards Africa to be held in South Africa. The awards, which seek to honour thriving musicians on the African continent, will feature Janet Manyowa, Everton Mlalazi, Feli Nandi, Gemma Griffiths and Leo Magozz. Manyowa — who is in contention for…
UB40 lead singer Ali Campbell has singled out the Matopos as his most favourite place in the world. Campbell, who performed in Harare on Africa Day, told South Africa’s Kfm 94.5 Radio during his recent three-city tour across the Limpopo that no other place has managed to trigger in him the special feelings evoked by…
By Ashley Moyo AT LEAST 12 schools, drawn from different parts of the country, will take part in this year’s edition of Get Together Marimba Festival courtesy of Vaima Arts Trust. Founder of the trust, Kelvin Chikumbirike said the third edition of the annual event is slated for June 30 along Kingsmeed Road in Borrowdale,…
Ashley Moyo ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw BASSIST Josh Meck will take advantage of the World Music Day event scheduled for Alliance Francaise in Harare next week to celebrate his latest musical gong from Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) This comes as he won Best Jazz Artiste gong at this year’s Zima at 7 Arts Theatre in the…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITER IT is going to be a busy winter season for globetrotting musical outfit Mokoomba, who have lined up 15 high-profile concerts in Africa and Europe to promote their forthcoming studio album Tusona: Tracings in the Sand. Mokomba manager Marcus Gora told the Daily News they had set July 7 as the launch…
HARARE’S high-end night spot, Club Connect is set to re-launch this Thursday after shutting its doors to the public in January, to undergo world-class renovations. In a private cocktail hosting the media on Saturday, club management confirmed they were making a comeback to tantalise merry-makers with “the best form of entertainment and recreation.” The double…
THE decision by the organisers of OK Grand Challenge Jackpot Promotion to include crowd-pullers Jah Prayzah and Alick Macheso in the entertainment segment proved to be an inspired one, as thousands of fun lovers thronged this year’s edition of the event at Borrowdale Race Course in Harare on Saturday. The two performed alongside Feli Nandi,…
AFTER an awards night in which they generally impressed with a much more improved showcase, the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) might have torched a sungura storm after sungura protege Mark Ngwazi upstaged the more seasoned Alick Macheso for the Best Sungura accolade. The Macheso – Ngwazi rivalry has been simmering for a long time now and they shared spoils in the 2022…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw JEKETERA Renyaningwe emerged champions in the Masvingo finals of the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival, beating eight groups on Saturday thanks to their remarkable bira dance. The event, held at Chihambakwe Beerhall in Triangle, also saw Chiredzi School of Arts (Chisa) and another Bira dance group Darerimwe taking second and third places, respectively. The winning group…
ZIMBABWE-BORN music producer and audio engineer, Dakarai “Dakari’ Gwitira, who first rose to stardom after producing top American rapper G-Eazy’s 2017 album The Beautiful & Damned, which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, believes the time is now ripe for him to propel music talent in his homeland to the global stage….
