VETERAN arts administrator and director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz), Nicholas Moyo has been appointed to the board of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). The global network of arts councils, ministries of culture and government agencies elected Moyo on Tuesday during the ongoing 9th World Summit on…
WINKY D’s Harare fans who did not get enough of the artiste in Bulawayo on Saturday have been given another opportunity to witness him perform live this Saturday at Kingfisher in Harare. The Gafa President, as Winky D is popularly known in showbiz, will be headlining the Braaioutzw festival edition and he will be supported…
MUSIC enthusiasts will be in for a treat this whole month as top international and local musicians are set to take turns to showcase their skills in different parts of the country. Some of the high profile gigs scheduled for this month include the one to be headlined by internationally-acclaimed Nigerian gospel artiste, Adah Ehi…
By Ashley Moyo KILLER T’s forthcoming ‘Back to my Roots’ concert, set for May 20 in Mbare in Harare where the chanter was born and bred, will feature some of the country’s leading Zimdancehall and Zim hip hop stars. The exciting line-up includes Voltz JT, Saint Floew, Dadza D, Enzo Ishall, Kinnah, Silent Killer, Bazooker,…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITER POPULAR gospel music singer Darlington Mutseta, fondly known as Mambo Dhuterere in the music industry, has successfully launched a new album Nadah Pachiputukezi, which saw him receiving US$30 000 cash from his church, St.John Apostolic Church of the Whole World. At the event, held at a leading Harare hotel, Decent Rimbi —…
GALLO Music Publishers has clinched a deal to publish the rich catalogue of world-renowned late musician Oliver Mtukudzi. Mtukudzi, a human-rights activist and Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa, died in January 2019 at the age of 66. His colourful career spanned over four decades and saw him release 67 albums. Mtukudzi’s catalogue has hits…
POPULAR dancer in Alick Macheso’s Orchestra Mberikwazvo, Selemani ‘‘Majuice’’ Mpochi, has lost his wife Latoya Guvheya, who was also a talented dancer. Guvheya, a former Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) secretary, died at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare on Thursday after battling anaemia for about half-a-year. The talented dancer passed away while her husband was on…
TOP sungura musicians Herbert Majeke and Nicholas “Senior Lecturer” Zakaria have collaborated on a single titled Gotsi Raforomani. The track, produced by Bothwell Nyamhondera, came out yesterday. “It was my wish to collaborate with a musician I respected most in the sungura dome. I took the opportunity to learn a thing or two,” Majeke said….
AFTER making a name for himself in the entertainment circles, the National Arts Merit Award (Nama) winning comedian, King Kandoro, is taking his Family Meeting tour to Namibia where he will showcase today. He told the Daily News the Family Meeting Tour is aimed at enlarging his dragnet. Today, Kandoro is showcasing at Musos Cafe…
THE Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) says its books are regularly audited to confirm funds are being used in a transparent manner. This comes after one of the board members Phillip Chipfumbu held a press conference in Harare, accusing some of the board members and senior executives of the organisation of abusing funds. “It is…
