Life & Arts

MULTICHOICE has added two brand new channels to its roster, Magic Showcase and CineMagic, giving its customers on all DStv packages (including DStv Lite) the best high-quality local and international content.  Magic Showcase (DStv Channel 143) was launched on October 31 and is an 18-hour channel with content showing the best of MultiChoice’s locally produced series, specials and documentaries. “Now…

TODAY, we are really excited to talk about another element that is critical in the career of a musician or an artist. It is our thrust as Music Mirror to unearth issues that are topical in the music industry and share the knowledge with you. You mirror your position and be guided in your journey…

By Anesu Mirisawu SUNGURA musician and dancer Francis Dhaka aka Franco Slomo is back with a new studio album Hauna Zera Neni to be unveiled this Friday at Tanza Centre in Chitungwiza. The four-track album, loaded with messages of love, respect and ubuntu, was recorded at Jabulani Ndlovu’s Trutone Studios. “Hauna Zera Neni is my…

By Nyasha Dube LOCAL comedienne Felistas Murata, also known as Mai TT, has been dragged to court by her estranged husband Tinashe Maphosa for defamation. According to documents fi led at the High Court last week, Maphosa claimed that “Mai TT” damaged his reputation by accusing him of being a criminal on her social media…

Anesu Mirisawu and  Ashley Moyo JITI musician Braveman Chizvino, better known as Baba Harare in music circles, will launch his latest studio album Zimbabwean Giant at Jongwe Corner, Hatfield in Harare tonight. On the latest project, Baba Harare has featured his former paymaster Jah Prayzah on the track Haubvire, their second collaboration after Guzuzu. Other songs on the nine-track album…

EVERGREEN musician Jah Prayzah will headline the “Balance Up and Drive Campaign” at First Capital Bank Sports Club in Harare tomorrow. The event, to run from 9am to 6pm, will also feature Nutty O and Reverb 7. Masvingo hosts Vabvuwi Music Festival ZIMBABWE West Annual Conference Men’s fellowship of the United Methodist church will host…

By Ashley Moyo ORGANISERS of the much-awaited concert featuring American rapper Rick Ross have released the full list of supporting acts as the event steadily gathers steam. Scheduled for the Harare International Conference Centre on November 18, Rick Ross will share the stage with South African rapper Nasty C, Holy Ten and Takura. The organisers…

By Anesu Mirisawu VETERAN music promoter Partson Chimbodza, fondly known as Chipaz in entertainment circles, has described Tocky Vibes as an “unprofessional artiste” after the singer publicly said he will not perform at Sniper Storm’s album launch, Scenario, slated for November 19. The Mhai hit maker took to social media platforms including Facebook on Tuesday…

By Ashley Moyo AWARD-WINNING South Africa-based dancehall musician Buffalo Souljah has insisted that he is the richest Zimbabwean artiste. Recently, he flaunted his wealth on social media platform Instagram, boasting that he had splashed R200 000 on his latest video Even Badman Fall In Love. “I own a livestock farm with my sister in Johannesburg…

By Ashley Moyo THE ZIMBABWE Music Rights Association (Zimura) has distributed the second batch of royalties for this year to the tune of $42 million to over 3500 of its members, with the top earner taking home $900 000. The second payout for the year to artistes comes barely five months after the leading musicians’…