MULTICHOICE is powering up its investment in pan-African TV content with the pay-TV company’s M-Net and Showmax divisions producing a new funeral reality show from Ghana, a Nollywood psychothriller miniseries, a Crime & Justice spinoff crime procedural for Nigeria, as well as a slum-set Kenyan crime series about an aspiring football player for DStv subscribers….
Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER marabadat@dailynews.co.zw MULTI-AWARDWINNING gospel music songbird Janet Manyowa has been added to the riveting line-up of artists set to perform at the Stanbic Jacaranda Music Festival that will run at Old Hararians in Harare from October 7 to 9. Manyowa, who has won an incredible 28 awards since she ventured in music…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER arabadat@dailynews.co.zw LEGENDARY musician Zexie Manatsa’s widow, Stella Manatsa, was buried yesterday next to her husband at Warren Hills cemetery in Harare in an emotional send-off thronged by hundreds of mourners. Mai Manatsa died early this week in her sleep at the age of 68 less than eight months after burying her…
Ashley Moyo STELLA Manatsa, widow of the late music legend Zexie Manatsa, who died on Tuesday will be buried today at Warren Hills cemetery in Harare where her late husband was buried. According to a statement released by the family yesterday, the burial will take place in the midmorning. “With great sadness, we would like…
RENOWNED South Africa-based jazz saxophonist and flute player McCoy Mrubata is scheduled to perform at the annual Spring Feelings Jazz Concert slated for Country Side Resort along Airport Road in Bulawayo tomorrow. Mrubata is returning to perform in the country 34 years after his first trip north of the Limpopo where he performed in front…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada and Ashley Moyo MUSIC lovers will be spoilt for choice tomorrow as Chipaz Promotions will host four high profile gigs in Harare alone. The gigs to look forward to on the day are the Harare Show Cup Clash, Dare Guru, Sungura Fest’22 and the Face of Hip-hop and Amapiano Fest. The Harare Show…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERAmoyoa@dailynews.co.zwDARK cloud continues to hover over the Manatsa family following the death of Stella Manatsa, widow of the late legendary musician Zex. She passed away yesterday morning in her sleep at the age of 68— eight months after burying her celebrity husband— triggering an avalanche of tributes from stunned artists and other personalities….
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw TSHIBILIKA Music outfit — Thokozani Super Sounds — delivered a well-choreographed act that earned them the top prize at the recently held Matebeleland South edition of the Chibuku Road to Fame contest. The talented band outperformed nine other groups on Saturday at Maxalo Beerhall in Beitbridge to earn the coveted prize of…
CITY Sports Bar’s weekly musical event, Jam Session, is back with a bang after two years of Covid-19 induced break. Tonight, Progress Chipfumo, will headline the popular Harare event and he is expected to take his fans down memory lane with his old music.The Sounds of Motherland front man will share the stage with Tindo…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw UNIVERSITY students Lordwin Rimire and Angela Dube were crowned the new Mr and Miss Albinism Zimbabwe respectively at a colourful pageant held at Longcheng Plaza in Belvedere, Harare over the weekend. At the event, which is in its fourth year running, Brenda Mlanga from Manicaland and Zvishavane-based Yolanda Gwabuya were also adjudicated…
