Life & Arts

Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw RISING songstress Feli Nandi, Takura, Ishan, Ti Gonzi and Nyasha David will be the star attractions at the inaugural Amplifaya Festival to be held at Rainbow Towers’ Heritage Adventure Park on September 3. The festival, being organised by Gateway Stream Music in partnership with Earground, Zimdancehall stars who include Dobba Don and…

Tanyaradzwa Marabada and Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERS LEGENDARY musician, Tanga Wekwa Sando will share his music life story in a live acoustic session dubbed “Unplugged Sundowner Jam” at Zandi’s restaurant in Belgravia on Sunday. The award winning township music and afro-jazz guru will chronicle his five (5) decade long journey in an acoustically and up-close “just…

Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw GOSPEL musician Sabastian Magacha will officially unveil his seventh career album — I am Favoured — tomorrow at Harare International Conference Centre. The high-profile launch will include cameo performances by Jah Prayzah, Gemma Griffiths, Herman and Madam Boss as part of efforts to bring a big crowd to the 4 500-seater venue.“I…

Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Seh Calaz  is set to awaken the sleepy mining town of Kadoma next week with a belated birthday bash at Odysseys Hotel. The Yala Nation boss, who turned 32 on August 2, will celebrate the milestone on August 27  with a gig that will also feature Voltz JT, Van Choga,…

Ashley Moyo LOCAL fashion and design company, Chico Fashions, will be part of the Runway Malawi Fashion Show scheduled for August 20. At the event, different designers will showcase their works and various prizes are on offer for the outstanding fashion designer, and best male and female models.“For Runway Malawi Fashion Show, I am already…

Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL artists have criticised the government for preferring foreign artists over home grown talent whenever they a hold national events. This comes after Mafikizolo headlined the recent national Heroes Gala held at the Harare International Conference Centre while Baba Matezo, better known as Bongolo, from Mozambique was the star attraction at the…

Tanyaradzwa Marabada MBAKUMBA outfit Dapurahunanzva from Manicaland emerged national champions in this year’s edition of Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Competition held in the Harare Gardens on Saturday. The 17 -member ensemble took home the grand prize of US$ 15 000 with Guruve Marimba, a dinhe ensemble from Masholand Central, claiming second place. The third best…

SEVERAL dancehall musicians are reportedly begging to be included on the list of performers to share the stage with veteran Wink y D at Werras Park on Saturday. Event host Samuel ‘Boss Werras’ has lined up Winky D as the main act to be supported by youthful chanters Bazooker and Pumacol together with veterans Garry…

ASHLEY MOYO VETERAN music group Extra Large appears to be the lone warrior battling to revive urban grooves, a genre which many believe has become defunct. Over the past two decades, the local urban culture music scene has evolved tremendously, from urban grooves to Zimdancehall and other popular modern genres. The seismic changes on the…

Ashley Moyo SINGER and motivational speaker Rebecca Manford has collaborated again with veteran musician Amos Mahendere on new acoustic track Makandinakira. The new project is a sequel to their original song Makandinakira which they launched in December. In the song, the musicians talk about how God has been good to them and they have become…