TOP zimdancehall musicians Freeman, Killer T and Seh Calaz are expected to be the star attractions at the official opening of Werras Park in Glen View 1, Harare scheduled to take place on March 25. The official opening of the new indoors and outdoors entertainment venue will also feature performances by Chillspot Family which is…
SUNGURA music giant Alick Macheso has started taking new music to the people ahead of the album launch slated for June, with plans to unveil it at his favourite hunting ground — Aquatic Complex Centre — in his home town of Chitungwiza. The eagerly awaited offering, his 12th, will be launched on his 54th birthday on…
RENOWNED late mbira musician Sekuru Matemai’s wife Ellen Seremwe is determined to keep her husband’s music legacy alive. This comes after Seremwe aka Mai Matemai is set to release her debut solo album titled Madokero on Tuesday. The album Madokero is made up of six tracks: Makombwe, Zevezeve, Zarura Masango, Mbirimo, Makombwe Instrumental and Matemai Waenda dedicated to her late husband Sekuru Matemai. “Sekuru Matemai…
ALL is set for Afro-fusion musician Bob Nyabinde, bash to be held at The Lit tomorrow in Kwekwe. Running under the theme “Bob Nyabinde at 67 Celebrating the Life of an Icon,” the event “Bob @ 67 Birthday Bash” will see top musicians among them Tongai Moyo Jnr, Suluman Chimbetu, Ammi Jamanda, Samukoko, The Groove,…
VETERAN songtress Fungisai Zvakavapano Mashavave is a disappointed person after she arrived in the United Kingdom too late to perform at the much-hyped “Gratitude Tour Concert” which took place in Birmingham on March 5. Fungisai, who was scheduled to share the stage with multi-platinum-selling South African gospel artist Dr Tumi, blamed her late arrival in…
HARARE is increasingly becoming a preferred destination for South African artistes, with popular KwaZulu-Natal duo, BlaQ Diamond set perform at the at Pabloz in Harare on March 18. The impending visit by the South African duo, which won the Artist of the Year and Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa’s 27th South African Music Awards…
AS PART of their 40th anniversary celebrations, Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) has scrapped off registration fees to new members, a move…
A WARD-WINNING traditional gospel musician Mambo Dhuterere will perform for the first time in the United Kingdom next month. Mambo Dhuterere, who recently turned 30, will be part of the line-up of performers at this year’s edition of Diaspora Insurance Sama Festival which will run between April 15 and 16 in Leicester and London. At…
AN unbelievable 28 awards, including the 2022 National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) Outstanding Female Musician gong, in just seven years, is pure fantasy for many. As incredible as it might seem, that is exactly what gospel musician Janet Manyowa has accomplished since she debuted on the music scene in 2015. The staggering 28 awards includes…
THERE’S something interesting about dining informally in a venue that has busy and buzzy surroundings, and I suppose it’s because it’s sometimes fascinating to watch the ‘passing parade’ of life while in a social situation like this. So it was earlier this week when a guest and I had a late lunch at Harare’s Cafenion,…
