THE NATIONAL Prayer Day gospel concert held on Monday ended on a sad note after popular musician Mambo Dhuterere’s wife stumbled and fell on stage in the middle of their act. Running under the theme “Breaking the fast in fighting Covid-19”, the concert which was aired live on ZTV was meant to celebrate end of the day…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has inspired humourists in the country who are cashing in on his stunts when he addresses the public, the Daily News reports. This comes after Doc Vikela launched the Vakuru episodes which satirise Mnangagwa and have become an instant hit with comedy lovers on social media. Owing to the series’…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO-based dancehall artiste Tawanda Tirivanhu aka DJ Tawaz has ventured into the trending South African amapiano beat with the release of a new single. Titled Amapiano mapara jazz chakalaka, the song features his United Kingdom-based uncle who is also a seasoned club wheel spinner DJ Welly Tee and a South African group called Mapara…
Vasco Chaya CONTROVERSIAL mbira musician Tambaoga, pictured, of the Rambai Makashinga fame is asking for forgiveness from the people of Zimbabwe for supporting Zanu PF “to the extremes” during former president Robert Mugabe’s reign. Tambaoga, real name Last Chiangwa, rose to prominence in 2000s following the release of political jingles such as Agirimende and Rambai Makashinga which got the lion’s share of…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw THE A-list of local gospel musicians is today set to “break the fast” during the Day of Prayer and Fasting to be aired live on national television and other social media platforms. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared today as the Day of Prayer and Fasting in response to…
Tinashe Sibanda LIFESTYLE WRITER sibandat@dailynews.co.zw UNITED KINGDOM-based Robert Maweni recently officially launched a new mobile game called Afro Eights, available for free on Android and iOS. Maweni, who is an ear, nose and throat surgeon (otolaryngologist) based in the Oxford Deanery for Surgery, is part of a Zimbabwean team that developed this first commercially available…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO VETERAN disco musician Khulekani Bethule, aka Khuxxman, has posted a single track featuring multi-award-winning dance group Iyasa. The track, titled Jelemana, is now available online. The new song comes less than two months after Khuxxman’s sabbatical when he released an eight-track album titled Makhushukhushu. “The new track is a purely Zimbabwean…
Tinashe Sibanda LIFESTYLE WRITER sibandat@dailynews.co.zw AFTER a hard hit from the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Learning Factory in Harare is currently developing content to commence their artistic classes virtually later this month. This move comes after the on-going lockdown had greatly affected their physical operations to an extent where they had to…
ZIMBABWE-BORN Australian singer Takudzwa Victoria Rosa, popularly known as Tkay Maidza, is currently making waves following the release of her recent track titled Shook. On May 29, popular British media outlet The Guardian reviewed Maidza’s Shook alongside United States musician Katy Perry’s Daisies and Slothai’s Enemy among others on their Tracks of the Week Reviewed…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw AFRO-FUSION musician Philani “Phitso” Mhlanga will launch a new single Manyanya on SABC Livhu radio on Sunday. Mhlanga said the move is meant to market his music in the neighbouring country of South Africa. “I believe Zimbabwe is awash with talent but what is lacking is the exposure. If we…
