SUNGURA musician Alick Macheso was on Friday in unfamiliar territory performing a 15-minute solo act during a lockdown live show on Facebook. His chanter Jonasi Kasamba warmed the stage before communicating their anti-coronavirus (Covid-19) message with Macheso ordering him to cover his mouth and nose with a mask and observe social distancing. Throughout his set…
THE Victoria Falls appears to be thoroughly enjoying its alone time, reaching its highest flows in a decade in a powerful display of breath-taking beauty and intensity which, ironically, no one is there to witness. The Victoria Falls rainforest is closed, as like the rest of the world as Zimbabwe is in lockdown to protect…
VETERAN arts administrator Cont Mhlanga, pictured, has praised government for pledging a rescue package for artistes following the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid 19). Artistes were left in dire straits as a number of live shows and events were cancelled when government announced measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease. In his response after…
ZIMBAWEAN musicians have joined other singers world-wide as they release songs on the coronavirus (Covid-19) global pandemic with most of them being prayers to God for divine intervention. With the confirmed cases of the coronavirus rising each day throughout the world, musicians aren’t staying quiet about their diagnoses The newly released Matare Riddim by Mbare’s Chillspot Records saw singers Ras Caleb…
YOUTHFUL Bulawayo based preacher Shelton Sibanda aka Sheltons has embarked on an online campaign against teenage pregnancies, illegal abortions and child marriages as he navigates around the coronavirus (Covid-19) national lockdown. Sheltons, 26 said he had to confine his campaign to the digital platforms after President Emmerson Mnangagwa introduced a national lockdown to curtail the spread of…
GOSPEL musicians Mathias Mhere and Mambo Dhuterere are back again for the third time with a song carrying a message on the current scourge of coronavirus (Covid-19). Titled Tenderai Mweya the song is a prayer to God for protection from various vices including diseases. Produced by Oskid, the song comes as the third composition from…
TALENTED Makokoba-based drummer Lewis Ndlovu has refused to let the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown take away the limelight by cancelling his drumming festival. Instead, the event titled “Bulawayo Dance ‘n Drumming Expo (Bude)” has been slated for April 30 and will be live streamed on Facebook. “We are excited to announce that Bude, will take place…
BULAWAYO-BASED preacher Jedson Moyo is proud of his contribution in the music industry having nurtured more than 40 aspiring musicians, along the way releasing two gospel albums under his name. This week our Bulawayo reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi sat for a chat with Moyo to hear more about his ministry and work. Q: What is your…
©️ SUNGURA musician Alick Macheso will tonight break from the norm and engage in a solo performance as a measure against the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Macheso has a huge band comprising instrumentalists, backing vocalists, dancers and a logistics team and if they are all to converge at one place, this would be in violation…
SINGER and cleric Tapiwa Freddy, pictured, says he will be releasing a song to express his pain following the destruction of his church in Glen View, Harare on Wednesday. He made this announcement in a video as he wept over the loss. Freddy said God had spoken to him that “something painful was coming” although…
