ARTISANA Gallery Café based at the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe will for the first time today between 5 and 6pm host a Rush Hour Jam Session. Talented saxophonist and Jazz Musician Rangarirai ‘‘Pash’’ Pashapa will be performing at the first edition with his Soultrain band. Artisana Gallery Café Owner Farai Mubi Schmidt said: “Unless…
PHOTOGRAPHER Crispen Ndlovu, pictured, has taken it upon himself to raise awareness about climate change through a compilation of a number of photographs taken from different parts of the country. Ndlovu said the collection will be launched on an online platform as soon as he completes the compilation later this year. “The project is to…
DANCEHALL music star Winky D yesterday celebrated his People’s Choice Award at the National Merit Awards (Nama) with a video for his popular song Ijipita off his latest album Njema. According to the singer, the release is a thank you video to his fans for their continued support of his musical work, a month after…
THE International Cultural and Creative Industries Regulatory Authority (ICCIRA) has announced the appointment of distinguished members of the global nascent cultural and creative community to their board of non-executive directors. It has also expanded the Ambassadors and Executive Directors Team. ICCIRA is an organisation run entirely by highly skilled professionals, academics and cultural actors, who…
THIS year’s world’s largest trade fair, the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) Berlin which was scheduled to take place this month has been cancelled because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Zimbabwe was preparing to join other nations for the tourism trade fair. The organisers of the fair released a statement saying due to the increasing spread…
TALENTED singer Tedius Matsito Jnr has proved true the old adage that ‘‘an apple does not fall far from the tree’’ as he follows in the footsteps of his late father, Tedius. At the weekend he had revellers eating from his palms as he delivered a scintillating performance at Club Lashers in Dzivaresekwa while curtain-raising…
The infamous tongues by controversial preacher Passion Java were captured in a play by the Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre at the National Arts Merit Awards on Saturday. They were performing a play plucked from Aaron Chiundura Moyo’s book Kereke Inoparara and it was a marvel for the author to watch his work being converted into a play….
It was a big night for singer Ishan walking away with two awards at the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) on Saturday in his first year into professional music. The singer was crowned Best New Comer and Song of the Year with his popular duet with rapper Ti Gonzi titled Kure. This follows three other awards…
CHEERS, tears and disappointment! This aptly sums up the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony held on Saturday night at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) hosted by actor and model Leroy Gopal and Mbo Mahocs. Arts minister Kirsty Coventry was the guest of honour. The ceremony was punctuated by a mixture of cheers and…
DIRECTOR of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Doreen Sibanda has retired from the institution after serving in that capacity for the past 16 years. The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe announced the retirement. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Senior Management and Staff, I would like to thank Sibanda for…
