Life & Arts

ARTISTS from five different countries, including Zimbabwe, will tour the country and neighbouring Zambia next month as part of efforts to foster cultural dialogue and regional engagement through music. Dubbed ‘‘The Zambezi Sessions,’’ the initiative being spearheaded by renowned Swiss Hammond organist Frank Salis, will feature American trombonist Alex Wasily, Zimbabwe-based Italian drummer Max Covini,…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw BUY Zimbabwe has announced the appointment of renowned media personality and social influencer Portia Muzorava, popularly known as Mambokadzi weSungura, as its new brand Ambassador. Muzorava, a news anchor at YA FM 91.8 who is celebrated for her deep connection to Zimbabwean culture and identity, will lead Buy Zimbabwe’s efforts to promote…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER HE best-selling and most awarded female gospel artist of all time, Cece Winans, will share the stage with local stars Bonnie Deuschle and Janet Manyowa on August 26 at the Celebration Centre. Event director, Lyncolin Kapswara, said the inclusion of the celebrated Deuschle and Manyowa would add a Zimbabwean flair to the…

Vasco Chaya  ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR TOP gospel artiste Bethen Pasinawako-Ngolomi has been roped in to perform at the two-day Zimbabwe Visitation Crusade to be hosted at the weekend by Restoration Auditorium in Chitungwiza. The event, that will feature South African gospel minister Pertunia on Saturday and Sunday, will be spearheaded by Botswana-based cleric Keletso Moenda. “I…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S cultural diversity will be illuminated at the end of this month during a fashion gala that will showcase designs inspired by various tribes. Dubbed ‘I Wear My Culture ZW Fashion Weekend,’ set to run from August 28 to 30 in Bulawayo and Harare, will celebrate Zimbabwe’s ethnic groups—including Shangani, Xhosa,…

NOLLYWOOD heavyweights, Mike Godson, Mike Ezuruonye, Chinyere Wilfred, Anita Joseph and Joy Patrick Ezeike are scheduled to come to Zimbabwe next month for the premiere of Mai Titi’s latest film, Lost in Ashes. Ezuruonye, who has featured in several Nollywood movies, including The Assassin, took to social media to confirm that he will attend the…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER PLASTIC pollution will be the central theme of Claire Munjoma’s exhibition set to take place from August 23 to 27 at Alliance Francaise Harare. Titled ‘Transformation,’ the exhibition will showcase a collection of innovative art pieces created from plastic waste materials. “I am set to challenge the way we think…

Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw TOP gospel singer Minister Michael Mahendere will take his Messiah Music National Tour to Mutare on August 30, with a performance set for Chancellor Primary School. Mahendere said he is determined to use the tour, which began in Australia with shows in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, to uplift gospel music fans. Mahendere…

BY FLORENCE BENLifestyle Writer ONCE a luxury for the wealthy, tombstones have become an everyday symbol of remembrance in Zimbabwe, thanks to cheaper granite and a growing memorial industry. From rural shrines to city cemeteries, families are now honouring loved ones buried decades ago. A shift in cultural attitudes towards the dead, coupled with the…

Ashley MoyoSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Muparutsa, without doubt one of Zimbabwe’s most gifted musical families, will team up for a gig at Alliance Francaise in Harare on Friday next week. The upcoming gig will be a celebration of the return to Zimbabwe by United States-based musician Tendai Muparutsa. Tendai, who has been teaching and studying…