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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 12:50
HARARE - Zimbabwean musician Maxwell Chikowore aka Changa (pictured) is rotting in detention in Eisenstadt, Austria where he awaits deportation. Changa has been held at the prison since April 4. The musician, popular for his video Memo said he has been...Read More
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:29
HARARE - After a decade in the United Kingdom in which she got to tour with Grammy Award winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Zimbabwean musician Netsayi Chigwendere, who is barely known in Zimbabwe, quietly returned to her homeland two years ago. After...Read More
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 10:15
HARARE - Nhamo Chitimbe gained public recognition after bringing famed Jamaican stars to Zimbabwe. The 48-year-old feisty Shumba Instrumentation boss is back in the limelight, this time for allegedly raping a friend. Prosecutors say Chitimbe forced himself on the 25-year-old woman...Read More
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Monday, 28 January 2013 10:31
HARARE - Avowed government critic Raymond Majongwe is grooming his 14-year old daughter and nine-year-old son to position them to realise his music dreams that have been suffocated by the hostile political climate. Majongwe, who is set to release his 29th...Read More
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Friday, 25 January 2013 09:35
HARARE - Leading Zimbabwean music producer Jusa Dementor recently graduated from University of Derby in the United Kingdom with a joint honours degree in marketing and broadcast media. The former Kutama College whose real name is Tawanda Sibotshiwe, is confident that...Read More
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Monday, 10 December 2012 09:37
HARARE - When Zanu PF held its first congress in independent Zimbabwe, there was a celebratory mood in the country with Chimurenga music guru Thomas Mapfumo releasing songs specifically for the occasion. Known in other circles as “Hurricane Hugo”, after independence...Read More
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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 13:34
HARARE - Entertainment lovers are in for a treat at City Sports Bar tonight as the Harare joint hosts a double album launch party. Obvious Mtani of Sungano Express is launching his latest album Saizvozvo Mukwasha while rhumba group BV Labien...Read More
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Monday, 05 November 2012 14:13
BULAWAYO - Walk into the second largest city, Bulawayo and get informed of a music outfit called The Talls, certainly it won’t ring a bell as the ensemble is virtually unknown in the showbiz arena. With their short presence in the...Read More
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:47
HARARE - Diamond Musica a pioneer of rhumba groups in Zimbabwe that took fans by storm during the rhumba craze of the late 90s is back with a bang. The group has not been vibrant on the music scene for the...Read More
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:30
HARARE - Harare Gardens on Sunday witnessed some fascinating synergies between musicians as they took turns to entertain thousands of music fans who had converged to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Tongai Moyo aka Dhewa. It is now...Read More
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Monday, 22 October 2012 15:38
HARARE - Singing South African sensation Ntando Bangani who was set to thrill music-lovers at the Book Cafe yesterday said growing up without friends led him to befriend the home’s piano. In an exclusive interview during Friday night’s Cultural Encounters, organised...Read More
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Wednesday, 17 October 2012 14:00
HARARE - The ongoing October International Jazz and World Music Festival this Friday takes a colourful concert that promises fireworks and variety to Celebration Centre. 2012 International Jazz and World Music Festival is organised by the Italian Embassy in Harare...Read More
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Tuesday, 16 October 2012 12:39
HARARE - Pamberi Trust’s International Jazz and World Music Festival 2012 kicks off tomorrow at Harare’s Book Cafe with a screening at 6pm of the film The Miles Davies Story described in jazz circles as one of the greatest jazz documentaries....Read More
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Monday, 15 October 2012 14:09
HARARE - Three stunning music collaborations between South African and Zimbabwean artistes will take to the stage in Harare this October, in the October International Jazz and World Music Festival from October 17-21 at Book Cafe. From South Africa the...Read More
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Entertainment » Jeffrey Muvundusi, Own Correspondent
Sunday, 14 October 2012 12:00
BULAWAYO - Some have said it is the land of honey and gold but others such as legendary musician Oliver Mtukudzi, simply warn: “there is nothing to talk home about, inhava izere mhepo”. It is the Diaspora. Yet, despite the mixed...Read More
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