By Alfred Tembo – RISING urban sensational grooves artiste, Mugove Edwin Gwasunda has composed an exceptional anthem for Gweru side Hardbody Football club in an attempt to lure support for the feeble side that struggles to keep a float in the country’s top flight league. Hardbody turned to be a smile for its supporters in Gweru early this season when it was promoted in the tightly contested high ranks of Zimbabwe’s best football team. The Premiership Soccer League (PSL), contender will delight at the track, a that has been logged in Muggoh G’s debut album that he said has been... Continue Reading
Chaminuka (Zimbabwe Superhero), is the brand new EP by battle-hardened cypher rapper mUnetsi this summer. Since making his recording debut in 2007 with the underground classic, Muzukuru Wagogo, mUnetsi, has undeniably become one of African rap music’s hottest artists, thanks to an infinite streak of mixtapes and performances at prestigious gigs; and features on high-profile projects. mUnetsi a.k.a SVR has proven his mettle over time from destroying opponents in battle, beef, wax and performing live. Reputed for his top-of-the-dome freestyle skills, mUnetsi had been burning up stages for a decade before his first album even came out. He returns this year with Chaminuka (Zimbabwe Superhero), a six-track EP which has been laid... Continue Reading
By Alan Rushesha – Upcoming young talented musician Maxwell Mawire has proved to the country that he could be the next icon for Hip Hop after releasing a 10 track album called M2K which has received airplay on the local waves. More and more professional hip-hop artists are coming out of the joinery and Max Mawire is one of this new breed that has hit the streets of Zimbabwe. The 19-year-old star’s music represents the very best of Zimbabwe’s young, urban music scene and draws on a variety of sway ranging from culture and Hip Hop style. Hip Hop is gaining... Continue Reading
By Kenneth Matimaire -MUTARE, ZIMBABWE – UK based Zimbabwean afro-pop duo BKay & Kazz are expected to reconnect with their roots when they perform in the country on September 1. The homecoming show will be held at Arcadia Hall. It is being organised by Serious DJs Africa – a collaboration between two local disk jockeys – The Dude and DJ L-Roy. Though this is their first big gig in show business, the co-show promoter, The Dude promised to make it worthwhile as the afro-pop stars will be backed by a live band – Boomslang. The show will also feature an opening... Continue Reading
By By Aroun R. Deen – When she started at AP as an administrative assistant to then VP of Product Development, Information Technology (IT) department in 2005, Hiral Patel would not have believed that in three years she would join the ranks of those working in Technology proper. As a 21-year old recent graduate, business studies, then, Patel thought of the department as “a male-oriented black hole occupied by people who are in some ways in a class of their own and secluded from others and just writing codes.” Throughout my five years here at the AP, the now project... Continue Reading
