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
Publish Date: Monday, August 6th 2012 |
By Alan Rushesha – Harare – Award winning veteran producer and director Jasen Mphepho has joined the call to discourage politically motivated violence through filming in portraying the effects of political brutality. Mphepho, the producer of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association’s (ZIMRIGHTS) documentary is confident that through the use of filming in addressing the brutality of political violence, the general public could easily come to their senses and bury the act. The launch of the documentary left thoughts running high as many representatives from various non-governmental organisations, the co-minister of National Healing and Reconciliation Honourable Sekai Holland and the general public... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, August 2nd 2012 |
Zimfest enters its second year in Harare on the global celebration of Zimbabwean arts and culture Zimfest has announced the date and venue for its second year in Harare. The event themed “Raindance” will be held on Saturday 22 December 2012 at the Harare Sports Club and will bring together Zimbabwe’s finest musicians, artists to the stage including some familiar faces alongside some exciting newcomers. The event organisers are promising a multi-dimensional exploration of the diversity of Zimbabwean culture built around an interplay of live music, the performance arts original cuisine and sport. The Project Manager of the festival Mike... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, August 2nd 2012 |
The small squad of Zimbabwean Olympians who are hoping to do the southern African proud at this year’s London 2012 games, get a final send off from their diasporian compatriots tomorrow (Thursday 26 July 2012) at a fundraising dinner in their honour. The event, organised by the Zimbabwe Diaspora Olympics Support Network (ZDOSN) will be held at the Stratford Old Town Hall on Thursday evening, with a programme packed with entertainment, eats and presentations. Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to the UK, Gabriel Machinga has urged corporate and sporting stakeholders and “Zimbabweans and Africans of all walks of life “in the UK, to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 26th 2012 |
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
Publish Date: Wednesday, July 25th 2012 |
