Columnist / Bruce ndlovu
Why Splash, Freddy Gwala are more popular in Zimbabwe than South Africa
FIVE years after his passing on 27 July, the life of Splash music godfather Dan Tshanda will be celebrated with a concert at the Large City Hall in Bulawayo.Tshanda has been gone for almost ha...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:27hrs | 877 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Egodini decade of deception
WHEN the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) ordered vendors and transport operators to vacate Basch Street Terminus on 25 March 2016, those men and women that were marched out of the place famously known as ...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 12:00hrs | 4 | by Bruce Ndlovu
The 'problem' with Sikhosana's Dlala Ntethe
I HAVE to admit, at the beginning I was one of those that did not immediately welcome the success of Sikhosana Buhlungu's song, Dlala Ntethe.I like a playful children's song like the next man ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
From the 404 to the Honda Fit
"KIDNAP, robbery and near rape", the newspaper headline screamed on 22 August. "Honda Fit Crew robs osiphatheleni," our sister paper The Chronicle's headline read on 27 August. In the ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:48hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Majaivana's sad farewell
IT is the album that was almost never made. Isono Sami, released at the turn of the century by Lovemore Majaivana, was Majaivana's farewell, released when the artiste was about to turn his bac...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Why Dan Tshanda became Bulawayo's darling
WHILE he was never shy to talk about his roots, few knew that Dan Tshanda, the music legend and founder of the music movement known as Splash, was actually of Shona extraction from Zimbabwe.Th...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
The 'son' Tuku denied
While the country collectively nursed the still fresh wound of Sam Mtukudzi on the eight-year anniversary of his death last week, fresh details emerged about the less than rosy life of Selby Mtukudzi,...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
'Jah Prayzah merely a large fish in a very small pond'
Those who are obsessed with statistics would have noticed that by yesterday afternoon, Jah Prayzah's blockbuster collaboration with Nigerian superstar Davido had already managed to amass over half a m...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu/Chronicle
Cal_Vin shines despite power outage
A power outage on Saturday night could not dim wordsmith Cal_Vin's shine as he illuminated Elite 400 with songs from his new album as many of Bulawayo's young hip-hop artistes proved that they can hol...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Majalisa bunks charity gig
DENDERA maestro Sulumani Chimbetu put up a polished and professional showing at a poorly attended Winter Farewell Charity Concert, while South African disco queen Patricia Majalisa failed to turn up a...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Magic or Superstition? The myths and legends that made Joshua Nkomo
In times of war it is common to hear of legends and stories that give popular participants in battles superhuman qualities that seem to defy the rules of everyday life.Perhaps to drive fear in...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 07:05hrs | 3 | by Bruce Ndlovu
SDA pastor 'forces' himself on married congregant
A pastor with the Bulawayo City Centre Adventist Church is at the centre of a sexual abuse storm following revelations that he allegedly attempted to force himself on a married congregant who is also ...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 12:28hrs | 10 | by Bruce Ndlovu / Gibson Mhaka
Bulawayo born actor cracks Hollywood
After playing Kunta Kinte's uncle in the remake of the classic slave film series Roots, Bulawayo born actor Peace Nzirawa is looking to follow the likes of Tongai Chirisa and Danai Gurira as one o...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 22:22hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
DJ Zinhle pleases at all white party
THE drama in her personal life seemed to be weighing heavily on the mind of South African star DJ Zinhle when she played a short but satisfactory set at the official re-opening of Horizon Pub and Rest...Published: 30 May 2016 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Blessers: Digital age sugar daddies
This week, flamboyant South African businessman and playboy Kenny Kunene ignited debate when he went on a rant on how beneficiaries of the popular "blesser" phenomenon, known as blessers, were nothing...Published: 13 May 2016 at 06:53hrs | 17 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Sikhonjwa climbing the music ladder
TAKING his cue from some of the country's erstwhile comedians-cum-musicians like late greats Safirio Madzikatire and Paul Matavire, Bulawayo funnyman and musician Babongile Sikhonjwa is slowly climbin...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
I belong to Africa, says Dorothy Masuka
DESPITE being a darling of music lovers in Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa, three countries where she was resident at various points in her life, Dorothy Masuka does not have a favourite between the...Published: 28 Apr 2016 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
SA only release for Mtukudzi gospel album
Local fans of Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi will have to wait a little longer to have a taste of the superstar's latest gospel offering as the album is exclusively available to those in South Africa for now....Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Zenzo Nyathi ventures into music
After years of mesmerising theatre lovers and viewers on the small screen, veteran actor and former Amakorokoza star, Zenzo "Mzambane" Nyathi is now exploring his musical side as he plans to begin wor...Published: 23 Mar 2016 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Netflix heads for Zimbabwe
Popular US Video On Demand service (VOD) provider Netflix could be a potential new competitor for MultiChoice's DSTV after it launched in Zimbabwe and other African countries on Wednesday. The US TV g...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Carl Joshua Ncube gets new radio role
Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has added another feather in his cap and is now a co-presenter with McDonald Gurura on ZBC's SFM Morning Rush.The two, who started their partnership in December, are...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Zororo Makamba - Taking Zimbabwe beyond borders
RADIO and TV personality Zororo Makamba has taken Zimbabwe to the rest of the world through his current affairs talk show, Tonight with Zororo, which was launched on a DStv platform last week....Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Oliver Mtukudzi's legacy under threat
Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's former publicist and veteran journalist Shepherd Mutamba recently launched a much awaited tell-all book Tuku Backstage at the Book Café in Harare.The book according...Published: 11 Apr 2015 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Sandra Ndebele receives vehicle at album launch
ON Thursday evening, Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi launched her seventh album - Izenzo to much pomp and fanfare. Complete with a red carpet, the event contained all the elements required to bring an A list c...Published: 21 Mar 2015 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Bulawayo music apathy: Who is to blame?
THE common phrase at the onset of a new year is, "Out with the old and in with the new".For many, this statement is vital as they seek to rid themselves of demons from the past year and focus ...Published: 10 Jan 2015 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Derick stepping out of Majaivana's shadow
Derick Majaivana, aims to follow in the illustrious footsteps of one of Bulawayo's favourite musical exports, his father Lovemore Majaivana. With what may appear great fortune, one could argu...Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 12:35hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Bulawayo Comes Alive
Bulawayo artistes have been accused of failing to work together for their mutual benefit as is the case in other cities and towns.A lot of people, including artistes themselves, are agreed tha...Published: 04 May 2013 at 05:25hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
'Bulawayo edition of Namas will be great'
The announcement of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) nominees on Wednesday hit many with the realisation that the country's premier art awards show was finally coming to the City of Kings.&n...Published: 09 Feb 2013 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
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