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Jeys Marabini celebrated at concert honouring his musical legacy
Friends, fans, and family will come together tomorrow to celebrate the life and career of one of Zimbabwe's music icons, Jeys Marabini, at a special concert in Bulawayo. The event, titled "Friends of ...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:45hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Pauline Njini releases Sabela video
BULAWAYO-BASED gospel artiste, Pauline Njini says she is happy that her music is being well received by fans and getting airplay on local radio stations.Njini recently released a new single ti...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe police shoot, injure pregnant woman'
A pregnant woman was allegedly shot and injured by police during a high-speed chase in Lupane, Matabeleland North along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway after boarding a suspected stolen kombi with...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele kingship takes another twist - umbiko esizweni sika Mthwakazi
Sanibona sizwe sikamthwakazi kwaBulawayo, nina benkanyamba emakhandakhanda uMzilikazi kaMashobane Khumalo nomdabuli wesizwe sonke. Sicela ukwazisa isizwe samahlabezulu ukuthi kunendlu endala endlini y...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 11:26hrs | | by Lucky Khumalo
SA security guards calling for 2 November strike
The South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) has distanced itself from a voice note circulating on social media stating that an industry-wide security strike is planned for Thursday....Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 17:26hrs | | by eNCA
Mthwakazi republic party poem
Bantwana bezinkanyezi zezulu Ngihaya ngenkulu intokozo, Ngihaya ngenkulu injabulo, Ngijabulel' ukufika kweMthwakazi republic party. Ngijabulel' ukufika kukaMgudluzi wezintaba. Ngij...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Velile Dlodlo
Cosatu boss deported to Zimbabwe, using fake SA ID
A powerful unionist in the tripartite alliance has been deported to Zimbabwe after the department of home affairs' investigation into his nationality revealed he was living in South Africa without the...Published: 07 May 2017 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
No hope for Africa: Next generation of leaders learnt from the best, could yet be the worst
Kenya's former Director of Anticorruption Commission, Prof Lumumba, warns that the younger generation is even more dangerous to Africa because they have learned from the older generation. Structures s...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 11:42hrs | | by Phillemon Sithole (Khuluma Afrika)
Isilo samaZimbabwe
Khalani maZimbabweKhalani kuzwakale ilizwe lonkeKhalani kusukela kuZambezi kusiya kuLimpopoKhalani kusukela eMangwe kusiya eMutareKhalani kusukela eRamokgwebane kusiya Chirundu...Published: 29 Oct 2016 at 16:47hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Time Management Tactics Every Musician Must Know
Today asixoxe ngokubaluleka kukogcin' isikhathi. Am sure you've paid to get into a certain show or an event kodwa amashow organiser akhombis' ukwedelela ngokungahloniph' isikhathi sabantu. Iv'e seen t...Published: 01 Apr 2016 at 10:31hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - 10 steps to building a single release campaign
Before ngihlal' endabeni, I'd like to tell y'all ukuthi very soon uKhuxmaan no Sticha will be releasing a house single tittled "NGEKE NGIVUME", now asihlal' endabeni ke.The music industry is f...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 11:02hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2a with DJ-Sticha - Know your song Mondays
Sekunjalololololooooooo sesiphinde sahlangana ngiyethemba iniphathe kahl' ilong weekend bekumnandi kudlalw' umculo abanye behlabelela kusinwa kudedelwana. Ukuhlabelela kuyamthokozisa odabukileyo, kuya...Published: 28 Mar 2016 at 09:44hrs | 4 | by DJ-Sticha
Kuthunjwe abafundi babanjwa iganyavu okwensuku ezintathu
BAZONDE bagane unwabu abazali belokitshini leOld Luveve edolobheni lakoBulawayo kulandela isehlakalo samadoda amabili okubikwa athumbe amankazana amabili abavalela kwenye indlu ekulelolokitshi anduban...Published: 26 Mar 2016 at 15:19hrs | | by Johas Moyo
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Are You Marketing Your Music To The Right People?
Now, as you may know, music marketing is important if you want to forward your music career. Marketing is the act of raising awareness of what you do. If you don't market your music, no one's going to...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 21:37hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Know your song Mondays
Philani mahlabezulu nami ngiyaphila. As from today, every Monday I will be giving ama artists a platform ukuthi basichazele ngomculo wabo in depth ukuthi kwakenze njani ukuze babhale lawo malyrics, yi...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 07:24hrs | | by DJ Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Collaboration- working with other musicians (The benefits of working with other musicians.)
Collaboration – Working with other musicians: Collaborating with other musicians can be beneficial for singers on a number of levels. It can open up new ideas...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 11:22hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Make Money In Your Music Career By Avoiding These 5 Mistakes
If you think that finding the most effective ways to make good money in the music industry is "wrong", then uzozwa this article sengath' iduma.Now if you are still reading-good. In this article, I...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 12:45hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How cities benefit from helping the music industry grow
Music is a powerful means of connecting people. It bridges linguistic and cultural divides, and is a vehicle for identity and expression like no other. Collectively, the music ecosystem generates rich...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - What Musicians Need to Know About Copyright and Likeness Rights
Ngaphamb' kokuba ngingen' endabeni yanamhlanje, ngifun' ukuwuhlaba ngiwulawule ngendab' ezinhle, we finally launching our online music store on the 15th of March 2016. Don't say uvalelwa phandle...Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 23:22hrs | 5 | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How Do I Get My Song on the Radio?
Question: How Do I Get My Song on the Radio? Answer:This question is a deceptive one - it seems straigh...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 06:17hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - What to do if you think you're being ripped off by a venue
When booked to perform live or Dj at a certain venue, the last thing you need yikugijimisa iorganizer or promoter after the gig usufun' imali yakho, uzothol' ukuthi that very night kwamele udlulele ph...Published: 22 Feb 2016 at 09:43hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Making Music Videos, Story Boarding
Creating a storyboard is an extremely important step if you are making a film or video. When you write out a story, you most likely envision what t...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 11:55hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Understanding the Music Industry: Artist Managers and Booking Agents
In my first days in the music business, I had teamed up with my best friends, whom had started producing. I would be their manager, we were eager. ambitious and absolutely clueless.I had no idea what ...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 08:26hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - What's the difference between a publishing company and a record label?
Nzalo kaNdaba ngicel' ukuphaka kancane, ukupheka ngiphekile kodwa ngithe angiqale ngendaba engathi iyaphuthuma. Ngithola ama message njalo ku Facebook and whats app abantu bafun' ukuwazi umahluko phak...Published: 15 Feb 2016 at 08:04hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Reality Check: Why Musical Talent Isn't Enough to Achieve Success
As musicians, I believe we all exist in varying levels of our own narcissistic paradise. We are, by nature, some of the most self-absorbed people on the planet, and must be in order to achieve many hi...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Business Advice for Aspiring Musicians
I'm astonished by the number of people who still say things like "you can't make money with music anymore."Do you have any idea how many more bands and artists have been able to "pop" and become p...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 07:10hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Registering with Samro (Southern African Music Rights Organization)
People enjoy YOUR song during weekends. YOUR music gets played all over. The clubs, DJ’s and pubs MAKE THEIR MONEY, but do YOU earn a cent? Are YOU registered with SAMRO or ZIMURA to collect fees fr...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 09:07hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How to Get Pro-Sounding Vocals on Home Recordings (Bedroom or Garage Studio)
Someone heard one of my songs and sent me a Facebook message efun' ukwazi where is my studio located he want's to bring through his artists arekodele kimi. I could see from his first paragraph that he...Published: 03 Feb 2016 at 07:08hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - You are unique and special as a musician,DJ or producer in your own way, ungezwa ngabo
I remember back in 2012 when I started producing beats using a software called Cubase. I wasn't sure of my sound instead of ukuding' usizo on how to master or learn basics, I found myself taking...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Working Your Local Music Scene
While getting our fantastic demo and connecting with others online is a great start to getting out there with our music, there's nothing like playing locally. Here are just some of the benefits:Ho...Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 22:29hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Why Unsigned Musicians Should Worry About Popularity, Not Money
Even in 2016, unsigned musicians are still releasing their music and asking, "Where's my money?" right out of the gate. It's extremely important that every artist look deeply into this question. First...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 07:30hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Musicians Need To Rethink Their Struggle With Piracy
Talking about music piracy has become an exercise in self deprecation, an emotional argument that never seems to end. I understand that music piracy was a real issue, it hurt a lot of people, and it s...Published: 22 Jan 2016 at 06:31hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - 5 Reasons Why DIY is the best approach every musician needs to take today
As musicians and artists we are all looking to grow our fan base by reaching out to as many listeners as we can who will appreciate our music. Digital music production tools have made making music mor...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 13:06hrs | 1 | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How Any Musician Can Develop Their Unique Sound
If you're a musician, you want to be original. To have your sound. To be unique. The problem with being original is that it's a myth. We are all a...Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 09:52hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns And 2s With DJ-Sticha - Producers and MusicianS: Stop Complaining and Start Innovating
I'm a nice guy and I really don't say much, but this post is something I've had on my mind for a while and this really needs to be said. My intended audience for this post is producers and musicians w...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 09:38hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - What They Won't Tell You In This Music Industry Of Ours
Ukufunda akupheli kuphel' iskole,now there are some things in life ozozifunda ngendlela ekuhambeni,noma bekufundisa abantu kodwa kukhona ozokufunda ngokwenz' ama mistakes noma ozofunda ngoba ubone iph...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 14:23hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How Musicians Can Successfully Brand Themselves
Ngithand' ukubingelela uzulu wonke I hope you in good health, ngikufisela impumelelo nengqubekela phambili in everything that you do kulo 2016 and beyond, asibangene ke. Today ngifun' ukuxoxa ngebrand...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 11:10hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - Where is beef taking Music?
Namhlanje ngifun' ukukhuluma ngenyama yenkomo ibeef,,,ngiyadlala am talking about ibeef as in ukungaboni ngaso linye phakathi kwabant' abesemculweni or lemme say ukungathelelan' amanzi kwabantu abaku ...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 08:09hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - How to get endorsements or Sponsors for your band,tour,record, etc
Happy New Year, let's all start on a clean slate,silungise la esabhayiza khona last year.In my line of business(music)I've made some stupid mistakes, reckless decisions and some great moves,all in all...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 10:09hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Building a brand as a Musician
Nzalo kaNdaba ngiyabingelela,nginethemba ifestive season isaniphethe kahle,ijob yijob though so umsebenzi uyaqhubeka come rain come wind.Namhlanje I'll break down a lighter topic but very important ng...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Creating a fan-base
As abantu we all start somewhere,even if given indlela eyodwa,we walk it differently.It doesn't matter uhambe njani all that matters yikuthi ufikile.Same thing nasemculweni,we use different methods of...Published: 23 Dec 2015 at 08:08hrs | | by DJ-Sticha
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - Showcasing your music
How to get it right online,making the most of your social networks and getting your facts straight.Today umma sweaten lento kancane,ngikunika some links that you can use to get your music out ther...Published: 21 Dec 2015 at 09:11hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - No one will do it for you,vuk' uzenzele
Hayi no akuvumi ngithule.Akuvumi ngithule uma ngibona my hard working brothers and sisters being taken for a ride by the same people who claim to be helping them.Which brings us to today's topic...Published: 19 Dec 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
Ibumba Festival roars to life
Annual arts fete Ibumba Festival roars to life tomorrow in Bulawayo. This year's edition is running under the theme "Full On" and has been spiced up as it will be held at seven locations. The ...Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 05:02hrs | | by Arts Correspondent
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Nothing but the truth about record deals (Advantages and disadvantages)
Angibingelele uzulu wonke nje I hope you're all good. If you have been following my articles from last week, am pretty sure you did pick one or two useful things from that.Now that marketing y...Published: 09 Dec 2015 at 06:47hrs | | by DJ Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Let's go back to the drawing board, where did we go wrong?
We still on marketing your music. As a brand, you should have a code in place and stick to it. Many artists fall from glory to nothing just because once they make it, they forget where they came from,...Published: 07 Dec 2015 at 06:28hrs | | by DJ Sticha
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Effective music marketing and brand building.
Today, lets break down music and brand marketing.Marketing your music is the first step in brand building,give people a reason to buy your music let alone listen to you.Just like a fruit vendo...Published: 04 Dec 2015 at 14:11hrs | | by DJ Sticha
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - Musician want to make music without marketing
Today I want to address a very common (yet misguided) idea I often read about all over the internet.Working in the music industry for well over 3years, I often come across musicians who only w...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 06:42hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
Interview with the writer of Abalobi Bakithi's upcoming book launch
Ntando: Salibonani, salibonani! Kuhlelo lwethu lokuxoxa labalobi abaloba bengaphansi kwenhlanganiso Abalobi Bakithi, lamuhla siloMeluleki Vodloza Sibanda ongomu...Published: 11 Oct 2015 at 16:41hrs | | by Ntando Ncube
This and that with Mal'phosa - Galo-Yephuka!
My grandfather wrestled my grandmother's love from her heart via 'galo-yephuka'. This is nothing like a gun to your head, a knife to your throat or a spear to your heart but the panic is just like th...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 11:30hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
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