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Martin 'The Big Boss
One of the godfathers of rhumba music, Martin "The Big Boss" Sibanda, has announced his return to the music scene with a fourth solo album, set to drop on August 1.The announcement, made throu...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:28hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Clement Magwaza to launch his 15th album in November
Renowned Tshibilika/Rhumba artist Clement Magwaza, known for his vibrant and energetic performances, has officially announced the release of his highly anticipated 15th album, Isiphala Sengqondo. Set ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:07hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Dupute Warriors need you
The South African-based Rhumba group Dupute Warriors will be releasing a single on Friday 7th of June 2024 mainly to raise fund for its upcoming album.With eight albums to their name, Dupute W...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 14:23hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Insimbi ZeZhwane join Zanu-PF?
CROWD pulling rhumba music outfit Insimbi ZeZhwane have officially joined the ruling party Zanu-PF.The trail blazing band, known for their lively performances lost lead vocalist Elvis "Ma Eli"...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:47hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Insimbi ZeZhwane back in studio
THE rhumba music group Insimbi ZeZhwane has resumed recording their first project since the passing of their co-founder Ma Eli.The death of Ma Eli and drummer Maviri inspired the group to grow...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MRP gears up for Umkhombandlela rally
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is set to host its highly anticipated Umkhombandlela Rally on December 21, 2023, at Stanley Hall in Makokoba, Bulawayo. The event comes at a crucial time for the par...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 10:44hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Energy Mutodi back in Zanu-PF fold
Energy Mutodi, a former Information deputy minister, will has relocated to Masvingo province where he will stand for the Bikita South seat.Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial chairperson Robson Mavhen...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 16:00hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Kwamu Kwamu: An album of apologies, disclaimers
LAST month, Rhumba musician Madlela Skhobokhobo launched his much-anticipated album, Kwamu Kwamu in Bulawayo. Madlela is a very funny man and with this offering, comic relief was achieved with...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 4 | by Mbulelo Mpofu
Godolude steadily establishing fan base in Botswana
WHILE most rhumba musicians have made South Africa their second home, Mandlenkosi "Godolude" Mpofu has gone a different route and is steadily establishing a new market in Botswana where he recently la...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Insimbi ZeZhwane's 'inaudible vocals'
Rhumba music band, Insimbi ZeZhwane's latest album release has reignited the debate about their inaudible vocals, something that fans have always indicated each time the group releases new music....Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chase Skuza to launch new album
THE 'King of Kalanga' Rhumba music Chase Skuza has released a four-track album after a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Entitled ukuhlakanipha Yibuthutha (cleverness does not mean...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 18:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Juntal to preach in Gokwe
The king of Rhumba Farai "Juntal" Serima is set to preach the gospel of Rhumba in the remote Gokwe on Sartuday.The Afromix boss Juntal is taking his band to Gokwe as part of his nationwide tou...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 17:47hrs | 26 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Magwaza dancer Tsholobela dies
Rhumba musician Clement Magawaza is mourning the death of one of his talented dancers, Bambanani "Tsholobela" Maphosa who died at his rural home at Sanzukwi, Plumtree on Saturday following a short ill...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ndux Junior bounces back with 11th album
Rhumba ace Ndux Junior has bounced back with his 11th studio album, Bambelela, which confirms the musician as one of the consistent artistes in the genre.The album that was recently launched i...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Madlela, Skhosi headed to Vic Falls
LOVERS of rhumba music will have to diarise the 27th of this month as Madlela Skhobokhobo and Skhosana Buhlungu will be headed to the resort city of Victoria Falls for a show. The Comfort Pub ...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 19:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Tukuye Super Sounds must never die'
Tukuye Super Sounds frontman Cornelius Moyo says he is determined to continue with the legacy of the group he inherited from the late Khumbulani Moyo. He has just released the group's fifth album titl...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda Demotion Cosmetic, A face saving Stunt: MDC VAA
The demotion of ZANU PF stalwart and subsequent dismissal of Victor Matemadanda as the ZANU PF Political Commissar is a publicity stunt and face saving Stunt by ZANU PF for his Sunday exposé in...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:14hrs | 3 | by Dr Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda
Ezinkulu zaseKezi works on two albums
Ndux Junior says he is working on two albums this year, one with Ezinkulu zaseKezi and another with his Batshele Brothers. "We'll be dropping our second album in April as Ezinkulu zaseKezi, a ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Madlela Skhobokhobo meets Macheso
RHUMBA music sensation, Madlela Skhobokhobo, will share the stage with Alick Macheso with the axe-wielding performer saying this was something that he had always longed for. September 6 will be ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho girl shines in SA
DYNAMITE comes in small packages is the best way to describe Tsholotsho's Cynthia Gumede (15).Slender, as she is nick-named has broken into the music industry with her guitar prowess.Having st...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Madlela to share stage with Shwi, Freddy in SA
RHUMBA musician Madlela Skhobokhobo is billed to perform in South Africa this week. Madlela of the Ngamnanka fame is scheduled to grace the official opening of Kingdom Blue Funeral Services in...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Young Bulawayo artistes land MTN, Vodacom caller tune deal
IN the infancy of their careers, up-and-coming Bulawayo hip-hop artistes Redbee, Ravan and Shanga have landed a caller tune deal with South Africa's giant telecommunications service providers MTN and ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo farewell gig date set
CHIMURENGA music icon Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo is set to stage his last show of the Peace Tour that began during the festive season last year at Pagango Truck Inn in Harare on Friday alongside rhumba ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mixed fortunes for Bulawayo arts
ARTISTES in Bulawayo - a city renowned as the country's traditional arts and culture hub - have expressed mixed feelings over performances in 2018 and expressed hope of much better prospects this year...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madlela S'khobokhobo scared
THIS time last year, Madlela S'khobokhobo was the Bulawayo music scene's man of the moment.His viral hit, SaMamo, had been dominating the charts for months and the Bulawayo Arts Awards had cro...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Madlela set to launch album
AXE-wielding rhumba musician-cum-actor, Madlela Skhobokhobo, is set for his second album - Amajazana - to be launched in Gwanda on September 1.The launch will be powered by NetOne after the ar...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Koffi Olomide returns to Zimbabwe
After being teased by Fally Ipupa last month, local rhumba music lovers will be in for the real deal in August when another Congolese soukous singer - Koffi Olomide returns to Zimbabwe for a show in t...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Plumtree kid on the block drops 'maMoyo'
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwean rhumba music - made popular and put on the national and regional scale mainly by artists from Plumtree and Tsholotsho, has a new kid on the block.Sibongakonke Fanas N...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 13:23hrs | 5 | by Entertainment Reporter
Madlela won't follow Majaivana's footsteps
RHUMBA music expert, Madlela Sikhobokhobo, who stormed the industry when he dropped a foot-stopping hit titled Ngamnanka has dismissed any chances of him following Lovemore Majaivana who broke Zimbabw...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Madlela in death hoax
AXE wielding Rhumba musician cum actor Madlela Skhobokhobo woke up yesterday morning to the news that he had died at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.Social media was abuzz with a poster doi...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madlela mourns man who died dancing to his song
RHUMBA musician Madlela S'khobokhobo has mourned the 60-year-old man Mangangi Mathe, who collapsed and died in Sizinda, Bulawayo last Saturday, reportedly after dancing to his hit track Ngamnanka uSaM...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bev almost had torrid time with Koffi Olomide's dancers
ZIMBABWE's queen of raunchy dancing Beverly Sibanda almost had a torrid time in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Congolese superstar Koffi Olomide's dancers initially snubbed her during her visit t...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 10:15hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Bev, Madlela, Jeys invade Nkulumane
Rhumba musician Madlela Skhobokhobo, Bev and the Sexy Angels, Iyasa and Jeys Marabini will today spearhead a free musical show for Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) who are on a programme to raise aw...Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tackling young sex workers menace
THE blow of a horn disrupts the quietness of the small township of Ngundu in Masvingo Province, rumbling across the fast gathering dusk.Dressed in tight-fitting body revealing clothes, women, ...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Jeys Marabini and Mlambos Express Band strike a deal
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's Jazz music star Majahawodwa Ndlovu has build a working relationship with the Rhumba outfit Mlambos Express Band to uplift the standard of music in the Matebeleland regi...Published: 03 May 2017 at 12:03hrs | 2 | by Christopher Ncube
Ex-lover drags musician to court for child support
CONTEMPORARY rhumba musician Clement "Magwaza" Mlilo has been dragged to the Maintenance Court by his ex-girlfriend seeking $100 per month for the upkeep of their child.Magwaza of Nkuluman...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Golide to launch a new album
The Plumtree born Rhumba musician Mduduzi 'Golide' Tshuma is set to release a sizzling seven track album titled 'Ukwelikude', by end of march 2017.In his latest project Golide collaborat...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 20:03hrs | 1 | by Usungulo Arts
Madlela to drop a new rhumba music video
The popular Zimbabwean-Mzansi based multifaceted artist 'Madlela Skhobokhobo Power' will drop the much awaited rhumba music video for his hit song 'Samamoe,' on Friday 18 November 2016 in Johannesburg...Published: 15 Nov 2016 at 21:02hrs | 1 | by Future Moyo aka Jamelah
Martin 'The BigBoss' Sibanda speaks on criminals and new album
The Zimbabwean rhumba music band - Martin and Ndolwane Super Sounds is currently working on a campaign aimed at combating crime in Zimbabwe and abroad. Meanwhile, a new album is being finalised in...Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 10:38hrs | 7 | by Martin Blessedchild
Ndux Junior steps out of father's shadow
It's not easy for sons of prominent musicians to divorce themselves from their parents' illustrious careers when they try to venture into the field, but Ndux Junior, son of the late legendary musician...Published: 12 Sep 2016 at 11:18hrs | 4 | by Mkhululi Ncube/Bongani Ndlovu
Former Mokis Connection star speaks on his illness
POPULAR rhumba musician Themba "Boyoyo" Mathe, who once fronted the famed Mokis Connection, suspects that the band owner Morgan Ncube had a hand in him going blind.Boyoyo, who popularised Kala...Published: 10 May 2016 at 07:20hrs | 14 | by Bongani Ndlovu/Mkhululi Ncube
'Ikatali kubanikazi' The Dallas declaration
In colloquial Shona they say "Mupei sando dzake" to mean who the cap fits let them wear it. This is to say give credit where it is due.Honest Kamanga popularly known as Madalaboy or simply Dal...Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 16:52hrs | 1 | by Entertainment Reporter
Koffi Olomide heading to Zimbabwe
Famed rhumba musician Koffi Olomide is heading to Zimbabwe for the Carnival Rhumba Night to be held next week Thursday at Long Cheng Plaza.Organisers of the Harare International Carnival, the ...Published: 03 Oct 2015 at 18:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Vivianne Nkiwane releases her latest Video
Vivianne is a musician from Bulawayo Zimbabwe. Her genre of music is called house-kwasa. What makes Vivianne to stand out is her stage presence and her dance moves. She started as a dancer...Published: 28 Aug 2015 at 12:23hrs | | by Bashimane Ndlovu
Zimbo Rhumba musician to drop third album
A budding Rhumba musician from Plumtree area is working on his third album which is a social commentary on issues affecting the masses. Mduduzi 'Golide' Tshuma and his band 'The United Afric...Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 09:21hrs | 4 | by Mafu Sithabile
Jawunda Super Sounds revive rhumba in Gwanda
JOHANNESBURG - The last time Gwanda had a notable link with rhumba music was back in the 1990s, when Tusanang Sounds reigned supreme.Those good old days could soon be back, following the arriv...Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Mxolisi Ncube
Super legends in not to be missed massive memory of Mabharetha!
Ace Zimbabwean Rhumba music outfit Mlambos Express Band popularly known as the "Super Legends" have dedicated the month of May to the memory of their slain member Thuthani "Mabharetha" Ndlovu....Published: 30 Apr 2014 at 05:53hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Meet Mlambos Express Band the true 'Super Legends' of rhumba
If you have never heard of or seen ace Zimbabwean Rhumba outfit known as Mlambos Express Band, OH!! MY GOD!!! You don't know what you are missing.The Bulilima Mangwe District rooted group ...Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 17:16hrs | 67 | by Staff Reporter
Zuma to attend Bona's wedding
South African President Jacob Zuma will be one of several regional leaders attending Bona Mugabe's wedding on Saturday, his office has confirmed.International relations spokesman Clayson Monye...Published: 28 Feb 2014 at 20:17hrs | | by Nomalanga Moyo
Mutodi late for court, prosecutor applies for warrant of arrest
FLAMBOYANT Rhumba musician Energy Mutodi, who is facing allegations of defrauding desperate home seekers of close to US$2 million, yesterday was late at court prompting the prosecutor to apply for a w...Published: 01 Oct 2013 at 02:54hrs | | by Staff Report
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