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Everton Mlalazi: A beacon of hope in International Gospel Music
Everton Mlalazi, a prominent figure in the international gospel music scene, continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his powerful messages of hope, love, and unity. Born and raised in Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:03hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
8 iconic musicians from Bulawayo
Bulawayo has a rich musical tradition and has been home to several iconic musicians who have made significant contributions to Zimbabwean and African music.These musicians have not only entert...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:41hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Latest ZiG song unites musicians
Kulcha Houz Studios, a prominent creative space in Harare, has become a key hub for Zimbabwean musical talent. It hosts studios in the central business district and Belvedere, where artists like Freem...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Copyright claims plague artists due to ignorance
THE legal principle ignorantia juris non excusat, meaning: Ignorance of the law is no excuse, underscores the fundamental responsibility that individuals have to abide by the law, regardless of person...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 11 | by Clinton Chipo
Ivy Kombo and Admire Kasi's legal woes continue
Ivy Kombo has been in the public eye for many years. She has embraced difficult experiences, problems and scandals as well as other trials and tribulations Zimbabwe's female musicians face. With her g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 88 | by Fred Zindi
Dj Rabaaz Releases 15-track Album
Pioneer of Gospel Mbirano music brand,Claud "Dj Rabaaz" Rabson has today released a 15-track album, the biggest single project so far in his musical caree...Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 23:16hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Condolence message on death of Insimbi Zezhwane members
The entire Freedom Alliance family is deeply sorry and saddened by the untimely passing on of Elvis 'Ma Eli' Mathe and Thembinkosi 'Maviri' Mpofu who were members of the Insimbi ZeZhwane Music Group. ...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 19:50hrs | 22 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 12 | by Percy Zvomuya
Zimbabwe-born gospel muso drops new music featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Zimbabwe-born gospel sensation Everton Mlalazi continues his quest to spread the message of hope through song with the release of his latest track "Nomakunje" featuring the five-time Grammy winners La...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Black Umfolosi rebrands
AFTER 40 years of existence, internationally acclaimed Imbube/Iscathamiya group Black Umfolosi has rebranded by adding female vocals and a new sound, Standard Style reported.The group, which w...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gospel star Everton Mlalazi shares much-needed message of hope with SA
A post-pandemic world seems to be dominated by bad news and despair. This is why Zimbabwean gospel star Everton Mlalazi feels the message of hope is essential and why he's ready to spread the gospel t...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Fabiola Mukonda's Mupase challenge breaks the internet
Zambian songstress Fabiola Mukonda has broken the internet with a Mupase challenge which has seen her breaking records. Mupase challenge has racked in more than 500 000 views in less than 2 we...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 08:48hrs | 3 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Singer Trish Nyawo releases Nguwo Chena lyric video
Zimbabwean born Trish Nyawo has released a lyric video of his hit song Nguwo chena which talks about a poor boy who falls in love with a girl from a royal family and finds it hard to navigate the rela...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 11:11hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Big Zulu endorses Lobengula boy, producer LA Beatz
ZIMBABWE-born LA Beatz is Big Zulu and Inkabi Nation's go to guy! The beat master who is behind Big Zulu's Imali Eningi single, came home in style, performing to a multitude of appreciative fans at th...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mbirano goes international
South African (SA) based Dj Rabaaz, well-known for pioneering the new sound of Gospel Mbirano in 2021 has just released an English praise God album titled...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 09:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Macheso is bigger than Ngwazi but .....
THE raging comparison of Sungura legend Alick Macheso and the emerging sungura star Mark Ngwazi reminds me of the late 1990s when a colleague brought Macheso's debut album, Magariro, to a party....Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Wanqoba' an absorbing burst of oomph
Gospel music singer Janet Manyowa combined some of the local and regional greatest gospel musicians for one of her most scintillating concerts at the ZITF Hall 3 in Bulawayo over the weekend, where sh...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mark Ngwazi comparison an insult to Macheso, says promoter
LOCAL music promoter, Wanisayi ‘Mahwindo' Mthandwa, has scoffed at comparisons made on social media between rising star, Mark Ngwazi and Sungura maestro, Alick Macheso, saying the debate is an insul...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 12:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gospel Mbirano Master breaks record
SA-based Zimbabwean Gospel artiste, Dj Rabaaz, has broken personal record by releasing 9 musical videos in a single day. Six of the videos are from the new Gospel Mbirano VOL 2 album, which is a...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 09:21hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
No hero status for Zex Manatsa
Government has granted a State-assisted funeral for the late musician Zexie Manatsa despite calls for him to be declared liberation hero. The legendary musician succumbed to cancer on Thursday at Pari...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
UB40 founding member dies
BRITISH vocalist and founding member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64.Astro, who performed in the reggae-pop band for more than 30 years, died aft...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 18:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Why your song does not get any airplay!
ONE of the worst nightmares that artistes endure in the music business is among the following; being booed and choking on stage, producing a poor track or even worse, submitting your song and then not...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Franco Slomo turns to God
Sungura musician Franco "Slomo" Dhaka has been featured by South African based Zimbabwean-born Gospel artiste, Dj Rabaaz real name, Claud Rabson in a new musical video titled #Famba nevamw...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 16:30hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in South Africa
'Legendary Macheso is humble,' says Freeman
Zimdancehall chanter Energy Silvester Chizanga better known as Freeman or HKD boss in the music industry has appreciated Sungura boss Alick Macheso for his humbleness in their joint venture.Fr...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 16:38hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
DJ Phuti bounces back
IN between serving the nation as Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, Postal and Courier Services and Bulilima West legislator, Dingumuzi Phuti has been working on bouncing b...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Majaivana gives fans Sayiwela hit one more time
WHEN Lovemore Majaivana's face popped up as he made his acceptance speech during the Nama virtual awards on Saturday night, the comments section was awash with praises of his work on a number of Faceb...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catching up with Lovemore Majaivana
IT was quite refreshing to be able to speak to Lovemore Majaivana again after 13 years. False rumours had begun to do the rounds that he was dead.In 2008, we boarded the same flight from Harar...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:32hrs | 7 | by Fred Zindi
SA based DJ Rabaaz releases powerful single
South African-based Zimbabwean gospel artiste, Claud Rabson popularly known as Dj Rabaaz, whose song Wasaririra dominated Zimbabwean gospel musical charts in 2020 has released a new single titled ' Hu...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 12:31hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Marabini switches to reggae
AFRO-POP ace Jeys Marabini will face the biggest test of his career with his new reggae track and video, Jah Deliver Us, as he seeks to expand his market and fan base.The award-winning artiste...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The top Zimbabwean entertainers
It would be hard for anyone to deny that there isn't always a lot going on in Zimbabwe. This is even true with the current pandemic going on. Despite what a lot of locals might think and social distan...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:27hrs | 9 | by Staff writer
Mastering the art of public speaking with Felix Zinhara
Standing in front of people and delivering a speech, keynote address be it at a social gathering or professional setting remains equally "life-threatening" even to those folks who claim some audacity ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:08hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
Tocky's song insulting people from 'Binga' banned from airwaves
SERIAL hit-maker Tocky Vibes has expressed shock and disbelief at the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ)'s recent move to ban his song — "African Queen" (Binga) — from the airwaves.T...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's daughter silences 'step mother'
The late music icon and national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi might have left a big void in the music industry, but through her daughters, Selmor and Sandra, Tuku's fans might have something to smile a...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi family feud escalates as Daisy moves to block Selmor
ON Monday February 18 at 6.23pm, a statement appeared on the Tuku Music Official Facebook page, part of it read; "We would like to distance ourselves from any events or gatherings that are being held ...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
I haven't arrived yet, says Seagirl
After bagging three awards in a space of three months, Bulawayo-based musician Novuyo Seagirl (27) still insists she hasn't reached her zenith.Seagirl last week won the Best House Music Song o...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi grabs world headlines
THE death of Oliver Mtukudzi grabbed newspaper headlines around the world befittingly demonstrating the global influence of the Afrojazz icon's work and personality.Newspapers around the world...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya will retire when he dies
IN a tiny changing room at the back of the Large City Hall stage in Bulawayo, timeless Chimurenga music icon, Thomas Mapfumo,was a calm and collected fellow before stunning all and sundry with a non-s...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Hitchhiker
She stood some fifty-sixty metres away from the desperate looking swarm of humanity that infested the Harare Showground bus stop. One hand shielded her sunglazed face from the savannah sun, the other ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:29hrs | 7 | by Jerà
'Senzeni na' guitarist dies
David Dumingo, the guitarist who played that soulful, mournfu leadl guitar on Senzeni Na is late.This was confirmed by Albert Nyathi who worked with him in the production of the song."...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Tuku reunites with daughter he kicked out
YEARS after he kicked her out of his home for eloping with soccer star Tinashe Nengomasha, Oliver Mtukudzi has reunited with his daughter Samantha Mtukudzi, who is now part of the Black Spirits, the m...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso's album finally OUT
"I COULD be well moved if I were as you…But I am as constant as the northern star," those were Julius Caesar's words.The very same is coming out of sungura doyen Alick Macheso's mouth as he ...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Why Tuku may be more loved than Mapfumo
After receiving a rousing reception at the Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier on Thursday, Thomas Mapfumo sat sedately on one of the chairs at the Star FM's studios, ready to give what would ...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:07hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Chiyangwa in album collabo with Mteki
Zimbabwe African Roots musician and sculptor Bryn Mteki, popularly known as Sekurutau, is putting final touches on his forthcoming album, which features local business tycoon Phillip Chiyangwa....Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 20:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Jah Prayzah strangling his own baby?
A YEAR after it was formed, those that greeted the birth of Jah Prayzah's Military Touch Movement with jubilation may now be questioning whether their excitement was perhaps premature, given the glari...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SA-Based Zimbabwean gospel artist releases 2nd album
SA-Based Zimbabwean gospel musician Dj Rabaaz, real name Claud Rabson, is encouraging fellow musicians in Zimbabwe to start selling their musical products online, if they have not tried it before, for...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Oliver Mtukudzi teams up with fastjet to release new song in support of World AIDS Day 2017
A new partnership between African low-cost airline fastjet, and AIDS organization, (RED), will be launched with the release of a new track, 'Holiday', by legendary singer songwriter Oliver Mtukudzi....Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Agencies
The Amazing Race lights up Harare
The Amazing Race, widely regarded as the greatest reality television competition show of all time, came to Harare yesterday.Now in its 30th season, the competition requires contestants to, amo...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 12:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe the physical man naturally retreats
PERHAPS we must do that; abandon the "Him" and deal with the "It". We must leave the man and engage with the phenomenon. There are many profits in the present for reading and understanding Robert Muga...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Controversial hero status for Cde Chinx Chingaira
To loved ones he's left behind, I say, 'Nematambudziko for the passing of Dickson Chingaira Makoni aka Chinx.''Afa anaka' a Zimbabwean saying translated 'better he that's passed' but not anymo...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 07:32hrs | | by Silvanos Mudzvova
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