Lagondola shut down
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent PUB Lagondola in Bulawayo has been temporarily shut down reportedly because of rental arrears of about $22 000. Furniture at the popular nightspot was yesterday...
View ArticleSungura musicians should take videos seriously: Andy Cutta
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter AWARD-winning music video director Andy Cutta has urged sungura musicians to up their visual game in order for the genre to go beyond the country’s borders. Andy...
View ArticleMbeu to lead Black Spirits at Cape Town Jazz Fest?
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent THE late Dr Oliver Mtukudz’s band, The Black Spirits, will be taking their act to South Africa at the end of the month where they are billed to perform at the...
View ArticleNama honour for late arts legends
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter FALLEN arts legends including literary giant Charles Mungoshi and musicians Oliver Mtukudzi and Dorothy Masuka will be honoured at the 18th edition of the National...
View ArticleLily and the PPC Marathon: Courage, compassion and camaraderie
Lenox Lizwi Mhlanga A PHOTOGRAPH of two women crossing the finish line of last year’s PPC 33 Miler Matopos Marathon together is heart-warming. One was supporting the other and easing her down to the...
View ArticleTuku mentee ready to drop debut album
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent A MONTH after the demise of music legend Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, his legacy is definitely living on as one of his apprentices, Donald Kanyuchi, will be...
View ArticleLeaseholder speaks out on Lagondola Club closure
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent MGCINI Nkolomi, the leaseholder of popular nightspot Pub Lagondola that was shutdown this week, has hit back at one of his partners, Jabulani Nyoni, who had...
View ArticleBlack women should embrace their beauty: Poet
Nqobile Tshili, Showbiz Correspondent THE use of skin lightening creams among black women has been one of the topical issues raising questions over whether blacks are confident in their complexion....
View ArticleShisha smoking frenzy grips Gwanda
Mthabisi Tshuma SHISHA smoking has become a hit in Gwanda’s nightspots as bar proprietors have incorporated the activity which is “giving life” to bars. It is most popular in big cities like Harare and...
View ArticleSongstress will burn in hell, says prophet
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter REMNANT Desire of All Nations Ministries Prophet Talent Madungwe says the likes of singer Vimbai Zimuto and raunchy dancers, Bev and Zodwa Wabantu are agents of the...
View Article‘Artistic’!..Vimbai Zimuto, attention seeker or misunderstood?
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent YET again, tongues have been wagging because of Netherlands-based songstress Vimbai Zimuto’s artistic expression. After news that a Kenya-bound Ethiopia Airlines...
View ArticleDjembe Monks attract full house
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter Tribal house group Djembe Monks which recently launched their Bantu Migrant album, wowed patrons when they performed it at the Vintage Shisha Bar on Friday night. The...
View ArticleNama nominee Sikhonjwa praises NACZ
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent Radio personality and comedian Babongile Sikhonjwa feels honoured to be nominated in the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) Outstanding Radio Journalist category....
View ArticleLack of licence halts GZU radio
Walter Mswazie in Masvingo GREAT Zimbabwe University (GZU) is calling on the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) to assist with the licensing of their radio station that has been lying idle since...
View ArticleZimdancehall gigs for Bulawayo, Vic Falls
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter Zimdancehall chanters Seh Calaz, Jah Signal and Hwindi President are billed to perform in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls next month. The trio will perform at The Vista in...
View ArticleVimbai poses nude to liberalise self from sexual assault
Showbiz Reporter Netherlands-based Zimbabwean artiste Vimbai Zimuto who has been criticised by many for posting nude images says the pictures are a way of liberating herself, claiming she was a victim...
View ArticleFans brave Cyclone Idai for Macheso
Walter Mswazie in Masvingo Sungura maestro, Alick Macheso, refused to let the raging Cyclone Idai-induced floods get in his way as he gave a scintillating performance at Club Lagoon in Masvingo on...
View Article‘We are afraid of Bulawayo’. . .Poor fan reception keeps artistes away, says...
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent RHUMBA musician Madlela Sikhobokhobo says most artistes from Bulawayo are afraid to perform in the city because of the poor reception they receive. Madlela (real...
View ArticleNdolwane frontman works on third album
Bongani Ndlovu/Mkhululi Ncube, Showbiz Reporters SOUTH Africa-based Ndolwane Super Sounds’ frontman Martin “The Big Boss” Sibanda, who last released an album two years ago, says he is no rush to...
View ArticleConcert to honour ex-Mokis star on cards
Mthabisi Tshuma A CONCERT meant to celebrate and honour former Mokis Connection frontman Themba “Boyoyo” Mathe, a rhumba music legend, is on the cards. The brainchild of musician, Madlela Skhobokhobo,...
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