Entertainment

By Bindura Bureau Mashonaland Central’s only licensed community radio station, Madziwa FM is likely to beat the 18 April deadline set by government for it to be on air, Nhau/Indaba has learnt. Covering a radius of 80km from Madziwa where it will be operating from, the station will stick to …

By Purity Marungisa We are just nine days into the ‘month of love’ but the atmosphere in the music industry is exhibiting a different vibe that has caught the attention of fans who love messy beefs between local artists. Yesterday a video emerged of a podcast interview on ‘The Episode’ …

Names of the finalists nominated for the 21st National Arts and Merits Awards (NAMA) have been released as follows: 1.DANCE AWARDS Outstanding Female DancerPraise Dube in Ngomdladla the dunamisNdomupeishe Chipendo in TeleungaLesley Mushaninga in Silently Complicated Outstanding Male DancerTerrence Kapesa in A Kid from BulawayoSean Mambwere in Silently complicatedDevante Sangaza …

Talented musician Progress Chipfumo invades his favourite hunting ground in Mbare tomorrow night for a special show at Origins Nights. This is the first time Origins Nights is hosting the revered artist since rebranding. Formerly known as Club Matute, the spot enjoys near monopoly of nightlife and showbiz in general …

It is the first weekend of the ‘month of love’ and a number of gigs are lined up for merrymakers as artists get back to business across the country. Here’s is the weekly dose of the Nhau/Indaba weekend events: Baba Shero ‘Pabhawa’ In Warren ParkSungura fans in Warren Park are …

Hilary Ngaakudzwe Chipunza, better known as Hillzy, is an R&B and hip hop artist from Zimbabwe with a silky smooth voice. He has a very international sound to his music. So much so that it took him a while to be recognised as a Zimbabwean artist despite the fact that …

By MazzeltovA number of shows are lined up across Zimbabwe this weekend, signalling the return of artists from the January break. Here are the top events to expect: Baba Shero, Freeman, Progress Chipfumo In ChitungwizaSungura maestro, Alick ‘Baba Shero’ Macheso descends on Chitungwiza’s Damview for what promises to be an …

Political leaders and government ministers who attended Mbuya Stella Chiweshe’s funeral wake paid tribute to the pivotal role she played in making Zimbabwean culture and mbira music more acceptable abroad, especially in Europe. Her global tours that sought alternative sources for marketing our culture, identity and history were appreciated during …

Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as “the queen of mbira” or “Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe”, passed away on 20 January 2023. Chiweshe was born in July 1946 in the rural area of Mhondoro in the Mashonaland province of northern Zimbabwe. She began playing the mbira, an ancient thumb piano, in the early 1960s. …

By Purity MarungisaZim dancehall chanter, Shinsoman, has resurfaced on music charts countrywide with a potential scorcher of an album titled “Romantic Gangster”. The 10-track album was released Wednesday morning and features prominent Afro-fusion artists Mbeu and Andy Muridzo. Fellow dancehall chanter Poptain, urban grooves pioneer Pauline Gundidza aka Mai Sky, …