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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, …

By Purity MarungisaIn Zimbabwe, Africa and the world in general, the traditional societal set-up expects women to be younger than the men they marry, however, many among us have found love in much younger or older partners – breaking the age-gap stereotype. Recently, popular musician, Ashton ‘Mbeu’ Nyahore (31) refused …

By MazzeltovJanuary is almost folding and entertainers seem more than ready to lively up things again. Find a spot to hang out with friends or family to refresh that mind this weekend. Andy Muridzo Welcome Back Gig @Bar RougeAfter touring the United Kingdom, Afro-fusion artist Andy Muridzo has urged his …

Award winning mbira legend Ambuya Stella Rambisai Chiweshe has died. She was one of the country’s pioneers of Chimurenga music. Sources close to her revealed that she died Friday morning at her home in Harare. Ambuya Chiweshe spent the greater part of her life in Germany after getting married to …

By Purity MarungisaZimbabwean dancehall megastar Winky D has again proved that he truly is the dancehall king as he took home the award for “Best Male Artist” in Southern Africa last night at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). Winky was up against other nominees including South Africa’s own A-Reece, …

By Purity MarungisaAward-winning gospel artist Sebastian Magacha is set to release a new music video for his track ‘Dzika Mutumwa Unoyera’ this Thursday. The song is off his album ‘I am Favoured’. Magacha made the announcement via his official Instagram account Wednesday, saying, “I’m releasing this video tomorrow 10am”. Shot …

Harare’s premier nightlife spot, Club Connect, has taken a break with immediate effect to “upgrade its facilities for better customer experience”. The double decker bar, which took Harare’s nightlife by storm in late 2018 when it opened its doors to the public, seeks to re-invent itself after four years of …

Zimbabwean hip-hop musician, Holy Ten has said he is regretting working with Winky D in Ibotso, a song which is on Winky’s latest album titled Eureka. Holy Ten, born Mukudzei Chitsama, cites the sensationalisation of the song by commentators, mainly journalists. In a Twitter post seen by Pindula News, Holy …

Ugandan police said on Monday they had arrested one of the organisers of a new year’s eve party where ten revellers died in a crush. Local media identified the man as music promoter Abbey Musinguzi of Abitex Promotions. He is well known for organising major events in the capital Kampala; his party …