Entertainment

Music venues across England have remained largely silent for the past nine months after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their doors. As the unwanted anniversary of a year without live music approaches for some, musician Frank Turner is once again picking up his guitar to help.“If you had …

Nhau Correspondent Rising US-based Zimbabwean musician, JØY, has dropped a hot new collaboration with South African rapper KidX.The audio and visual effort garnered over 12 000 YouTube views in just two days.The single entitled New Day, comes off Joy’s forthcoming album Matter-More-For-Sis. The hip-hop love song, was written from the …

By Tawanda Matanhire Amid challenges faced by musicians as a result of Covid-19 – Baba Harare, real name Braveman Chizvino, has urged artists to take online platforms seriously as it is the only way to get their content to the people.Artists across the country have been adversely affected by the …

By Tawanda Matanhire Creating a brand which people can relate with and become loyal to is a journey that takes time.For many, the dream gets shattered along the way.And for the fortunate few, the brand can become hard to ignore and big enough to attract good business.For Afro-jazz musician, Josh …

By Tawanda Matanhire The year 2021 has started on a painful note for most Zimbabweans – particularly musicians, artists in general and showbiz players.A fresh hard lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus has brought uncertainties for many artists around the country – entertainers are worried about “normal” survival.One …

By Ephraim Shoko Tino Machakaire, the deputy minister of Sport, Arts and Recreation has launched an impassioned plea for leniency after Chillspot Records co-founders, Arnold “DJ Fantan” Kamudyariwa and Tafadzwa “Levels” Kadzimwe were thrown behind bars for an effective six-month prison sentence. The pair, together with Simbarashe “Dammer” Chanachimwe were …

Provincial Head magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti Guwuriro has sentenced the trio of Arnold “DJ Fantan” Kamudyariwa, Chillspot Records co-founder Tafadzwa “Levels” Kadzimwe and Simbarashe “Dammer” Chanachimwe to 12 months in prison. The trio will, however, spend six months behind bars after the magistrate suspended half of the sentence for good behaviour …

Provincial Head magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti Guwuriro has sentenced DJ Fantan, Levels and Dammer to 12 months in prison after the trio pleaded guilty to the offence of “partaking and convening a public gathering during a national lockdown”. More details to follow… Nhau/Indaba

Police target musical gigs, festivitiesChurch services, weddings given greenlightMusicians, promoters feel hard done-byFirecrackers illegal By Daniel Kachere In Zimbabwe, New Year’s Eve is characterised by wild parties, usually accompanied by fireworks and firecrackers that illuminate the night skies as people celebrate the arrival of yet another year.It has been a …

By Joseph Murambiwa Yearend parties punctuate the end of an old year, ushering in a new one, with artists and promoters cashing in on live shows and revellers partying the night away in various celebratory gigs.However, it still remains to be seen whether this year the festivities will be the …