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Articles Posted in the music Category
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On Tuesday Zimbabwe commemorated the death of sungura music legend Leonard Dembo who died 17 years ago at the age of 36. Dembo died in 1996 but his music lives on. Born Leonard Kwangari Gwaindepi in Chivi on the 6th of February in 1959, Dembo is one the country’s great musicians and his popular song [...]
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Up Close with Sandra Ndebele
Singer & Dancer Sandra Ndebele is one of the musicians who rose to stardom at the height of the urban grooves era. Although most artistes during this era mainly focused on the rhythm and blues and hip-hop genre, Sandra chose a different way, she focused on traditional music and dance. It was her unique style [...]
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Sanii falls on hard times
HARARE – One of urban grooves pioneers, Sanii Makhalima has gone broke. The talented Usadaro hi-maker who used to run a recording studio where he produced and recorded music for other musicians in the early 2000, can hardly afford to record his own albums now. His Umsindo Studio situated along Jason Moyo Avenue in Harare [...]
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Vimbai Mutinhiri to host Africa film, TV awards
ZIMBABWEAN TV star Vimbai Mutinhiri will co-host the AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) – one of the most important events in the African film and television calendar. Mutinhiri, who represented Zimbabwe in the 2011 Big Brother Africa, got a job almost as soon as she left the show as host of the South African daily [...]
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Tryson breaks Sulu’s trophy
THE celebratory mood at Sulumani Chimbetu’s awards celebration party held at Jazz 105 on Wednesday was dented at the last minute when his cousin Tryson broke one of the trophies. Sulu’s eight trophies for different awards were on display near the stage when Tryson and other family members were called to the front for the [...]
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Selmor comes of age . . . as she launches12-track album
Selmor MTUKUDZI launched her album “Expressions” at the Zimbabwe German Society in Milton Park on Wednesday night at a well-attended function. But she was disappointed that her father, Zimbabwean music icon Oliver Mtukudzi, missed the launch although she had invited him and his wife Daisy. “I invited him, and I am actually surprised that he [...]
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Diana finds new glory
SONGSTRESS Diana Samkange believes the new style on her latest offering, Kumazivandadzoka, has thrust her into the elite of local jazz crooners. Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, Samkange said she had decided to prioritise the Afro-jazz beat on her new album to reach out to new audiences. The album has received a much better response than [...]
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Zimbabwean Jazz leading band set for Highly anticipated New Year’s Eve Gig
ONE of Zimbabwe’s leading Jazz music sensations, Jazz Invitation, popularly known as JI is in the country and set for a highly anticipated enthralling New Year’s Eve performance at Lusaka’s Hotel Inter-continental. The band is making one of its rare inroads to Zambia for a highly-anticipated action packed bash on the special Monday night. Known [...]
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‘The Four Kings Tour’ is on!
THE Royals have landed, and ’The Four Kings Tour’ is on! The quartet of Nox, Stunner, EXQ and Roki landed at the UK’s Heathrow International Airport Friday afternoon for their 2012 twilight gigs to wrap up an often busy UK entertainment calendar. No doubt the Urban Groove machinery is well oiled and set for an explosive [...]
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Eight Utakataka Express band members hospitalised
Kadoma — Eight Utakataka Express band members who were on their way to Harare to perform at a private function, are reported to have been hospitalised following a serious road accident, 10km outside Kadoma. Report By Blessed Mhlanga/ Tawanda Marwizi According to one of Utakataka’s key dancers identified as Nyamatele, all the band members and [...]
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