Galaxy of musicians for Bulawayo Music Festival
The Eighth Bulawayo Music Festival, set to run from May 23 to May 27, has been billed as perhaps the most ambitious project to date. More musicians will be coming to the festival than ever before from beyond Zimbabwe's borders — 21 in all — and more than 800 schoolchildren will also be involved in various performances, in addition to other local musicians.The event will be taking place at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music, adjacent to the ZITF Grounds, and is being organised by Michael Bullivant, who has staged these biannual classical festivals since 1990.Visiting artistes this year include newcomers as well as familiar faces.These are Amici String Quartet, Juliette Bausor (flute), Sharon de Kock (violin), Coady Green (piano), Leigh Harrold (piano), Leslie Howard (piano), the Junior Odeion String Quartet, Mary King (mezzo-soprano/conductor), Njabulo Madlala (baritone), Piet Moolman (conductor), Alenka Ponjavic (soprano), Richard ...Read moreAmakhosi's Stitsha set to bounce back, auditions in progress
2012 May 09 | 594 Views
POPULAR television drama Stitsha is set to make a comeback as a play, with Bulawayo based production company, Qhube Productions, holding auditions for actors on Sunday and Monday next week.The direct...
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Local gospel star to launch album in South Africa, you are invited
2012 April 23 | 2002 Views
Up and coming gospel music superstar Peggy Nare will be launching her Album 'Uthuleleni' at the Hillbrow Theatre on the the 27 April 2012.Peggy Nare is a rising gopsel star born in Bulawayo but curre...
Amakhosi Centre awarded tourist attraction status
2012 April 23 | 1443 Views
One of Zimbabwe's acclaimed cultural centres, Amakhosi Cultural Centre, has been named a a tourist attraction site a move that would have financial spin off for Bulawayo.Cont Mhlanga, a renowne...
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Little known Bulawayo model Angela Thulie is set for a role in South Africa's popular soapie - Scandal. She will rub shoulders with world renown Sello Maake ka Mncube.The 25 year old landed the role ...
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Vanessa Sibanda says she is ready to settle down and have children soon. The former beauty queen-turned-singer said like any other woman, it was her dream to get married and have "lots of children"....
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Sandra Ndebele lands an acting role
2012 April 15 | 3862 Views
Dancer and theatre actress Sandra Ndebele is set to star in Cont Mhlanga's upcoming drama called The Nyaminyami.This follows her impressive act during the auditions recently held at Amakhosi Cultura...
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Sandra Ndebele's dance crew, Intombi Zomqangala, is bringing its captivating song and dance routines to Sheffield in the United Kingdom in June this year.Intombi Zomqangala will grace the National St...
Miss Bulawayo Environment crowned
BULAWAYO – Phelandaba-based Tshwane University student Nkanyeziyethu Malunga beat 16 contestants to claim the inaugural glamorous Miss Bulawayo Environment 2012 beauty pageant title at a colourful ...
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The second edition of the variety show previously dubbed Bulawayo's Got Talent, now Bulawayo's Amazing Talent, kicks off next month with an audition show at the Bulawayo Theatre on 28 April.The event ...
Dancer fired for being a 'lesbian'
Dancer Beverly Sibanda popularly known as Bev has fired Tariro Chabveka, one of her dancers owing to her alleged sexual orientation.Bev said she found it proper to fire Chabveka, whom she accused of ...
Maskandi musicians itching to perform in Bulawayo
South African Maskandi musicians are itching to hold shows in Zimbabwe. If all goes according to plan, Chwepheshe, born Sizathu Hlabisa, and Qondani could take their Maskandi music to Bulawayo, where ...
Kwaito group - Go Boyz - member dies
2012 March 14 | 783 Views
A member of kwaito group Go Boyz, Mduduzi Tshabalala, who passed away in South Africa last week after a short illness, was laid to rest at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo on Saturday.The 35-year-old a...
Miss Zim pageant in dire straits as contestants pay $100 for camp
Models taking part in the Miss Zimbabwe boot camp were for the first time made to pay $100 each for their camp which will be breaking today, Saturday Leisure can reveal.The finals for Miss Zimbabwe ar...
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2012 February 09 | 570 Views
In a move that is seen a strategy of offering the film and theatre fraternity in Bulawayo an opportunity to participate and contribute to the development of a viable theatre industry, Amakhosi Cultur...
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Black Umfolosi turns 30 this year
2012 January 28 | 531 Views
BLACK Umfolosi this year mark their 30th anniversary with shows planned around the country and outside the borders as part of the celebrations.In an interview, director of Black Umfolosi Sotsha Moyo s...
Young Byo hip hop artiste looking for sponsorship
BULAWAYO has over the years been a reputable city well known for unleashing the country's most talented artistes in different genres.However, some of these talented individuals have failed to make a n...
Ndolwane Super Sounds splinter member releases solo album
Ndolwane Super Sounds splinter member Charles Ndebele has come up with a sizzling seven-track solo album, Azibuye Emasisweni, just a few months after the break-up with group leader Martin Sibanda.The ...
Skuza releases six-track album
CHASE Skuza has finally released a six-track album titled Okubi nokuhle, a year after he lost one to piracy.The pirated album which was being recorded in Zimbabwe was stolen and later surfaced in Sout...
DJ C'ndo to perform in Bulawayo on New Year's Eve
AFTER a mouth-watering performance by South Africa's revered spinner Oskido on Sunday, Bulawayo will on Saturday roll into the year 2012 with another house expert DJ C'ndo taking care of business.The ...
Ndolwane Super Sounds set to split
Charles Ndebele-Zwane and Martin Sibanda, key members of Ndolwane Super Sounds, are fighting over control of the band .A few weeks ago, Sibanda announced that Ndebele-Zwane had requested a break from ...
DJ Clock to rock Bulawayo
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Future Dube to launch Khaya Arts
THE newly formed breakaway group of Simunye Simunye called Khaya Arts production will be launched on Saturday at Nkulumane 5 in the city.The group that was formed two months ago has been performing in...
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Simangenkosi 'Mantongande' Nkala, nee Dube won the Zimbabwe UK Gospel Artist of the Year Award on 26 November 2011 organised by Rise UP Investments for Zimbabwean artists based in the UK. Mant...
Winnie Mandela movie poster revealed
2011 September 26 | 634 Views
Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard share a romantic moment in the poster for their new movie, Winnie.
The 30-year-old actress and singer stars in the drama, which chronicles
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Achuzi rocks in South Africa
THE birth of kwaito at turn of the new millennium in Zimbabwe was finely delivered by pioneers such as Achuzi and Go Boys to name but a few. Their presence in the music industry was greatly felt but a...
Iyasa off to Japan
2011 July 22 | 536 Views
Bulawayo and Zimbabwe's award winning dance act, IYASA's flirtation with Europe for the past decade has earned them a cutting edge, enabling them to open up new markets in Asia.The group embarked on ...
Sandra Ndebele's cultural ensemble to tour Russia
Bulawayo based Intombi Zomqangala cultural ensemble will take their act to Eastern Europe when the group takes part at the Texture Festival in Russia in September.Barely a week after thrilling fans in...
PureMatics Hostile TakeOver video is out
2011 July 13 | 531 Views
Hostile TakeOver is the debut title track from purematics album. This track features Malawi`s best hiphop export Jinx aka Muna of Muna Pro and Rush Records. The video was shot and post produced in H...
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Amakhosi release new drama series Omshana
AMAKHOSI Productions has released a new drama series that is set to take the local scene by storm. The sitcom titled Omshana, is being released on DVD under the new Amakhosi Home Entertainment Network...
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Imoto entshontshimali disappoint fans
Hordes of music fans who attended South African kwaito star Professor’s show at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo left the venue a disappointed lot in the early hours of Sunday morning after the artis...
Award winning Iyasa embarks on a year long world tour
2011 March 14 | 468 Views
The Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) is embarking on a world tour that will take it to three continents.The theatre company will first visit Austria and then other European countries such a...
ZBC: International Children's Day of Broadcasting 2011
2011 March 07 | 513 Views
Children from across Harare converged at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation in Highlands on Sunday, to mark the International Children's Day of Broadcasting amid excitement as some of the children ...
Obert Mvundla to release a DvD
THE former Ndolwane Super Sounds bass guitarist who went solo in 2009 after the death of four band members is set to release his first digital visual disc (DVD) later this year.Obert Mvundla went solo...
Mantongande has melodies of grace
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In 2001 Father Nigel Johnson SJ, started Radio Dialogue in Bulawayo. The idea was to get a broadcasting license and give the people of Bulawayo a platform to tell their stories- through music, poetry,...
Bohlingers presents Woza 2011 gig
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Kalwa Jazmee hosts gig of the year
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