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Arts Reporters It’s another weekend and already some of the local artistes are in the party mood, as they have lined up various shows. Revellers are spoilt for choice, especially music lovers, as music concerts are dominating the weekend entertainment menu. Below is a weekend guide for some of the events taking places across the […]
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Valerie Mpundu–Arts Reporter Zimbabwe-born award winning visual communicator Taurai Valerie Mtake has hall-marked the technology walls of fame after she created a Google front she named Madimi One. The Swedish-based Mtake was short-listed in type design for Google Fonts after being recommended by a friend. Google Fonts is a library of free and open-source fonts […]
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Arts Reporter After ditching Leonard “Karikoga” Zhakata’s camp in 2019 to try his luck as a solo musician, Gibson “Spaghetti” Chisoni did not find the going easy. A close ally and confidante of Zhakata, Spaghetti was once seen as a traitor by those who follow Zhakata’s music. Although Zhakata and Spaghetti claimed they had parted […]
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Valerie Mpundu Arts Reporter Renowned author, Memory Chirere, celebrated his Outstanding Poetry Book award he won at the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) 2023 in style by reading extracts from the winning book “Shamhu yeZera Renyu” in Harare recently. At an event organised by the UK publisher, Carnelian Hearts, and a local book seller, Book […]
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Arts Reporter Chapungu Sculpture Park yesterday announced the death of its founder and patron, Roy Guthrie. He was 89. Guthrie founded Chapungu in 1980 and was one of the best suppliers of top-end Zimbabwean Shona sculpture and known for its international exhibitions. He also pioneered the promotion of Zimbabwe stone sculpture worldwide and has built […]
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Valerie Mpundu Arts Reporter Local fashion designer, Michael Lionel Nzeve, of the brand Je.ro.me wear, has said second hand clothes and operators known as “runners” have destroyed the essence of local brand originality as fashionistas are more inclined to their products. Nzeve said in an interview with The Herald Arts that “it is like a […]
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KANO. – Fans, filmmakers, and industry watchers are mourning the loss of veteran actor John Okafor, famously known as Mr. Ibu. Okafor, who had been battling illness since 2023, passed away from cardiac arrest at the age of 62 on Saturday at Evercare Hospital in Lekki, Lagos State. President Bola Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians […]
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Arts Reporter Musician Jah Prayzah has proved that he is a man of many talents as of late, he has hinted that he is featuring in a new movie entitled ‘I am Alkebulan’. From the trailer, it seems the movie is from Rwanda. Of late the ‘Chiremerera’ hitmaker has been showing his acting skills as […]
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Arts Reporter The 11th edition of the CEI Forum in Venice is set to take place next Friday at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and can be attended by the public in person and online via streaming. Highlighting the specific activity of art criticism by contemporary art curators, a call is open to […]
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Arts Correspondent Striking a balance between creativity, popularity and earning from one’s art has always been a major challenge in local art. This is often highlighted by how creatives turn to begging for support, be it for medical care, food or even to fund their projects. Some have enslaved themselves to the rich who are […]
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Valerie Mpundu–Arts Reporter Local visual artist Chikonzero Chazunguza is set to capture and evoke the minds of art lovers in Paris, France, as he showcases “Seuswa” at the My Zimbabwe Exhibition at Galerie Art-Z until the end of March. Art is usually subjective and may be interpreted in various ways. Visual arts is an art […]
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Arts Reporter Sungura music singer Alick Macheso is oiling up his machinery for his upcoming 13th album set for release on June 7. During his live shows recently at Tanza Centre in Chitungwiza and Kasi Kasi Bar in Mabvuku, which were both fully packed, Macheso took time to sample some of his beats and voices […]
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Clive Mono Mukundu-Own Correspondent The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, Recreation, Arts, and Culture Nicholas Moyo, was invited to participate as a panellist in the second annual Island Music Conference in Jamaica. After careful examination, his department concluded that having a musician actively engaged in the music industry alongside Moyo would greatly benefit […]
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Nollywood Actor, John Okafor, Known As Mr Ibu, Dies At 62 Nollywood actor, John Okafor, who is popularly known as Mr Ibu, has been reported dead. Okafor who had been ill since October 2023 was said to have died of cardiac arrest on Saturday, March 2, in Evercare hospital in Lekki, after being moved to […]
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Youth Interactive Writer Popular soccer academy Dragon Force FC Porto has become a shining light for soccer in Zimbabwe, as it continues to grow drawing hundreds of teens and young adults from across the country who hope to become the next generation of international stars. The academy is cultivating a new generation of soccer stars […]