Art Zone - Dr. Tony Monda

As we broach 2012 - a year full of promise, the following issues pertaining to the visual arts need our serious consideration:

Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
SUNGURA "king" Alick Macheso maintained his position as one of the country's best with his chart topper "Tafadzwa" being voted Radio Zimbabwe's Best Song for the Year 2011 in a competition that many listeners felt should have been won by hotshot Blessing Shumba.

Lovemore Chazingwa Arts Correspondent
FORGOTTEN sungura outfit Ngwenya Brothers are set to release their new album titled "Kurongerana" early this year, the leader of the group has said.
In an interview, Tedious "Muchapedza" Matsito said the album was ready for release after a year-long sabbatical from live performances.

Entertainment Reporter
Comedy is the focus of production at Harare's Reps Theatre, where the classic farce - "Boeing Boeing" - opened on New Year's Eve.

John Manzongo Herald Reporter
ZRP director of music Chief Superintendent Davis Chamutinya has died. He was 55.

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Barbed Wire maestro Tendai Mupfurutsa could become the second musician to be conferred with provincial hero status after the late dendera music star Simon "Chopper" Chimbetu.

From Noah Pito in Hurungwe
Most people who witnessed Prince Tendai Mupfurutsa's burial in Magunje last Saturday were left wondering whether relations had been cordial between sungura musician Alick Macheso and the late barbed wire maestro.

From Ruth Butaumocho in Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Rumbidzai Mudzengerere was recently voted the Miss Tourism Queen International Africa second runner-up, missing the big accolade Miss Tourism Queen International, which was won by Miss Thailand at an event held in Xian, China.

From Ruth Butaumocho in KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Twenty-one-year-old Miss Talent Nadia Gori proved beyond doubt that she is indeed talented when she made it into the Top Five of the Miss Talent category ahead of 50 other beauties at the 15th Miss Tourism International Pageant held at the Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa here on New Year's Eve.

Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
TOWNSHIP jazz musician Ernest Tanga wekwaSando has opened PaFio Arts Centre in Highfield, Harare.

Stephen Garan'anga Arts Correspondent
While 2011 continued to create wonders in art, artists continue to scrounge around, seeking what they could use to create new work, often not being able to afford or find what they wanted.