Thrilling entertainment at 8th edition of NAMA
The 8th edition of NAMA held on Friday 13th February (2009) delivered a thrilling line up of entertainers, keeping the international conference centre in Harare rocking till the early hours of Saturday morning.
Freshly Ground, IYASA, Tongai Moyo, Alick Macheso, Winky D, Alexio and Manikongo were some of the acts that accompanied the award giving.
Waita hako Barry Lungu
Pandigere pano pachituro, ndakatarisa madziro. Akachena kuti mbuu. Hapana chimwe chiripo kunze kwe kakarenda kakati nama kunge kadzvanga. Ndikatarisa madziro, nguva dzose ndiko kandinoona. Kane mufano wemunhu agere pamutariro mudziva achi raura. Akandipira gotsi, saka hazvinyatsooneka kuti munhukadzi kana kuti munhurume.
Pandigere pano pachituro, ndikatarisa kurudyi ndinobva ndaona panze. Zuva riri kupinda nepa hwindo. Ndino ona matenga edzimba kusvika kuma gumo eziso. Ndiri paf’ro yechitatu. Dzimba dziri pedyo ndine maf’ro matatuwo. Pane imba yatakatarisana nayo, ndino ona mahwindo ayo, asi handiwone mukati. Ndinombo funga kuti vemo kana vachiringa kuno, vano ona mukati meyedu here. Semunhu ari kuraura uyo, akatipira gotsi, anofungidzira here kuti kunevanhu varikumuona. Read more
HIFA 2009 Call for Artists!
The Harare International Festival of the Arts is now accepting artist applications for the 2009 edition of the festival. HIFA celebrates its 10th anniversary next year and the internationally acclaimed festival is set to put on its biggest event ever.
Artists from all artistic disciplines are invited to apply. Forms are available from the HIFA website. (www.hifa.co.zw). They can also be collected from
- National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Marondera, Gwanda, Chinhoyi, Bindura, Mutare, Masvingo
- National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare
- The Zimbabwe College of Music
- Dance Trust of Zimbabwe
The deadline for artist form submissions is 29 December 2008.
HIFA 2009 will be held from 28th April to 3rd May.
Craft 08- Gift Ideas
27th October – 14th December 2008
New ideas are never in short supply when it comes to art and craft and this year the National Gallery of Zimbabwe is hosting the first ‘Craft 08 Exhibition’. An exhibition of local craft work comprising of unique ethnic necklaces, earrings, bangles, t-shirts, cushions, wooden works, authentic and symbolic African objects and regalia. The exhibition aims to bring together a variety of crafts people in one location so as to allow interaction and at the same time presents business for Christmas buying public. The gifts on sale are affordable, original and suite any taste. Read more
Hope’s songs of redemption
The Making of a Unique Band
“By the rivers of Babylon I sat and wept,” thus sang the long- suffering Hebrews in their time of Babylonian captivity. They found themselves singing God’s song in a strange land. But though the song speaks of tears, it is actually a song of hope and redemption. The very act of singing it meant that the singers had in actual fact symbolically freed themselves. And, in these turbulent times we live in, we need songs and singers with enormous emotional power that can heal our grief, assuage our anxieties and allow us to hope for a better future. Hope Masike neKakuwe have it in them to do just this and more.
Hope, second from left, and members of Kakuwe
The dream and vision to form Kakuwe was born long before Hope decided to enrol at the Zimbabwe College of Music. Born with music in her blood, an independent feisty spirit, Hope was always someone who marched to a different drum, and so it was not surprising that when she decided to take her music seriously, she wanted to form a unique band with a different sound. Read more
National Art Gallery Staff Exhibition
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is proud to be hosting one of its major shows on the exhibition calendar, the Staff Exhibition. The month long exhibition which starts on the 21st of October 2008 is a reflection of how the Gallery is proud to be a major participant in the moulding of the visual arts, which are expressive of culture that defines a people. Read more
