Salif Keita to Perform in Zimbabwe!
Yay! Yay! Yay! Salif Keita is coming to Zimbabwe. The Mali-born music legend will perform at this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts.
We’re blown away, totally.
Sam and Owen buried in Harare
Sam Mtukudzi and Owen Chimhare who died in a car crash on Monday morning (15 March 2010), were laid to rest at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare this afternoon.
Speaking at a service held earlier in the day, Sam’s mother said that she had been robbed of two sons. Her husband, music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi said that Sam and Owen were great children and never gave their parents too many headaches.
Many of those present, including some of the artists that Sam had worked with, broke down intermittently during the service and wept for their friend departed.
Sam Mtukudzi, Owen Chimhare to be Buried in Harare
Sam Mtukudzi and his friend Owen Chimhare will be buried side by side at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare tomorrow.
The Mtukudzi family has decided not to bury him in their rural home so that he can be interred with his friend.
More about the burial arrangmements
Sam Mtukudzi is No More
Sam Mtukudzi (1988-2010)
Sam Mtukudzi is no more. The young music star passed away in the early hours of this morning on his way home in Norton from Harare.
He and his sound engineer Owen Chimhare both died on the spot when their car veered off the road along Bulawayo Road, in the Kuwadzana Extension area.
Carl Joshua Ncube takes piracy fight to the streets
Zimbabwean animator and graphics artist Carl Joshua Ncube will from this afternoon live on Harare’s First Street for a week to raise awareness of the seriousness of piracy and to convince Zimbabweans to buy original products to support the artists.
Tererai Mugwadi responds to ‘Urban Grooves is Dying’
Clayton Ndlovu, Sanii Makhalima and Xtra Large have all given us their thoughts on where Urban Grooves is Going in response to our article that said that the popular genre of music was dying.
Now Tererai Mugwadi, one of the original hit-makers on the Zimbabwean Urban Grooves scene, gives us her thoughts…
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Third album for Dudu Manhenga
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Dudu Manhenga (Picture: Jekesai)
Towards Alignment was recorded from ‘Solo Encounters with Dudu Manhenga’ over four days at the beautiful REPS theatre stage in March 2009, a daring move by the young diva to get closer to her audience in a setting where the finer nuances of her music could be more fully appreciated. “I feel more alive on stage than in the studio, and the studio does not allow for that spark of spontaneity - an occasional joke, or sharing of my life experiences - like I am able to do during live performances” she said.
The hidden challenge of a live recording, of course, is that there is no room for error, and the first recording has to be the best recording; it cannot be repeated in the live setting. As evidenced on the CD, the live performances revealed Dudu reaching a new level of delivery, a new high in quality, the achievement of a production of international standard - something of which Zimbabwe can be proud. Read more
Dance & music audition!!
Local Businesses sponsor “Flip Floppers” Hip Hoppers to go to Cape Town
Members of the Zimbabwe business community have come together to sponsor the finalists of the Zimbabwe Battle Of The Year (BOTY) 2009 Dance Competition to go to the Africa final in Cape Town, South Africa. BOTY is an annual dance competition featuring B-Boy crews from all over the world.
The team representing Zimbabwe is made up of four local dance groups Flip Floppers (Harare), Most Wanted (Bulawayo), Inmates (Harare) and 116 (Harare) that competed at the national BOTY competition held by Jibilika at the 7 Arts theatre in Avondale Harare on the 1st of August. The license for BOTY Zimbabwe is held by Jibilika Entertainment. Jibilika was started in June 2007 by Plot Mhako, with a vision to enhance socio economic development through art especially all genres of dance. Read more
I did not cry when Michael Jackson died
When I heard that Michael Jackson had died on 25th June this year, I was pained but I did not cry. When his brother Jermaine came out on TV confirming to the world that indeed that Michael was dead that hit me in a sensitive place, but still I did not cry.
Watching the news, I saw thousands of people around the world gather, sing his songs, cry tears for him and dances his moves- but still I could not bring myself to shed a tear. I was so sad that I wanted to cry- but I couldn’t.
I played his music, watched his videos on YouTube, wrote an article about him for The Zimbo Jam and exchanged MJ stories with my wife.
It was emotional- gut wrenchingly so. Then on Tuesday this week, there was the sight of the convoy driving down LA to the Staples Center. I stopped everything I was doing and sat down to watch the live broadcast. No tears still.
His brothers in their dark suits, yellow ties and sequined single gloves. Still no tears. Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Smokey Robinson and Shaheen Jafargholi all sang their hearts out. Usher cried as he did his performance. There were hugs and tears all round.
Then Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, spoke. Unlike everyone else, she did not say “Michael”- she said “Daddy”. That hit home more than I was ready for. He was somebody’s Daddy. He wasn’t just a beautiful voice and awesome dance moves. He wasn’t just a music icon. He was a son, a brother, an uncle, a father.
“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father I could imagine,” she said, “I just want to say I love him so much.”
She had me at Daddy.
On The Zimbo Jam- Power FM Top Twenty- 20 March 2010Presented by DJ Chilli (Hazvine Sakarombe) on Power FM. 10:00-12:00hrs, 20 March 2010 Position Song Artist 20 Battle Field Jordin Sparks 19 If We Ever Meet Again Timberland ft Katy Peri 18 Falling Underdog 17 Emperor’s State of Mind Jay Z 16 How Low Luda Chris
- Famba Zvakanaka Sam MtukudziZvinosiririsa sei mhuri yeZimbabwe kusiiwa nemwana achine mukaka pamhuno. Apa ndinobva ndanzwisisa kuti Baba vake vaiedza kurevei uye zvinorevei muupenyu hwemunhu mumwe nemumwe wedu? Samson Mutukudzi gotweuye ari mwakomana mumwechete wa Oliva na Daisy Mutukudzi nderimwe reruva ranga richangotanga kuyevedza rabva radamburwa tinoti mweya wake ngauzorore murugare.
- Salif Keita- A Music Legend Comes to ZimbabweOne of Africa’s all time great musicians, Salif Keita, will close off the 2010 edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) on a high note with a long awaited main stage performance at the six day arts extravaganza set to explode into activity in Harare at the end of April.
- Power FM Top Twenty- 20 March 2010