Talking “Pastel Painted Skies”, Fatherhood & Zimbabwean Heritage with Brian Nhira
Among many other things, Brian Nhira is a Zimbabwe Achievers Award for Excellence in Music recipient: Picture courtesy of musicmatch.com
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Do We Need Celebrities & Creatives to be the Voices of Social Causes?
I hate parody accounts with every part of my mind, body and soul. Especially the politically-polarised ones.
Stewie Le Savage Take Yanos to the Jungle with “The Revelations”
Stewie Le Savage is among many other voices in Zimbabwe who are catching a transonic ride with the infectious Amapiano house.
What Does Tin Tin Have To Say For Herself? Actress Pens Open Letter On the Death of Becky
It has been alleged that the actress and media personality overdosed her friend before ferrying the dead body in a taxi and disappearing into thin air. Now, what does she have to say in her defence?
Ulenni’s New Song “Can I Take You Out” is A Hedonistic Reminder of Life Outside
A potential saviour of the inconspicuous alternative music and the dying Kwaito music, it is exasperating that he’s making music in an era that doesn’t value that so much.
From Paper Doodles to Fashion Collection, Mellow Creme is Telling African Stories Through Sketches
Over the years, the relationship between music, art and fashion is one that’s become inescapably intertwined.
Poptain & Allanah Created A #ColorVibe Anthem for Freeloaders; Sadly The Clubs Are Still Closed
While we are usually used to Poptain’s mix of weighty social consciousness, effortless cadence and casual patois fluency with intricate wordplays, Fadza Mutengi has the makings of a club banger which could be thrashing nightclubs, beer-halls and bars.
Majaivana’s Tell-all Documentary Zero in on the Depthiness of Tribalism in Zim’s Creative Sector
For an artist who has been called the voice of the counterculture having championed the Ndebele musical culture, Lovemore Majaivana believes that his career would have taken off if he sang in Shona as music success follow tribal lines in Zimbabwe.
EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Michael Chiunda Inks Management Deal with Play by Play Inc.
Play by Play said as a stable they have done all it takes to have someone like Michael writhing their ranks because of his prowess as a creative and an artist.
Vusa Mkhaya is Reissuing UManyanyatha Internationally & Here is Everything We Know
Critics have described the album as emotive musical stories of love, heartbreak and everyday living; tales delivered in soulful sometimes haunting, achingly beautiful pieces.