The Zimbo Jam- Zimbabwe Music, Showbiz, Arts, Lifestyle

Massive Töne, German Old School Rap in Harare

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:07:55 +0000

A special treat for young music lovers is brewing in the Zimbabwean capital. Next week Harare welcomes Massive Töne – ‘the Old School of German Rap’, three artists who together are one of Germany’s oldest and most popular Hip Hop groups for a performance and a workshop with selected Hip Hop artists from Zimbabwe.

Dudu Manhenga CD Auctioned for US$200.00

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:35:46 +0000

Zimbabwe’s top Afro Jazz diva, Dudu Manhenga launched her third album last night (11 No 2009) at the Mannenberg Jazz Club. Titled Towards Alignment, the first copy of the double CD was auctioned for an amazing US$200-00 to one of the over two hundred people who attended the launch.

Tevin Campbell, Horace Brown, Maxi Priest- Zimbabwe's Tour of Has-Been Musicians?

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:20:27 +0000

On this morning's PowerFM breakfast show DJ Munya (Munya Milimo) and DJ Bublz (Bridget Gavanga) were talking about how we have a line up of international "has beens" coming to perform in Zimbabwe at the end of the year. Horace Brown, Tevin Campbell, Maxi Priest are some of the names that Zimbabweans are expecting to visit the country at the end of this year. The question asked was: "Is this the best we can do?"

Baba na Mai Charamba Stepping up Their Game

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:41:57 +0000

Watching Baba Charles and Mai Olivia Charamba perform at the Artists Supporting Artists Concert on 7th November I sensed that something was different. I have watched them perform numerous times before and I could feel that this was not the same. Something had changed. Something was better.

Female Artists to Celebrate a Successful Year

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:41:45 +0000

As we draw towards the end of the year, young women artists at the monthly Sistaz OPen Mic event will celebrate their triumphs over the many challenges of the year with music, poetry and dance this Saturday 14 November, 2-5pm at The Book Café in Harare’s Fife Avenue.

Artists Supporting Artists Show Marred by Poor Organisation

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:51 +0000

The Artists Supporting Artists concert held at Milton Park Bowling Club over the weekend featured an impressive line up of artists but was marred by poor planning. The show started about three hours late and when the power went about an hour later there was no generator at hand to keep the show going.

New Radio Programmes Remind Zimbos to Put Children First

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:11:12 +0000

Over two million Zimbabwean children country-wide are set to benefit from a new multi-media awareness campaign on child protection. Children First, in partnership with Population Services International (PSI) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a media campaign on November 5, in Bulawayo featuring a weekly radio drama program. The program highlights the rights and protection of children as its centerpiece and is aired on Radio Zimbabwe.

Petina Gappah Shortlisted for Guardian Prize

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:40:51 +0000

The last Zimbabwean writer to win the Guardian Fiction Prize was the late Dambudzo Marechera in 1979 with his debut novella, The House of Hunger. Switzerland-based fulltime lawyer, Petina Gappah, burst on the literary scene with a collection of short stories, An Elegy of Easterly, and has made the final shortlist of the same prize, to be awarded on December 2 in London.

170 Choirs to Compete in Heavenly Praise Festival

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:08:03 +0000

With the continued proliferation of churches, often with divergent views and interpretations of the Word of God it’s always good to see them coming together for a joint project. One such project is the annual Heavenly Praise Choral Music Festival which will take place this year from November through December at different venues around Zimbabwe. Over 170 choirs will take part.

Zimbabwe Artists Reach Out to Support their Own

info@aripano.com (ZimboJam Network) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:07:01 +0000

The month of November has now been claimed as Zimbabwe Musicians’ Month in a new artists’ initiative, spearheaded by popular afro diva Busi Ncube and branded Artists Supporting Artists. The project is being established to create a platform to raise support for artists in times of need through music performances by top and upcoming musicians of Zimbabwe.