Spirit of the Arts Blog

Pastor Charamba’s advice to Bulawayo: It’s not about the place where one is based but about the confidence

June 8, 2013 by Nyasha Chingono
Veteran gospel musician Charles Charamba believes Bulawayo music industry — that is experiencing hardships — shall one day rise. That’s if the people in Southern Zimbabwe take his advice. Over the years Bulawayo-based gospel music has failed to rise above the shores due to various reasons. Chief among them: lack of resources and ...

Christian visual artiste tackles Africa’s poverty through art

April 9, 2013 by Nyasha Chingono
Through his art, NAMA award-winner Israel Israel is critiquing socio-political issues such as Africa’s poverty and its perpetual begging from Western countries. Israel’s art speaks volumes. The devoted Christian of the Assemblies of God has dedicated his life to expressing himself through art, which he believes is a calling from ...

Overview of gospel hip-hop in Zimbabwe

February 27, 2013 by Nyasha Chingono
For a genre associated with gangsters, thugs and lewdness, music lovers are always skeptical when hip-hop turns to gospel, while tongues are left wagging as to how venerate the genre is. But the dawn of Mudiwa Mutandwa a.k.a Mudiwa of the ‘Ndaita Mari’ fame and Flame B, onto the music ...

Book review: “Mother, the Destiny Connector” by Jaqcui Ndongwe

September 21, 2012 by Nyasha Chingono
Christian women have been inspired to aspire leadership positions in a book by Jaqcui Ndongwe. Her scintillating Christian book, Mother, the Destiny Connector, makes a unique approach in inspiring her protégées towards self-belief through the use of biblical teachings. Jacqui Ndongwe argues that, “Mothers have become known to be dependable leaders. ...