In a gospel industry where worship music is slowly taking root, Masvingo based gospel outfit The Cherubims are set to take the genre to another level following the release of their debut album entitled In Pursuit. The gospel industry has been dominated by contemporary and sungura, where musicians have concentrated ...

After several years of singing at the Christ Embassy Church, youthful gospel diva, Tendai Chigiya, better known as Sister-T, has decided to go into the studio and record her debut album. Sister-T has named the album, Tanga Kuimba, which carries eight tracks that  are all spiritually uplifting. “I started singing in the ...

Fame has never translated to fortune for musician Noel Zembe. The gospel musician, who rose to fame with the hit “Ndaiwana Hama”, is not alone in the paradox of fame without fortune in the local arts industry since many artistes suffer the same fate. But Zembe’s case is somehow unique ...

Mutare-based gospel artiste Blessing Shumba has set up a studio in the eastern border town after parting ways with producer Lyton Ngolomi last year. Named Kunashe Studios, the new baby is responsible for the musician’s 30 new tracks that he has finished recording. Shumba told Standardlife&style that he would soon ...

  Spirit Embassy founder Uebert Angel, born Angel Mudzanire, yesterday publicly declared his allegiance to Zanu PF and urged party youths to be more vigilant and take control of the country’s natural resources.  Addressing more than 10 000 guests at President Robert Mugabe’s 90th birthday bash at Rudhaka Stadium in ...

Placid Mavura, from Marymount Mission, became the first Zimbabwean to become a monk when he made his solemn commitment to live his life in the Benedictine monastery of Christ the Word at Monte Cassino, near Macheke, on 25 January 2014. In a moving simple, yet solemn, ceremony he was welcomed ...

National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) says the criteria to choose the Best Female Musician won by Olivia Charamba (Mai Charamba) was not based on who had a recent hot album but considered the musician’s contribution on the showbiz circuit. The Nacz held its 13th National Arts Merit Awards over ...

Prophet Walter Magaya of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries has come under fire from some of the girls that he converted into Christianity for concentrating on dancer Beverly Sibanda only. Accusations are flying from different corners saying Magaya is promoting Bev only but neglecting the others. Bev and 14 ...

Government is going to act on pastors,church leaders and members of the church that abuse women in the name of God, Minister of Education, Sports, Art and Culture Andrew Langa has warned. In the past two years, cases of prophets raping women during prayer and cleansing ceremonies have continued to ...

The dawn of the new millennium and the sprouting of piracy was a nightmare for many artists who have seen their careers collapse and now battle to eke out a living for their families. Many local musicians have nothing to show for their fame of yester-year. But they are not ...