Gospel musician Pastor Charles Charamba has finished his musical studies he was under taking with the Zimbabwe College of Music. The musician was studying a degree in music and was for the past two years busy with his studies leading him to stage limited shows. In a wide range ...

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 ...

Upcoming gospel musician Mathias Mhere has described gospel legend Pastor Charles Charamba as a father figure and mentor in his emerging gospel music career. Mhere, who is riding on the wave of Charamba’s fame, says he has used the platforms where he performed as a supporting act to perfect his ...

As of past Monday, 42 Zimbabweans had lost their lives in road accidents during the Easter Holiday countrywide, according to police reports, a situation which has left many Christians concerned. Various church denominations in Bulawayo have resorted to seeking divine intervention. Christians believe there is an evil hand which is ...

Preparations for the 20th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly have gained momentum in Zambia. According to The Times of Zambia, a group of Zambia-based Jews led by Simon Zukas (a Jewish activist who played an important part in Zambia’s independence struggle) said it was planning to ...

Zimbabwe’s prominent gospel personality Olivia Charamba has described music piracy as the demon threatening to destroy the once vibrant music industry in Zimbabwe. Speaking to Relzim.org at the recently completed show at Mining Museum in Kwekwe (central Zimbabwe), Olivia Charamba called on the government to step up the fight against piracy. ...

Gospel lovers are in for an early New Year treat. Kwekwe in Midlands Province will host Charles and Olivia Charamba in an end-of-year show at the National Mining Museum in Kwekwe on December 29. In a telephone interview with Relzim.org, Harare-based Olivia Charamba confirmed the show. “We are definitely coming to perform in Kwekwe. In ...

Gospel group Healing Voices from Kwekwe, Midlands Province displayed a five-star performance in Harare’s Msasa Park last Saturday. The one-day function organized by Healing Voices was graced by major artists Bethan Pasinawako and Blessing Shumba. Speaking to Relzim.org, the manager of Healing Voices, Simon Chihanga, said the function was organised to make the ...

The turn of the millennium saw the birth of many gospel musicians like Baba na Amai Charamba, Fungisai Zvakavapano, Pastor G and Kudzai Nyakudya to mention just a few.  However, Apostolic choral music took over before succumbing to the pressure from the ‘urban’ gospel musicians who eventually dominated. Sebastian Magacha, Olinda Marova, Bethany Pasinewako ...

The new millennium saw the birth of a wave of Apostolic choral music which won the hearts of many at the expense of instrumental gospel. This era also marked the advent of uncountable choral groups which automatically led to the overshadowing of other gospel genres. Apostolic choral gospel music is a ...