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Dobba Don drops Sizzling track Room Tatata

Esteemed Zimdancehall followers will agree with me that whenever Dobba Don combines with Oskidit’s murder.

Dobba Don is a reinforcement of the fact that form is temporary but class is permanent.

His latest track Room Tatata is a testimony to this assertion. Of late the Mufakose bred dancehall singer has been engaged in various local genres spicing up hit songs with his gangsterish approach.

He has since returned to the dancehall scene with a well-knit societal and religious reflection in the form of Room Tatata.

In this tuneful literature Dobba Don exposes fraudsters who are masquerading as prophets.

Room Tatata can be the Shona version of Shaggy’s church heathen though different angles have been used.

Both songs aptly communicate how the church has ironically been abused, housing hypocrites and become a place for evil deeds.

The new song is hilarious and tackles the issue of fake prophecy, a trend in Zimbabwe.

The singer through a humorous rhyme addresses how fake prophets coerce clients to accept what they ‘supposedly’ see.

His spectacular flow and exciting storytelling skills will take him places. We surely cannot doubt the 4545 gangster don.

Listen to the song here

Room Tatata!!!!#GangstaDon#MadBoss#4545

Posted by Dobba Don on Monday, February 11, 2019

Your Wedding Could be on DStv… Here is How

After calling for bids for a local production team and a local presenter, the search is now on for the Zimbabwe couples whose weddings will feature in Zambezi Magic’s new reality television show, Our Perfect Wedding Zimbabwe.

Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said a call had been made for couples to apply to be featured in the show, with the deadline for applications set at Sunday, March 31.

“This show will be great fun and we hope everyone planning a wedding in the next few months will apply, and all they have to do to be considered is register their application online at www.zambezimagic.com,” she said.

 “Our Perfect Wedding Zimbabwe is to be broadcast on DStv’s Zambezi Magic channel, as part of the ongoing drive to increase the level of Zimbabwean content on this platform for local talent and local stories.

Zambezi Magic was created to do just this, and here is an excellent platform for Zimbabweans to showcase their stories about their journeys to the altar.”

 South African and Zambian versions of Our Perfect Wedding have so far been warmly received by DStv audiences across Africa and it is hoped the Zimbabwean version will be equally successful.

Seh Calaz’ Valentine’s Present ready for Unpacking

The previous year, you could never complete a reggae playlist without adding the voice of Boss Yala.

In 2018, SehCalaz dropped one of the greatest reggae products named Lovers reggae kickstape which was accompanied by hits like sorry, Rudo so and Tichasangana.

Calaz looks forward to replicating the same thing but this time on Valentine’s day.

The ZimDancehall chanter managed to charm and mesmerizefans last year at shows with his super reggae mixtape.

This year, fans have demanded another reggae compilation, the man did so and has announced that a reggae album called Love Story is coming.

Wrote Seh Calaz on his Facebook page, “as we are in the love season, it is right that the music relates to the mood.

“Mabhanditi nemaBhanditress get ready for more melodies, more love, more Mr Romeo…mabhanditi agara anogona kuparudo.”

Despite past years’ controversies of dirty lyrics, the multi-award winning artist has found in him a voice that can preach and reach to the hearts of those who find solace in music as evidenced by his previous reggae conscious products where he was able to spread soulful and heart- warming gospels.

Unlike last year’s compilation, 2019 Seh Calaz has roped in the likes of Jah Prayzah, Celsius and Ngoni Kambarami.

Renowned producer Oskid also has a hand in the project and we certainly cannot wait.

Boss Yala has been sending videos on his pages delivering the original copies to Boss Werras, Phillip Chiyangwa and the mighty Judgement Yard.

From snippets that have been circulating on social media the reggae sound is on point and he has advised fans to check his vevo account on the Valentines day.

So to the reggae conscious lovers and couples do not miss out, #lovestory is on its way!

Oliver Mtukudzi remembered at the GRAMMY Awards In Memoriam segment

The late Zimbabwean Music Icon Dr Oliver Mtukudzi was Sunday night remember by the Recording Academy for his contribution to music.

The legendary musician died on Januray 23 2019 at the age of 66.

He was remembered amongst a host of other artists and industry professionals the music community lost in 2018–2019.

The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community. 

The 61st GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to Jan. 8, 2019 are included in the official 61st GRAMMY Awards program book.

Here’s the complete list of winners announced at the Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy.http://zimbuzz.co.zw/2019/02/11/cardi-b-wins-becomes-first-woman-to-win-best-rap-album-2019-grammys/

Cardi B Becomes First woman to win Best Rap Album | 2019 GRAMMYs

Tearful Cardi B made history at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards becoming the first solo woman to win in the Best Rap Album Category.

She won the first GRAMMY of her career for her debut “Invasion of Privacy.

During her speech, the rapper, taking the stage with Offset, teared up while talking about her pregnancy and daughter, who was born this past July.

“I want to thank my daughter,” she said. “I’m not just saying thank you because she’s my daughter. It’s because, you know, when I found out I was pregnant, my album was not complete, like three songs that I was for sure having.

And then you know, you know how it was, we was like, we have to get this album done so I could still do videos while I’m still not showing. And it was very long nights.”

While Cardi’s the first woman to win the award for a solo act, Lauryn Hill did win best rap album as part of hip-hop group Fugees (also made up of Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel) in 1997.

Here’s the complete list of winners announced at the Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy.

Album Of The Year — Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves

Record Of The Year — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best New Artist — Dua Lipa

Best Rap Album — Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B

Best R&B Album Winner — H.E.R., H.E.R.

Best Rap Song — “God’s Plan,” Drake

Best Country Album — Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves

Song Of The Year — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance — “Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical — Pharrell Williams

Best Rap/Sung Performance — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best Rap Performance — King’s Dead, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake / Bubblin, Anderson .Paak

Best Rock Album — From The Fires, Greta Van Fleet

Best Rock Song — “Masseduction” St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance — Electric Messiah, High On Fire

Best Rock Performance — When Bad Does Good, Chris Cornell

Best Urban Contemporary Album — Everything Is Love, The Carters

Best R&B Song — “Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai

Best Traditional R&B Performance — Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand, Leon Bridges / How Deep Is Your Love, Pj Morton Featuring Yebba

Best R&B Performance — Best Part H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Latin Jazz Album — Back To The Sunset, Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album — American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom, John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists

Best Jazz Instrumental Album — Emanon, The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Jazz Vocal Album — The Window, Cécile Mclorin Salvant

Best Improvised Jazz Solo — Don’t Fence Me In, John Daversa

Best Reggae Album — 44/876, Sting & Shaggy

Best Dance/Electronic Album — Woman Worldwide, Justice

Best Dance Recording — Electricity, Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson

Best Contemporary Classical Composition — Kernis: Violin Concerto, James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony

Best Classical Compendium — Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush, Joann Falletta

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album — Songs Of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’india & Landi, Karim Sulayman

Best Classical Instrumental Solo — Kernis: Violin Concerto, James Ehnes

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance — Anderson, Laurie: Landfall, Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Best Choral Performance — Mcloskey: Zealot Canticles, Donald Nally

Best Opera Recording — Bates: The (R)Evolution Of Steve Jobs, Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks & Jessica E. Jones

Best Orchestral Performance — Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11, Andris Nelsons

Producer Of The Year, Classical — Blanton Alspaugh

Best Engineered Album, Classical — Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11, Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album — Sweetener, Ariana Grande

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album — My Way, Willie Nelson

Best Pop Solo Performance — Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?), Lady Gaga

Best Country Song — “Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance — Tequila, Dan + Shay

Best Country Solo Performance — “Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves

Best Music Film — Quincy, Quincy Jones

Best Music Video — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best Regional Roots Music Album — No ‘Ane’I, Kalani Pe’a

Best Tropical Latin Album — Anniversary, Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) — ¡México Por Siempre!, Luis Miguel

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album — Aztlán, Zoé

Best Latin Pop Album — Sincera, Claudia Brant

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) — Faith – A Journey For All, Jimmy Carter

Best Children’s Album — All The Sounds, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Best Folk Album — All Ashore, Punch Brothers

Best Contemporary Blues Album — Please Don’t Be Dead, Fantastic Negrito

Best Traditional Blues Album — The Blues Is Alive And Well, Buddy Guy

Best Bluegrass Album — The Travelin’ Mccourys, The Travelin’ Mccourys

Best Americana Album — By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Song — The Joke, Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Performance — The Joke, Brandi Carlile

Best New Age Album — Opium Moon, Opium Moon

Best Song Written For Visual Media — “Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media — Black Panther, Ludwig Göransson

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media — The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)

Best World Music Album — Freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Roots Gospel Album — Unexpected, Jason Crabb

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album — Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle

Best Gospel Album — Hiding Place, Tori Kelly

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song — “You Say,” Lauren Daigle

Best Gospel Performance/Song — “Never Alone,” Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album — Steve Gadd Band, Steve Gadd Band

Best Immersive Audio Album — Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition, The Alan Parsons Project

Best Remixed Recording — “Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix),” Haim

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical — Colors, Beck

Best Historical Album — Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

Best Album Notes — Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package — Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Weird Al Yankovic

Best Recording Package — Masseduction, St. Vincent

Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals — “Spiderman Theme,” Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella — “Stars And Stripes Forever,” John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists

Best Instrumental Composition — Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil), Terence Blanchard

Best Alternative Music Album — “Colors,” Beck

Best Musical Theater Album — The Band’s Visit, Original Broadway Cast

Best Comedy Album — Equanimity & The Bird Revelation, Dave Chappelle

The Walking Dead Season 10: Is Danai Gurira leaving?

THE WALKING DEAD season 10 has been confirmed by AMC and will welcome a number of its cast back for a number season.

But will Michonne (played by Danai Gurira) return or is she leaving?

Guriria’s contract expires at the end of this season.

Following breakout roles as Okoye of the Dora Milaje in Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, conflicts in Marvel Studios’ upcoming schedule might well rule her out of AMC’s future plans.

“She has been very vocal about saying that she loves the show. We love Danai; we love that character.

Right now, she’s got a lot of opportunities and she needs to weigh what she feels is best for her,” AMC programming president David Madden told The Hollywood Reporter. “But we certainly would want her on the show as long as she wants to be on it. We really want her to stay.”

Following the departure of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes, Michonne has become an even more integral part of the show as one of Alexandria’s leaders, not to mention the mother of Rick’s son, so writing her out or killing her off will be easier said than done.

The Walking Dead: Michonne

“She is an incredibly valuable character and I’m really hoping she stays. Obviously, the lesson of Andy is that the show can survive anybody’s departure if need be but that’s not our goal,” Madden added.

“The goal is to have Danai continue on whatever basis she can make work, given the other things that she has going on in her life.”

Kim Jayde speaks on the Ackermans #IAmMe lingerie campaign

Zimbawe’s MTV Base presenter Kim Jayde is on the new Ackermans ‘#IAmMe’ campaign, which aims to inspire women to celebrate their true selves, and each other.

The campaign features other South African celebs Busiswa Gqulu, Pearl Modiadie, Minki van der Westhuizen and Rami Chuene.

Ackermans is shaking up the industry with its latest Valentine’s Day campaign, ‘#IAmMe’. 

Conceptualised and produced in partnership with the retailer’s lead creative agency, 99c, the campaign’s message is not one of romantic love, but rather, self-love. 

“The body positivity movement is gaining traction all over the globe, and ‘#IAmMe’ says to women that rather than hide or grudgingly accept your flaws, these so-called ‘imperfections’ are what makes you unique,” says Tanya Ruiters, marketing specialist at Ackermans.

Said Kim Jayde in her message, “We need to change how we see and speak about our bodies – your feet can take you all over the world, your hands create and heal, your mouth can uplift and inspire.

When we love ourselves, there’s no room for negativity, for body bashing, bullying or putting other women down.”

Christopher Smith, creative director at 99c, says, “We wanted to tell the story of five enormously successful, vivacious women at the top of their game, and show that they have the same insecurities and vulnerabilities as all of us – yet they’re choosing to embrace these so-called ‘flaws’.”

Winky D & Gemma Griffiths to drop a Valentine’s Song

Winky D and Gemma Griffiths have announced a surprise Valentine’s Day song release.

Whether you believe in the red-heart holiday or not, a song from Winky D is always a scorcher.

Winky broke the news Thursday afternoon with a beautiful love caption on Instagram together with the song cover.

From the cover, the song titled Garden depicts Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden with the animation showing Adam in dreadlocks receiving the ‘forbidden fruit’ from Eve in the presence of the deceptive Serpent.

Gemma has always been a fan of Winky D and in 2016 she did an acoustic interpretation of ‘Musarova Bigman’

Song Cover

February looks set to be a Gafa month as Winky D’s Coke Studio song premieres on ZTV this Saturday 9 February and the artist said he ‘believed’ it’s gonna be hit.

 

Gospel Singer Sabastian Magacha reveals new Bae

Barely a month after the High Court of Zimbabwe granted a decree of divorce to
Sabastian Magacha and ex-wife Nomsah Ndikunwe the singer was already teasing social media with pics of new bae.

Their six-year marriage was nullified in November 2018.

Nomsah Tatenda Magacha (nee Ndikunwe) and Sabastian Magacha were married to each other in terms of the Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) on May 25, 2012 at Harare 

On December 12 Magacha posted a picture were he was passionately hugging a woman and put up a simple caption ‘Sometimes all u need is a hug’

It was more than a church hug. Forcing social media to suspect that the talented gospel singer had found love again.

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Sometimes all u need is a hug

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On January 31 Magacha was to again throw a teaser of his new girlfriend whilst the two were holidaying in what Zimbuzz believes to be Mtarazi Falls in Nyanga.

He all but confimed the relationship with a caption were he asks why ladies peep through their man’s phones each time there’s a message

‘Hanzi ndiyaniko atitumira text message?? zvikanzi tiwone tese kuti tirikutsvagwa nani?? hahaha woman.. Tell me why do you do ka that behaviour??
Is it love or?

Sabastian Magacha’s love for her new lady reached fever pitch and he had to share the joy with the rest of the world and yesterday February 6, he finally revealed the face of the girl.

With a proud caption he wrote on Instagram ‘Ladies & Gentlemen I present to you••• A Gift of style’

Scores of his fans congratulated the musician on the new found love but the singer was not too keen to provide further confirmation other than the picture.

Zimfest Live announces new venue and headline sponsor for 2019

Zimfest Live will return in the summer and this year they have a bigger venue,entertainment line-up and have just partnered with a new sponsor for 2019.

The annual family-friendly music festival will take place on 3 August 2019 at Colesdale Farm.

A representative from Redcliff Management, said,“Zimfest Live is continually expanding its scope, and with the growth in attendance, the festival is diversifying in every area and truly embodying what a festival is all about – community,music, the arts and culture.”

The organisation announced that money remittance company, Express Links International Limited will headline the event.

“We’re back and happy to announce and welcome Express Links International Limited on board as our main sponsor. This is a landmark partnership with a reputable company, whose impact in the community is  both positive and influential.”

“The core of their business is developing innovative ideas that empower, inspire and drive growth and we look forward to working closely with them to bring you another great event,” they added.

CEO of Express Links International Limited, Peter Pembere said, “We are pleased  to be sponsoring another great community event.

Our involvement in this enterprising   initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting projects aimed at Africans in the diaspora.”

The company offers a reliable, safe and secure 24/7 online money transfer service from the UK to a number of African countries, where they have partnered with banks and mobile telecommunications companies, to deliver instant cash pickups, bank deposits, bill payments and mobile wallet money transfers.

“At the heart of our corporate culture is building unique, long lasting relationships with our valued clients by offering a bespoke and hassle-free service,”  added Pembere.

Situated in Northaw village, just outside London, Colesdale farm’s idyllic 55-arce setting provides a scenic backdrop to the farm and sits on the borders of the boroughs of Enfield and Barnet, with very easy access to both the M25 and direct trains into the capital.