The Zimdancehall movement dominated the list of the most viewed musical content on the streaming site Youtube, Limbikani Kabweza ,Founder of TechZim has said.
ZimDancehall
Presenting the State of the Internet address at the recently held Shoko Festival Hub Unconference, Kabweza said this they discovered when they did their research on Zimbabwean content.
He, however, said that they still were no careful consideration in monetising the benefits that came from garnering huge YouTube views.
“Unfortunately, there has been no structured approach to the distribution Zimdancehall videos,” he said
“ZimDancall videos are posted on various Youtube Channels and not necessarily on the Artist’s official channel,which is a problem in that some artists amass views totalling to a million when all the channels views are combined, this does not help the artist realise the monetary value that comes with the official release of a video.
“But when we spoke to some of the artists they seem to be very content that their videos are out there and are being consumed,” he added.
The Shoko Festival Hub Unconference concluded on Saturday with various speakers sharing their experiences in new media and technology.
The Volt holds a special birthday party edition this Sunday to celebrate the life of Etherton Bennie.
Etherton is the other half of Judgement Yard a Harare-based dancehall/reggae sound group.
Last year he hosted the Birthday at the Mbare Netball Complex where dancehall chanters like Soul Jah love, Seh Calaz, Kinnah and Freeman made performances.
This year The Volt host the special edition of the all white party.
Make sure to catch the man in white at The Volt located at :
Nominees for the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards were announced on Wednesday night,Wizkid, Cassper Nyovest, AKA and Sauti Sol both have 9 nominations between them.
Lizha James
The second round of nominations, comprising 7 additional award categories, including Artist of the Year, Best Female, Listener’s Choice, Best Breakthrough, Best Francophone, Song of the Year in partnership with Google, and Video of the Year, will be revealed at the Hard Rock Café, Lagos, Nigeria during Road to MAMA – Lagos 2016 (2 October 2016).
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) takes place at The Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 22 October 2016.
Here is the list
MAMA 2016 NOMINATIONS (PART 1)
Best Male
AKA (South Africa) Black Coffee (South Africa) Diamond (Tanzania) Patoranking (Nigeria) Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best Live Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) Eddy Kenzo (Uganda) Flavour (Nigeria) Mafikizolo (South Africa) Stonebwoy (Ghana)
Best Group Mi Casa (South Africa) Navy Kenzo (Tanzania) R2bees (Ghana) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Toofan (Togo)
Best Collaboration in partnership with Absolut
AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga – “Baddest” (South Africa/Nigeria) DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Bucks – “Soweto Baby” ((South Africa/Nigeria) Nasty C feat. Davido, Cassper – “Juice Back Remix” (Nigeria/South Africa) Patoranking feat. Sarkodie – “No Kissing” (Nigeria/Ghana) Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba – “Unconditionally Bae” (Kenya/Tanzania)
Best Hip Hop in association with MTN
Emtee (South Africa) Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast) Olamide (Nigeria) Riky Rick (South Africa) Ycee (Nigeria)
Best Pop/Alternative Desmond & The Tutus (South Africa) LCNVL (South Africa) Shekinah (South Africa) / Kyle Deutsch (South Africa) Timo ODV (South Africa) Tresor (DRC)
Best Lusophone C4 Pedro (Angola) NGA (Angola) Lizha James (Mozambique) Nelson Freitas (Netherlands/Cape Verde) Preto Show (Angola)
Personality of the Year in association with DStv
Caster Semenya (South Africa) Linda Ikeji (Nigeria) Pearl Thusi (South Africa) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best International Adele (UK) Beyoncé (USA) Drake (Canada) Future (USA) Rihanna (Barbados)
The bubbly Karen Mukwedeya has made it to the top 3 of TLC’s Next Great Presenter Finals.
Karen Mukwedeya
The Nafuna TV presenter was chosen from a talented pool of over 1500 applicants from across Africa which was later streamed to the 13 semifinalists.
She was in the four-day Boot Camp, where they were put through presenting paces by the judges and industry experts as they undertook screen tests, performance coaching, fashion styling, and brand and media training
Karen needs Africa’s vote to win the coveted spot.
We will inform you of the voting procedure once we received them.
It was all blissful at the Avenues clinic where one of the country’s favourite couple Alexio GoodchildMagwenzi and wife Adeva were blessed with a beautiful bouncing baby girl named Ainsley-Candyce.
By Clotilda Fararira
The little bundle of joy was welcomed to the world at 16:21 at Baines Clinic in Harare on the 18th of September.
Goodchild, who publicly proposed to Adevaat the Black Opal finals in May 2014 in front of close to 500 people went on to wed his beautiful bride in December 2015 .
Ainsley-Candyce Gwenzi
The couple has great achievements, Adeva being a journalist, a local television personality featuring on shows such as the Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe, entrepreneur and now a proud mother to Ainsley. Goodchild a journalist by profession,actor, presenter of Coke on the beat, musician popular for hits such as Delilah and You and I
Goodchild and Adeva
Goodchild shared a picture on Facebook with a caption “I am now a father. Help us welcome a new member to the family Ainsley-Candyce Gwenzi thank you all family and friends for the prayers #proudmoments #prouddad Adeva Machiso Gwenzi.
We at Zimbuzz congratulate both of you and say “May your Empire keep growing”.
Whilst wondering around on the streets of the Zim Hip Hop Videos I bumped into a video by Karizma.
It opens up with a landscape view you would expect from Chris Brown. The story is not your typical rapper and Hennessey, Karizima raps about the girl who only calls him up when she turned on a Wednesday (Who is turning up during the week Fam..Rappers that’s who) and how they have a good time before they light up the shisha pipe.
The video is genius in its simplicity, they are only two vixens ….Professional vixens ( Not your sahwira from the hood who doesn’t know how to work the camera). The set up is House-Pool-The Shisha area. The song is seductive, that chilled vibes type of song that u can literally light the Shisha to, Karizima works the camera and flexes his superior rapping skills .
The girls don’t change a lot , they are either in white. Or black …hammering the point home
You don’t have to dress up to look expensive …simplicity works every time. Even Charismatic Karizma is in that Black T-shirt and Reflective shades and Beads #Standard
The video is really quite impressive and if you had forgotten about Karizma you better not sleep on him now, he is the Standard .
Legendary Jamaican band Moran Heritage will now perform in Harare earlier than had been announced,organisers told Zimbuzz.
The family will now perform on the 8th of October 2016.
One of the organisers of the tour Dee Nosh told Zimbuzz that the change was necessitated to pave way for Charles Manyuchi for his WBC silver title fight against Frenchman Damien at the Harare International Conference Centre.
He also said the change was also as a result of the pull out by another country which was part of the Morgan Heritage Strickly Roots Africa Tour.
Meanwhile, tickets go on sale today Monday 19 September 2016.
They are both award winners and command a lot of fans in their respective genres, now they headline what could be the biggest Saturday night in Harare at Shoko Festival.
AKA
We are talking none other than South Africa’s AKA and Zimbabwe’s Winky D.
The two will share the stage with top local and international hip hop acts at the 6th edition of Shoko Festival taking place at the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, Rotten Row.
Zimbabwe hip-hop scene will be well represented on the night by ‘Happy’ hitmaker Tehn Diamond and Simba Tagz ,one of the country’s leading urban musicians and producers who has worked with Ice Prince and Burna Boy amongst others.
Also on the Zimbabwean front, the indie hip-hop outfit, The Monkey Nuts are expected to take to the stage in a collaboration with Norway-based group, African Sunz.
African Sunz are a powerful act with the reputation as one of Oslo’s best live hip hop acts. They will be followed by an upbeat DJ set by the Circuit party DJs.
Merrymakers will cross over to Saturday with a performance from the king of Zimdancehall, WinkyD (presented by Zambezi Magic) who has been dominating the airwaves with his latest single titled Panorwadza Moyo which features Oliver Mtukudzi.
Winky D’s presence at the festival certainly comes with a great promise of a sneak peek into his new song titled 25 that he has been sampling at his live shows.
After a nasty break up with wife,it seems RnB prince Trevor Dongo has swiftly adjusted to love life again.
Trevor Dongo and Bae with a diamond ring
Probably trying to keep it a secret, Dongo and new sweetheart have quite recently joined the club of the celebrities who got hitched out of the public eye.
While a few famous people transform their pre-marriage ceremonies into star-radiant open scenes, the RnB singer has kept mum on his engagement as he tries to avoid the media bazaar.
Well, you can’t hide from Zimbuzz as we recently had a first close-up look at his new girlfriend’s engagement ring and it’s a huge glowing stone.
Trevor Dongo and girlfriend were captured by Zimbuzz photographers at a recent private function in Harare.
Tomorrow we acknowledge the brilliant expertise and on-going achievements of one individual currently influencing the music industry and popular culture, Spencer Madziya, better referred to as Boss Spencer.
Spencer Madziya
The birthday party has been themed to be a Red and Black affair and Fashionistas Tafadzwa Zimoyo,Cindy Munyavi and Lee Madyara will be doing the red carpet police.
The Fashion Police
Every sphere of life has its own major influencers be it business, politics, tech,fashion etc…And our music industry has its own.
Some perform in the general public eye; But for him, he prefers to lean toward life out of sight, making what seems to be undetectable moves behind the scenes, in any event, One result is visible. He has the force. He has the respect and he is a Boss.
In order that the labour of our past and present heroes don’t go in vain artists who have worked with Boss Spencer have sent out special messages on the eve of his birthday via Zimbuzz.
Here are some of the messages:
Dzikamai Chibaya (Sydney,Australia) – Founder Support Local Music,Former Manager for Stunner
Dzikamai and Boss Spencer
Boss Spencer, the epitome of what it means to be a selfless leader. My guy, you have supported, guided and assisted hundreds of people, including myself, many of whom may never pay you back in your life, but your kindness endures and you continue to do marvellous things for Zimbabwe’s music industry and beyond. We can never thank you enough.
So tomorrow we celebrate your birth and show gratitude for your contribution not to music, not to entertainment, but to people’s lives. A true leader is one who inspires others to follow him, which is what you are.
Happy birthday my friend…may God shower you with many more years!!!! One boss asara patown.
Aldrian Beefy Harrison – CEO Zim Hip Hop Awards
Aldrian Beefy Harrison
I would like to wish him a happy birthday. He is a man that has contributed a lot to the music industry , some people may not know this but his support has helped many artists excel and many brands. May God continue to bless him and his family.
All roads lead to the volt for his birthday party. I will personally be there to support my brother.
8L – Rapper and Record Label Owner
You are more than a friend, my family. God blessed you with a gift to love and you have used it very well. I can therefore naturally wish you a happy birthday and more life to your years!
Tafadzwa ‘The Boss’ Zimoyo – Fashion critic,entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist
Tafadzwa Zimoyo and Boss Spencer
Happy birthday wishing you many more and no stress but lots of happiness. Continue doing good for the arts industry. It’s you who can make the world go around. Keep looking smart and remember Bosses live longer and are stylish. Happy birthday my brother man
Noble Stylz – Rapper,CEO and Founder of Masofa Panze
It can never be overstated that the purpose of life is a life with a purpose and Boss Spencer has made his life impact positively on a lot of entertainers as a Promoter,brother and friend.
Despite being a figurehead,his humility makes it easy for people in and outside his circle to engage him..so tomorrow at our home The Volt we celebrate his new set of 365days”
TiGonzi – Award Winning rapper
Boss Spencer I wanna say thank you for uplifting local musicians especially us ZimHipHoppers.You believed in us when very few people did. You gave us the venues to launch our humble projects. Now we taking over. Wish you many more.
Zimboy – Zimbabwe’s Number one Hip Hop show promoter
I speak on behalf of the hip-hop industry in Zim entertainment circles and say the reason he is called Boss is because he is one.
He assists every talent….He doesn’t choose ….His type of person who is humble and talks to everyone ….His online checking on everyone…VOLT has hosted countless launches and personally I consider him a mentor.
