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Big winners at the 5th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

The Eko Hotel in Lagos Nigeria was once again the centre of attention as Africa’s best and brightest talents gathered to celebrate the fifth edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

From left: Adesua Etomi, Daniel K Daniel, Stephanie Linus, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, Regional Director, Africa Magic, West Africa and Yolisa Phahle, CEO Mnet and Kemi Lala Akindoju after the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island
Picture – http://thenationonlineng.net

The evening was lit up with performances by renowned musicians Timi Dakolo, Lira and Waje. Other performances included The Voice Nigeria winner Arese’s tribute to departed actors, and the stunning renditions by other Voice alumni Chike and DNA.

A special highlight of the evening was the performance by dancers from the stable of Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions.

At the end of the evening, some of Africa’s biggest titles took top honours whilst there were surprises in other categories.

And the winners are:

BEST SHORTFILM – OGO OKPUE – CAT FACE

BEST SOUND TRACK/ORIGINAL SCORE MOVIE/TV SERIES – MICHAEL ‘THE TRUTH’ OGUNLADE – THE ENCOUNTER

BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – GUY STEER – VAYA

BEST PICTURE EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – NNODIM CHIGOZIE & PAULA PETERSON – OLOIBIRI

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER PAT EGWURUBE – 76

BEST MAKE UP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – HAKEEM ONILOGBO AJIBOLA/PEREKEME ODON – OLOIBIRI

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – PAT NEBO – 76

BEST WRITER MOVIE/TV SERIES – CRAIG FREIMOND/ TSHABALIRA LEBAKENG/ ANTHONY MAFELA / DAVID MAJOKA / MADODA NTULI / HARRIET PERLMAN / ROBBIE THORPE – VAYA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – LANCE GEWER – HAPPINESS IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES) – ELLIOT SEWAPE – 93 DAYS

BEST DOCUMENTARY – UGA CARLINI – ALISON

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA – DAVID JONES DAVID

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA – MEG OTANWA

BEST DRAMA – TINSEL

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – DEBORAH ANUNGWA

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY- SAMUEL AJIBOLA

BEST COMEDY – THE JOHNSONS

BEST MOVIE (SOUTH AFRICA) – ELVIS CHUKS – ALL ABOUT LOVE

BEST MOVIE (EAST AFRICA) – SARIKA HEMI LAKHANI – KATI KATI

BEST MOVIE (WEST AFRICA) – ROGERS OFIME – OLOIBIRI

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – FUNKE AKINDELE – JENIFAS DIARY

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – SWAHILI – DAUDI OTIENO ANGUKA – ZILIZALA

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – IGBO – CREY AHANONU – AMONYE-BU-ONYE

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – HAUSA – TIJJANI SHEHU YAHAYA – YAKI DA ZUCIYA

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES – YORUBA – ABIODUN JIMOH, JUMOKE ODETOLA – SOMEWHERE IN THE DARK

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY MOVIE/TV SERIES – IMEH BISHOP UMOH – THE BOSS IS MINE

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY MOVIE/TV SERIES            FUNKE AKINDELE – JENIFAS DIARY

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – SAMBASA NZERIBE – SLOW COUNTRY

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – RITA DOMINIC – 76

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – ROTIMI SALAMI – JUST NOT MARRIED

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DAMA MOVIE/TV SERIES – EBELE OKARO ONYUIKE – FOUR ONE LOVE

BEST DIRECTOR (MOVIE) – IZU OJUKWU – 76

BEST OVERALL MOVIE – ADONIJAH OWIRIWA / IZU OJUKWU – 76

5 Must Listen to Songs On Cindy’s New Double Album

The Queen of Urban Pop Music Cindy Munyavi just made a grand return with a scintillating double album that contains 26 tracks and a whole lot of African collaborations.

Titled Music Vocal Cindy (MVC) the name she says is derived from the fact that the Music and the Vocals are very experimental but still remain the Cindy Munyavi that people have fallen in love with over the years.

Wondering where to start? Zimbuzz gives you the top 5 songs that you need to quickly jump to.

1. Saturday

This happens to be track number one and it’s a great place to start. Here Cindy equates the love she is getting from her lover to a sunny Saturday.

“When you hold me in your arms it feels like a Saturday…” goes the lyrics.

The song is a slow ballad that you would like to play in your car when you are taking a picnic drive with your human next to you. 

Saturday here represent a great day, where everything is just perfect in love world. Great song. We strongly recommend

 

2. Visa

For those in the dark VISA here means getting approval from your spouse so that you could go out to have a drink, party or have fun with your friends.

Laced on a dancehall feel Cindy paints a picture of a person who is about to have fun like it’s the last day of their existence. 

“Kana homwe hako iri deep unekamunhu kari sweet uchirova drink riri neat” goes the catchy hook. This is guaranteed club banger and it’s definitely coming to a speaker near you.

 

3. Clap for My baby

Written by Cindy’s Manger and producer Elton Bryce who also features on the track.

This got to be one that got my attention, it’s interesting to note how Cindy sounds like she is totally immersed in love. 

This one has that RnB trap feel, you get the feeling it’s was made specifically for the for the Snapchat generation. 

Or made I should say this song provides more sexual healing than all of the songs you have heard in 2017. she gave a 5-star vocal gymnastics.  Must Listen to.

 

4. Hondo

This album totally takes the listener on an emotional roller coaster, from a club banger to celebrating and clapping for your baby..she takes a detour and tackles the ‘war’ in her relationship.

It’s sort of directed at the rejection a wife faces from her in-laws.

Hondo is not one of those pretty pop songs music as she narrates how ugly an emotion jealous is.

Here she gets lets out the aggression she been suffering in her relationship in very strong Shona words

 

5. Setter Pace (Ghana Remix)

This happens to be the lead single off the album and as the name suggests it does set the pace. It features the husky and soulful voice of Sherifa Gunu from Ghana. 

The song is a simple declaration to a lover “that the tables turned right now ini ndapanduka ndine zvandakuda zvekufadzawo inini ”

If you are too impatient we strongly recommend that you skip to this one (Track 11)

 

The album can be bought from the following links

 

iTunes Music

Amazon Music

Jive Store

Oyos Music

Play Store 

 

Top Music Producer Russo Speaks on Lessons from the American Tour

Urban music top producer Russo is on a whirlwind field trip that will see him visiting North America and the United States.

Russo with The owner, founder and President of G98.7 radio Mr FITZROY GORDON

Russo told Zimbuzz that the major purpose of this educational tour was to learn new trends in music production and bring the knowledge back home to improve his craft.

“The main reason for this trip is to go and learn as well as to create links with established recording labels from Canada and USA,” he said.

 

He also said they will be meeting a host of producers from that region as well as attending a few music workshops.

Already he has been to one of the top radio stations in Canada where he also met the staff and the founder

“I had an interview on one of the top radio stations in Toronto G89.7  where I had the privilege of meeting the founder and owner of the station.                       

“Will also be visiting local studios to see how they record their music as well as the business side of it.”

Russo who is one of the few urban pop producers with the most number one hits on radio says the trip has been an eye-opener thus far.

“This side record labels basically control the industry and almost every artist is signed to a record label which guides and give direction to an artist..something which gives order in their industry,” he said passionately.

This trip comes at a time when local musicians are at a major turning point to compete for a stake in the African market which has seen South Africa, Nigeria and East Africa dominating for longer periods.

Very few Zimbabwean artists have gotten a continental breakthrough owing to the non-existent of an industry with functional systems.

From his experiences in Canada Russo says there is a gap in technology that we need to bridge if we are to catch up quickly.

“We need to keep up with technology and new technology will improve quality sound,” he said.                                   

Another producer Oskid is supposed to join Russo on this trip where the two are hoping to have a meeting with Grammy Award winning producer Brian Soko.                                  

 

Jackie Ngarande and Mudiwa’s Great Task to Feed 2000 Families

Award winning personalities model Jackie Ngarande and Gospel Rapper Mudiwa have taken what could be probably their biggest tasks as public personalities — they have been mandated to spearhead a campaign to feed at least 2000 families.

Jackie Ngarande and Gospel Rapper Mudiwa

The two were last week appointed goodwill ambassadors for Simuka Africa Youth Association and they seek to use their influence to positively impact Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole.

Great is their mandate as they lead ‘Skip A Meal’ fundraising campaign, an annual mobilisation initiative of Simuka Africa that seeks to raise financial and material resources in response to challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalised people.

Skip a Meal campaign works in a such a way that a well-wisher is asked to skip a meal and donate the money/food to the hunger-stricken.

The total target for the organisation together with the ambassadors Jackie Ngarande and Mudiwa is 2000 families which are child, female and elderly headed.

They also include people living with HIV and AIDS and people living with a disability.

Speaking about her appointment Jackie welcomed the great task that she has been given.

“I’m humbled to have been appointed as one of your ambassadors to spearhead such a great commission, thank you for entrusting me with such a huge responsibility,” she said.

“As a public figure, i will use my influence to make sure that our goal of making sure no one person goes to bed hungry is achieved.

“I am willing to work under any condition whatsoever to make sure we eradicate poverty,” she added.

Gospel rapper Mudiwa said helping the needy was one of the things closer to his heart.

“True religion is when we as a church or people of God start taking care of the poor in our societies, yungI’m glad that we share the goals and visions with Simuka Africa,” he said.

Simuka Africa Youth Association is a voluntary charitable organisation whose mission is to provide services and programs that would enable young people to realsise their fullest potentials

Brian Nhira’s Airport Experience That Birthed the Biggest Song of His Career

 “As I was getting ready to board an aeroplane heading to a good friend’s wedding, Sitting in the airport terminal I noticed an elderly couple”, explains Brian Nhira. 

Brian Nhira

“The wife was in a wheelchair and it was evident that she couldn’t speak or move on her own. As drool dripped from her mouth, her husband wiped it away.

“In that moment, I was confronted with the reality that I was getting ready to witness the wedding of my good friend and his bride who are both young and full of life”, he continued.

“They would soon commit to loving each other for the rest of their lives without a clue as to the circumstances the future would bring.

“As I continued to observe the elderly couple, in that airport terminal, I began to think of how at one point in their lives they stood at the altar, both full of life, but somewhere along the line… something happened. It is that experience that birthed “Would you still love me?” he tells Zimbuzz.

Brian Nhira first wowed the world with his rendition of Pharrell’s hit single, “Happy” during last years’ blind auditions of the popular USA  talent show The Voice.

Nhira (23) whose family has been travelling the world for sixteen years as part of his father’s ministering, was so good that Pharrell had to say this: “Clearly you sang that song much better than I do.”

Almost a year later the boy is back with what could possibly be the biggest song of his career.

Would you still love me is an intense love song that can evoke the right emotion at the right time before you say I do.

In the song he asks his bride to be if she still would love him even in the most challenging of times, sickness, hurt,pain…he even ask “What if I’m complicated, always leaving you frustrated Would You Love Me”

The strong emotion in the song is evident that it was coming from such a deep place, and one would think it is a personal story.

“It’s definitely a combination of both, the song was birthed out of the personal experience with the elderly couple the artistic/songwriting process took over after, and I began to put words to the feelings I was experiencing as a result,” he narrates to Zimbuzz.

Would You Still Love Me can possibly be his breakout song and Brian is already planning big moves.

“People can expect more music, in the next couple of months we will be rolling out more singles and videos, I am excited for the world to hear the songs I’ve been writing and see what my team and I are creating visually”, he said

“We also plan to tour very soon. For me, nothing is better than getting out in front of people and singing songs that I’ve written.”

 

If you have your make up on, this video is guaranteed to mess that up for you. And if you are a man make sure that you are not watching it in public as it sure will make you cry

Here is a Full list of the NAMA Judges and Winners

The biggest arts awards ceremony the National Arts and Merit Awards (NAMA) were held last Saturday 18 February 2017 at the 7 Arts Theatre in Avondale.

Winky D Picture by Gamuchirai Gatawa

Like always a few people are disgruntled by the results.

Social media chatter reveals that many thought Killer T was robbed of the song of the Year for Takangodaro, others questioned the wisdom behind awarding Ammara Brown Outstanding Female artist when she does not have an album.

Ammara Brown beat gospel musician, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave and new sensation Tamy (Thamsanqa Moyo) for the Outstanding Female Musician gong.

Nick Zemura’s Muzita Rababa a series, also attracted a lot of attention with people question how a series was nominated in the Full-Length Film category which they eventually won.

NAMA Adjudicator Ben Mahaka later explained that Muzita Rababa had submitted a 65-minute feature film.

So the big question is Who Are The People Responsible for Deciding the NAMA Winner.

Below are the 16th NAMA Adjudicators

Albert Nyathi                                         

Caroline Hungwe                

Ethel Kabwato                                                            

Bothwell Nyamhondera    

Brian Geza

Ben Mahaka

Chirikure Chirikure    

Doris Kampira

Clive Mono Mukundu  

Foster Dongozi

Justice Dhliwayo

MacDonald Chidavaenzi

Nehemiah Chivandikwa

Patience Tavengwa

Pauline Kazembe

Pheona Ngwarati

Ruby Mgosvongwe

Rumbidzai Katedza

Sanelisiwe Sayi

Sihlangu Dlodlo

Stephen Garan’anga

Vimbayi Chemugarira

Virginia Muwanigwa

 

Here are the Winners of the 16th NAMA Editon

  1. THEATRE AWARDS

Outstanding Actor

Everson Ndlovu           in         Liberation

 

Outstanding Actress

Rumbidzai Karize        in         Liberation

 

Outstanding Theatrical Production

Liberation        by        Savanna Trust

 

Outstanding Director

Matesu Dube               for       Warrior

           

 

  1. SPOKEN WORD AWARDS

Outstanding Poet

Tinashe Tafirenyika

 

Outstanding Comedian

Nqobizitha  Dube    aka Q Dube           

 

 

 

  1. LITERARY ARTS AWARDS

Outstanding First Creative Published Works

Behind the Wall Everywhere   by        Farai Mungoshi [Mungoshi Press]

 

Outstanding Children’s Book

The Unwelcome Visitor    by   Farai Nyandoro            [Jomo Kenyatta Foundation]

 

Outstanding Fiction

Whose Land is it Anyway   by              Benjamin S. Sibanda                            

 

 

  1. VISUAL ARTS AWARDS

Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work

Gumbeze Renherera                by        Anthony Bumhira

 

Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work

Washing Hair               by        Edson Kangadza

 

Outstanding Mix Media Work

Mhodzi Dzemusango               by        Semina Mpofu

 

Outstanding Exhibition

Woman            by  Miriro Mwandiyambira   at First Floor Gallery

 

 

  1. DANCE AWARDS

Outstanding Female Dancer

Christina Jenkins         in         Ghost

 

Outstanding Male Dancer

Stephane Thomas        in         Phantom

 

Outstanding Dance Group

Breakthrough Productions

 

Outstanding Choreographer

Timikha Fisher  –         Listen

 

 

 

  1. FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS

Outstanding Actress

Jesesi Mungoshi           in         Muzita Rababa

 

Outstanding Actor

Anthony Tongani         in         Conflicts

 

Outstanding Music Video

Zino Irema(Ndirikukuwonai Zvangu)  by  Andy ‘Cutta’ Sobhuza   ft.  Takura

 

Outstanding Screen Production (TV)

The Arthur C Evans Show       directed by Trey Ncube

 

Outstanding Screen Production – Short Film

Seiko                           directed by Sydney Taivavashe

 

Outstanding Screen Production – Full Length Film

Muzita rababa              directed by Nick Zemura

 

 

 

  1. MEDIA AWARDS

Outstanding Journalist – Print

Tinashe Muchuri          –           News Day

 

Outstanding Journalist – Radio

Tawanda Gudhlanga    –           SFM

 

Outstanding Journalist – TV

Andrew Neshamba      –           ZBC

 

Outstanding Online Media – Zimbuzz

 

 

  1. MUSIC AWARDS

Outstanding Female Musician

Ammara Brown

 

Outstanding Male Musician

Mukudzei Mukombe   aka       Jah Prayzah

 

Outstanding Album

Gafa Futi             by   Wallace Chirimuko      aka       Winky D

 

Outstanding Song

Mdhara Vachauya       by   Mukudzei Mukombe   aka   Jah Prayzah

 

 

  1. SPECIAL AWARDS

Outstanding Promoter

2 Kings Entertainment

 

Arts Personality

IYASA

 

Arts Service

Nigel Munyati

 

People’s Choice – Winky D

 

NAMA Releases A List of PerformersFor The Saturday Show

Organisers of the 16th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) to be held this Saturday have released a list of performers that will entertain the guests.

Multi award-winning beatboxer – Probeatz

The awards show will be broadcasted live on Zimbabwe Television and proudly hosted by internationally acclaimed multi- award winning comedian Carl Joshua Ncube. 

To spice up the event and to give it an artistic sparkle, guests will have a treat from the following artists celebrated musician Jah Prayzah, renowned visual artists Voti Thebe, Airforce percussion artists, song bird Noma Nkwali.

Shabach Entertainment, M & M Dance Factory, Multi-Award winning beatboxer ProBeats and scintillating dances from CHIPAWO.

Various artists, arts products and institutions who were nominated will walk away with accolades on the awards night from the total number of 95 nominees. A total of 35 winners will walk away with the coveted gold-plated NAMA trophy.

 

This year, nominees are from Harare, Bulawayo, Manicaland, Matabeleland South, and Masvingo. Recognition will be from the following categories Music, Literary Arts, Dance, Visual Arts, Film and Television, Theatre, Media and Spoken Word.

 

Also, special awards will be given that pay tribute to individuals and institutions that have made an impact in the development and promotion of the arts.

 

These are the National Arts Service Award, Arts Personality Award and Promoter of the Year. As has been the norm, there shall be a People’s Choice Award  to cap the evening.

Tytan Grabs the Bride, As Stunner Finds Machira Chete

As it is after Valentine, a lot of girls probably found out that they are not their Baes’ bae, like Stunner finding machira chete in Meikles Hotel. Don’t know what I am talking about?

Stunner finds machira chete

Where have you been ?surely you came across those Movie like posters that heralded the coming of a Zimbabwean Love story featuring Tytan as the love Hero for any mistreated, cheated girl ?.

The visuals for the song Bho are simply a cut above the rest and if you haven’t watched it, here is a small incentive.

Plot :

Wedding day at Meikles, everyone is super excited, bridesmaids are toasting it up and taking selfies whilst the bride gets her makeup done.

bridesmaids take a toast

The groom played by Stunner looks Oh so spectacular, dancing around with his Boys , but then he steps out to check his Whatsapp messages the bride also steps out to receive a call away from the squealing bridesmaids and dhumadhuma with stunner making out with a voluptuous bridesmaid by the staircase, devastated she runs away to an empty conference room, Bumping into an unaware ExQ .

Meanwhile…Tytan the cute bellboy/Room service guy or whatever they are called has just delivered some champagne and sees the devastated bride and Cue the Thinking out loud type of dancing.

 

Reasons to ADORE the Video

*The song is absolutely amazing, Tytan takes full advantage of being tri-lingual and effortlessly tells the story.

*The cast is absolutely ON point, beautiful and handsome people, there was definitely noFacebook casting in this video .the cameos were a stroke of genius, we had to play it 4 times to get all the names to match the faces of our favourite rappers and socialites

*The fashion was wedding insert fancy name for classy and expensive, and I know some of you will freak out seeing that girl in just her inner garments, but save your tea

*Tytan Dancing…..Enough said

*The magic of this video is its SIMPLICITY and you can tell people sat down, scripted, cast and THOUGHT *clap*, IT,*clap*, THROUGH, *clap* (The hand of executive producer Begotten Sun is very visible there (Kuda Musasiwa)

Watch below

NAMA Launches People’s Choice Voting Platform

Once again the public will be afforded the opportunity to make a choice of an artist of their own at the NAMA, through a WhatApp voting platform.

Nama Awards

National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) launched the People’s Choice 16th National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) voting platform on Friday 3 February 2017. 

To vote for one’s favourite artist for this year’s People’s Choice Award one has to send the artist’s name to this Whatsapp number 0713060504.

The syntax is #NAMA – ARTIST NAME. The Artist with the most votes will be awarded at the awards ceremony.

Voting will run until the awards night on 18th February 2016 at 2000hrs.

 

The public is at liberty to select an artist of their choice from the NAMA categories of Music, Literary Arts, Dance, Visual Arts, Film and Television, Theatre and Spoken Word.

 

The ceremony will be held on the 18th February 2016 at the 7 Arts Theatre, for a full list of the nominees click here

 

Fashion Designer Thembani Mubochwa To Launch 2017 Collection

Award winning Fashion designer Thembani Mubochwa who is the brainchild behind the TZM (Thembani Mubochwa Zimbabwe) brand, unveiled some of his 2017 plans.

Thembani Mubochwa

Mubochwa who is expected to release a luxurious collection and the Elephant Dress collection (which will be in the big five animals collection project) next month.

The luxurious collection will be falling under the name ‘Journey Beginning’

According to Mubochwa, the collection will be having male and female designs and this will be the first time that he releases both ladies and gentleman designs at the same time.

The name of the collection ‘Journey Beginning’ was chosen as Thembani believes that the collection will reflect the TMZ brand’s 15 years journey in the fashion industry.

“The Thembani Mubochwa’s luxurious collection will be under the wing name called ‘Journey Beginning’ the inspiration for this collection comes from the journey of 15 years I have walked without looking back or aside to do something else except fashion designing.

“This would have been my first collection that I will be ready to showcase all over the world but this year it’s not my focus,” said Thembani

However, Mubochwa says what will make the ‘Journey Beginning’ collection different from his previous collections will be the maturity from the quality of his collection.

“The unique part of my collection will be the maturity from the quality of my collection especially the finishing and the garment construction, something that we are lacking in Zimbabwe as fashion designers.

“The finishing on local designers clothes is not something you can take to the international platforms, I believe its high time we stopped leading the young generation astray and tarnish the image of our fashion industry,” he said.

Among his other plans is to continue working with the Craig Zoowie brand which he believes will take a higher step in the fashion world.

Some other projects that Thembani Mubochwa will be working on are to do with the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Water as he is the Zimbabwe Elephant Ambassador

“I am investing more in Zimbabwe this year as the Elephant dress was endorsed by the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Water together with the Ministry of Education starting the Schools’ Elephant Dress competition the first term of 2017 1st term,” said Mubochwa.