Uploading a video on YouTube is something very easy and can be done in a couple clicks. Putting a video on the web, be that as it may, which gets many thousands or even a huge number of views is difficult by any stretch of the imagination.
Numerous components and a tad bit of fortune decide if a video truly becomes a hit.
For Jah Prayzah he seems to have found the magic as he has achieved a milestone of 1 million views in just under 3 weeks for his hit Watora Mari featuring Diamond Platnumz
To top it all he got an MTV Base Africa premiere the same day.
We got in touch with the Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe and this what she had to say about the premiere.
“MultiChoice Zimbabwe is always delighted when Zimbabweans benefit from exposure on one or more of the channels on the DStv bouquet,” she said.
“Such exposure reinforces the role that DStv plays in empowering, assisting and encouraging the wealth of talent in Africa, whether in arts and entertainment, business, sport or any other aspect of life and living.
“Jah Prayzah is increasingly popular as a musical artist and his exposure across the continent is having the effect of increasing that popularity beyond our borders.
“It is our hope that in coming months and years more and more Zimbabwean performers will utilise opportunities afforded to them on DStv to reach even further and higher in their personal and career goals.”
The team from Afrikan Fashion TV as well as international fashion designers are set to grace the September Fashion issue taking place this Saturday, September 3, 2016, at the Fife Avenue shopping centre.
Tapfumanei Munenge Couture
The designers from South Africa, Bongane Shabangu of Indwandwe Couture and Nokwakha Qobo of Nokwakha who will present their latest offerings for the Spring Summer 2017 season.
They will be accompanied by models Candice Bonolo and Musty.
Twelve local designers have taken upon the task themselves to produce the show notwithstanding the country’s economic challenges which have led to the continuous collapse of the clothing and textile industry.
In an effort to foster local fashion retail; delegates, merchandisers and influential celebrities have been invited to the affair.
The organisers anticipate that sound business deals will come out of this event.
Tapfumanei Munenge, one of the designers organising the event said, “We mean business and we are playing our part in rebuilding the industry, one stitch at a time.”
The panel of local designers includes award-winning Nompumelelo Marilyn Samambgwa of Noe eS, Tapfumanei Munenge, Claudia Byron, Ishmael Tsakatsa of Zargue’sia, Ngoni Motsi of Chenna Nenni, Mehreen Kamal of Reen Zara, Sarudzai Murungu, Natsai Mujuru of Gems of Dune, Lauryn Chisikwa of House of Lau, Kimberly Masimbe of House of KikiM, Saneliso Mpofu of Sanah Designs, and David Mnaba of The web.
“The unexpected is to be expected at the show and we promise to deliver nothing other than a complete fashion show buffet.” said Samambgwa, the event director.
Tickets will be available from Athienitis and on the door at $10 general and $30 VIP access to front row and the pre-cocktail party.
This glitzy MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) will this year be held in Johannesburg.
Neyo gives a Guest performance at the previously held event
The ceremony will take place at the Northgate Ticketpro Dome on October 22 and will as usual host the Africa’s best musical talents.
The MAMAs‚ has previously been held in Durban‚ KwaZulu-Natal.
The decision to move the event from the coast to the heart of South Africa‚ was announced at a press conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday attended by the likes of Babes Wodumo‚ Tresor‚ Khuli Chana‚ Kwesta‚ Mafikizolo and Nasty C.
Speaking about the decision to move the event to Johannesburg‚ rapper Kwesta said that the city is a special place for artists to draw inspiration from.
“The city affects pretty much every single thing we do. There’s not a lot of places in the world that you find such diversity‚ such diverse food and culture. These are the things that artists draw from. The city has directly impacted on my career- every good song you’ve heard from me is from and inspired by Joburg. It’s a beautiful thing‚” he said.
The event’s organisers have promised that they will reveal the performers over the next few weeks‚ with the announcement of nominees to be held in Johannesburg and Lagos‚ Nigeria.
Riddled with anxiety as to what the next step will be or where the next crumbs of food will come from, was the last thing Glo Diamond real name Glorainne Francis remembers before she collapsed and found herself in Hospital.
Glorainne Francis aka Glo Diamond
“I left home (Zimbabwe) at very young age of 18 to settle in the United Kingdom,” recalls Glo Diamond
Before she left home she was working at a casino while waiting for her Advanced Level results.
“I was making a lot of money so my mum and I decided to help out some relatives with money to travel to the Uk, in the hope that I will follow and stay with them.
Little did the former Harare Girls High student know that she would become a beggar and destitute in a foreign country.
“Upon arriving in Britain I tried to contact my relatives I had assisted but they had changed their contacts and didn’t want anything to do with me.
“For the first time in my life I had to learn how to beg,” she says with a fading voice.
And for the better part of her life, she was to sleep at a train station with no blankets.
The Hospital experience which turned into a blessing in disguise
As the cold weather of Britain would take its toll on her, she collapsed and found herself in a hospital.
“The doctors said it was Hypothermia (a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature)
“In the hospital, I then met a student nurse who remembered me from an interaction we had had in Zimbabwe where I used to work,after being discharged she took me into her small room,” she narrates.
The one event that changed everything
Glorianne Francis
“I got my first job at McDonalds where I was earning £3.40 per hour,” she told Zimbuzz.
“I started exploring alternative ways of making extra income and since I was involved in a lot of arts activities in school,I organised my first gig which was a celebration of the Zambian Independence day.”
It was from that experience that she started getting heavily involved it the promotion of arts activities that at one point she was working and managing a club with King Alfred as the DJ.
Her influence and income started growing rapidly to such an extent she was now organising bigger events.
Then the bigger things started happening
She then brought to the UK ,Brenda Fassie,Temptations and a whole lot of the big names in Dee Jaying
Brenda Fassie
Glo Diamond is now involved in a lot of Public relations work and has worked with people like former heavyweight boxers like Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.
She is also involved in Talent Mangement and currently works with Football clubs in England.
She also led a team that fundraised for the Zimbabwean 2012 Olympic Team where she convinced fellow Zimbabwean and Boxer Derick Chisora to donate to the team.
“One of my proudest moments was when I brought Oliver Mtukudzi to the icon O2 Venue,”she said.
Inside the O2 venue
Glo diamond was recently named among the Top Black Entrepreneurs in Britain
Glorianne is now CEO of Gloramo Concierge & PR Ltd and Director for African Partnership Ltd and has won many awards for her commitment and dedication to raising profiles, creating platforms and supporting upcoming talent.
Women Economic Forum profiled her as a conscientious, resourceful and creative Brand strategist and International Public Relations Communications Consultant with a talent for spotting opportunities with a natural innovative and creative flair to source and present dynamic marketing solutions within commercial constraints.
In 2013 she was also awarded an Empowerment Ambassador award for her commitment to empowering and support people in her community.
DStv’s Zambezi Magic channel is co-sponsoring this year’s International Images Film Festival, which runs in Harare for a week from Friday, August 26.
Some of the films to look forward to
Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the festival, focused on women, was a suitable platform for the promotion of awareness of Zambezi Magic, which was created in 2015 to give greater continental visibility of film and television productions created in Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe.
“We are delighted to be associated with this prestigious event and look forward to a long and happy relationship and to providing support for what has become a major annual arts and entertainment initiative,” she said.
“Zambezi Magic is at the early stages of developing this platform for local content and the IIFF is also in the process of building a foundation for the promotion of films that highlight women’s issues.
MultiChoice Zimbabwe has been pleased to be involved in this process, linking the festival and the channel that is becoming an essential part of the Zimbabwean film and television scene.”
The festival opens on Friday with a programme of 56 films being screened at five venues in Harare. Nine of these films are sourced from Zimbabwean filmmakers, including Wizzy Mangoma and Dorothy Meck.
The theme of the festival for 2016 is Women Alive: Women of Heart, and helps IIFF focus on telling stories of women in a positive manner.
Zambezi Magic’s sponsorship will involve supporting the closing ceremony , at which the winners of 17 awards being handed out will be recognised for effort and achievement. This event will be a glittering cocktail party with entertainment and is expected to be attended by more than 250 people.
It was a glamorous affair Friday on the red carpet during Stunner’s album launch, this was the first time some of us seeing Mr and Mrs Chideme together.
Stunner and wife Olinda Chapel
While Zimbuzzwas busy fashion policing, we noticed that LV brand on Olinda Chapel’s feet and we knew who had the most expensive set of legs on the red carpet.
There are no curve balls when a Louis Vuitton sticker price runs into a huge number of dollars because such is the cost of nice footwear from the French fashion brand.
Olinda shows off her shoe to the Zimbuzz cameramen
For some of us the price tag might give us a mini heart attack but not for the newly discovered queen of bling (Hello Pokello)
So we went on a hunt online and discover that the gold ankle-strap cost a whopping $1500. (I hope you have paramedics near you in case you get that assault on your heart)
A closer look at the shoe shows a suede leather on the straps all the way to the tip, with a striking gold metal accessory on the top.
This was a masterstroke statement from Olinda as she knew very well that a Loius Vuitton shoe is way beyond the reach of many women and has many females all over the world salivate just at the sight of it.
Side note: After reading this you can switch over to the Beforward site and continue your car shopping.
I am not a dancehall enthusiast, but I HAD to tell y’all about this video I stumbled on to in a Kombi during a Traffic Jam somewhere in Harare.
So Freeman launched a DVD Album with a bunch of videos and I got to watch the Hello Video and it Is Brilliant
You can tell there was a script as the story runs so perfectly
Freeman and Juwela
Freeman calls his girlfriend (Juwela) to tell her that he is coming home from Harare work to see her. He tells her that he misses her and that he has a new phone with a selfie cam.
The girl meanwhile is receiving the call at her rural homestead in the typical Zambia and Dhuku with a bunch of Naysayers.
The story continues as Freeman gets fired for playing on the job, and going home. The faithful girlfriend waits by the bus stop and JUMPS on her man when he arrives.
Fast Forward to the end and Freeman is teaching Bae how to take selfies.
The fashion is on point with the script, its rural chic whilst Freeman is in His HKD boss regalia looking every bit the successful Themba from Town.
The Guest appearances by Juwela and Jeepersadd that Fun bit to the video, and yes the WENERA star Muriel is in it making the Hello Video a star-studded 4 minutes.
Zimdancehall really out did itself. The song is quite catchy as well you will be singing along within minutes. So Hello (Not it’s not Adele) is a Dope Clean Dancehall love song.
All in all, I had a great Kombi ride whilst listening to the Song.
MultiChoice Africa, Africa Magic and Amstel Malta have issued a call for entries into the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, a prestigious initiative that honours film and television talent across the continent.
Scheduled to take place on March 3 and 4, this will be the fifth consecutive year of the awards, which were created to recognise the contribution of African filmmakers, actors and technicians to the success of the continent’s film and broadcast industry.
Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the success of the event during the past four years meant that next year’s event was both necessary and useful, with preparations at an advanced stage.
“Entry for the 2017 awards competition is now open and the closing date for entries will be Saturday, October 15,” she said.
“The African movie and broadcast industry is brim full of exciting talent and Africa Magic contributes to the industry by not only giving these talents a continental platform on which to showcase their skills and passion but also by facilitating a celebration of achievement and effort.”
The fifth edition of the AMVCAs will see awards being presented in various categories, ranging from acting and directing to scriptwriting and cinematography, as well as editing, sound, make-up, lighting and other focus areas. In 2017 there will be 27 categories, 16 open to viewers’ deliberations and 11 to be decided by the AMVCA panel of judges.
Films, made-for-television movies or television series are eligible for entry, even those previously entered into or nominated for an award, or awarded a prize in another film and television competition, but they must have been broadcast or publicly screened during the period between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016. Entry is free.
Ms Dziva said a guideline to entering had been issued, for ease of entry guidelines:
Step 1: Prepare a two to three-minute showreel for your online submission.
Step 2: Log on to www.africamagic.tv and navigate to the submission page.
Step 3: Fill out the submission forms and upload the clip. A unique reference number will be allocated to each completed online submission.
Entry for Zimbabweans can be sent to Neo Phele, Magic Centre, 137 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg, 2123, South Africa.
The search for TLC Entertainment’s (DStv 135) next African presenter is underway, budding presenting stars now have just one week to go until entries close on Monday 22 August.
Actress, MC, radio and TV personality, Thando Thabethe
Today TLC, in association with official campaign sponsor Colgate Optic White, announced the line-up of high profile judges who will choose the three lucky contestants that will make it through to the final public vote.
Featuring a mix of well-known faces, industry experts and a Discovery Networks senior executive, this year’s judging panel includes; actress, MC, radio and TV personality, Thando Thabethe; Head of Content at Multichoice, Aletta Alberts; editor of ZAlebs.com,
Editor of ZAlebs.com, Zee Dladla; celebrity publicist and communications strategist, Jarred Doyle and VP of Channels for Discovery Networks CEEMEA, Lee Hobbs.
The judges will be tasked with whittling down the twelve semi-finalists to the top three finalists during the Boot Camp stage, which will take place in Cape Town from Monday, 19 September – Thursday, 22 September.
Boot Camp will see the semi-finalists put through their presenting paces by the judges and industry experts, and Jocelyn Broderick, star of ‘Getroud met Rugby: Die Sepie’, as they undertake screen tests, performance coaching, fashion styling, plus brand and media training to see who really has what it takes to host on Africa’s #1 lifestyle and entertainment channel.
Calling all females, we have a new anthem for your #MCM moments. Cindy is the total package fam, this we knew and this song just reaffirms it. Is you Ready for the video or Nah …check what we thought.
Song
It’s catchy , Its sing-along track and better yet you can dance along to it. It’s about a girl who is telling a long time crush that he causes body and mind chaos in her. If only he knew ….The war in her mind, chest and heart , sweet mother of crushes Cindy has it bad. I was sitting there thinking of errm never mind but this is def a dope song to drop and jam to in your car, combi or secretly hum behind your crush so he gets a clue!!!!!
Fashion
I really didn’t expect anything less from the fashionista , it was on POINT. She split between Angel and Bad girl persona . White and Yellow Greece Toga and silver something earrings ( Which I am coming to get) , her Good girl gone bad outfit was Leather !!!! Yes and a fabulous Jacket with skulls , did we mention black gold spiked bra?? We didn’t oh okay. The landscape as PERFECT for the Video …The dam wall and water feature were a stroke of genius. The Dancing girls were also a great umm accessory?
Then there was the Dancing… I guess there is power in small doses of good things. Simple dances that I have on lock now, I saw a little bit of azonto and the body roll .
Overall
Go WATCH IT . If we have any sense at all this would be a great Hit EVERYWHERE. I love it , and I am Sure you will Love it too. Awesome Quality , Simple concept ..Great OutCome . Oops did we mention the Two Badass looking guys who appear at the end?
