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DOWNLOAD: National Music Strategy for Zimbabwe

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DOWNLOAD: National Music Strategy for Zimbabwe

The Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry yesterday launched the National Music Strategy for Zimbabwe for the period 2022-27 in Harare.

 

According to National Arts Council Board Chair Dr Nozipo Maraire, the Music strategy was conceived as a measure to develop and grow the music sector in Zimbabwe which has a huge potential to contribute significantly to the national economy but has been experiencing a myriad of challenges in recent years.

She said the strategy was the product of a robust information gathering and consultation process which has taken over 2 years to complete.

The strategy represented a first for the arts sector in Zimbabwe as it was developed in a participatory, transparent and inclusive process with input from stakeholders in many parts of the country.

Here is a download link to National Music Strategy for Zimbabwe

Unplugged Zimbabwe is back & We Have All the Details

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Unplugged Zimbabwe is back & We Have All the Details

Unplugged Zimbabwe, arguably the premier outdoor event is back and the organisers are promising a jamboree affair.

 

After the Covid-19 and all its lockdowns had us all indoors and focusing on survival, the situation has improved and the kids are out.

We spoke to Cheidza Danha, entrepreneur and one of Unplugged Zimbabwe co-founders and she had this to say:

“The last unplugged took place in December 2019. We have effectively had a two-and-half-year hiatus. The global public health crisis made it impossible for us to responsibly gather in those numbers,” she said.

“On a personal level, we in no way wanted to compromise the health and safety of our audience. Also, our corporate partners expect us to safeguard them reputationally too, so we wouldn’t expose them in that way.”

She added that their focus has always been the music and delivering a great billing, and that remains a priority.

“We are sticking to what’s in our wheelhouse, great live performances, and providing a platform for undiscovered and upcoming talent. And a cool, vibey, urbane atmosphere. We are starting off nice and easy and will close out the year with a bang,” said Chiedza.

She revealed that Unplugged was hinged on a vibe and that day time experience and they have put a lot of resources into elevating the look and feel and bench-marking ourselves to regional festivals.

Vimbai Zimuto during her last Unplugged Zimbabwe Performance

Said Chiedza: “We’re introducing a food market too which will also deliver its own experience. A few more small surprises we have in store will be appreciated by Unpluggers, we think.”

The Unplugged Calendar will be released to the public this Friday as well as the announcement of headline acts

“We will be releasing our calendar on Friday but the next event takes place in just over a month.  We have a fantastic line-up of Zimbabwe musicians and regional artists,” she revealed.

We asked for her parting words and this is what she had

“We are so glad to be back! We were the originators of this format with our first event eight years ago and benefited from first-mover advantage for many, many years but it’s also been great to see new entrants in the space.

“It’s only logical, a vibrant entertainment and arts scene benefits all of us as we build the culture collectively,” she concluded.

Cleo Hits Back With ‘Jah Bless’ Vibes

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Cleo Hits Back With ‘Jah Bless’ Vibes

EMPAWA 100 finalist Cleo Arie has broken her 3-year musical silence with the release of her latest offering titled ‘Jah Bless’.

 

Produced by Victor Enlisted, the song highlights Cleo’s guitar skills which she says is a journey to discover her perfect spot in this evolving music industry.

In an exclusive interview with Zimbuzz in Harare recently she revealed that adding an acoustic sound has pushed her to find a perfect sound that suits her voice.

“In terms of sound what has changed is the fact that I have incorporated the guitar into my music, I did not have the consciousness to know what sets me apart from other female artists, now that I have embraced being a guitarist, I have decided to add more acoustic sound to my Afro-pop journey, so at the beginning of the song you hear the acoustic stings”, said Cleo.

Jah Bless has got various street interpretations such as lining all the goals according to plan and asking for guidance and protection from God in case the enemies want to derail you.

When asked what was going on in her life the moment she was writing the ‘Jah Bless’ piece the songbird said she wrote it from a place of prayer.

“When I wrote Jah Bless I was in a space I felt I could not do it on my own as a guitarist, I wrote it in place of prayer because I was having some alone time and I figured out that people need God in their day to day lives because it’s a cold world out there.

The song talks about God blessing our day-to-day dealings in order to take care of the families”, she explained

Following her 3-year break from the music scene, Cleo Arie has assured us that she is now more serious than before with her music.

“I’m still trying to learn my way around this industry because I have been out of the game for some time so I’m just experimenting with sounds like amapiano, afro-pop, and house music to find which sound best suits my voice I’m learning myself as an artist as well”, she emphasized.

“I really look forward to working with Nutty O, Tammy Moyo, Ammara Brown, Anita Jackson, Nyasha David, and obviously the Big man Winky D”, she said with a smile.

Here is the link to the new visualizer to Cleo Aries new track titled “Jah Bless” produced by Victor Enlisted.

Zimbabwe National High School Moot Court team are World Champions

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Zimbabwe National High School Moot Court team are World Champions

Zimbabwe National High School Moot Court team made history by becoming the International Moot Court competitions champions.

 

The team, consisting of 9 girls and 2 boys, selected from four schools namely Arundel, Convent, Midlands Christian College, and Peterhouse defeated 15 other teams to be crowned world champions.

They were led by national team captain Ruvimbo Simbi from Dominican Convent High School.

Team Zimbabwe was participating for the first time and were the only African country at the international competition.

A moot court competition simulates a court hearing (usually an appeal against a final decision), in which participants analyse a problem, research the relevant law, prepare written submissions, and present an oral argument.

The procedure imitates that followed in real courts: the judge enters, the mooters and the judge bow to each other, the clerk announces the matter, the mooters give their appearances and are then called on in turn to present their submissions, the judge asks questions of the mooters, the court adjourns, and the judge then returns to deliver a brief judgment and some feedback.

This particular case in which Zimbabwe won was centred on international humanitarian law with focus on war crimes.

Zimbabwe team’s coach Nqobile Dube shared the news via a tweet.

Bridget ‘Bubbling B’ Gavanga rejoins Power FM

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Bridget ‘Bubbling B’ Gavanga rejoins Power FM

One of Zimbabwe’s favourite voices on radio Bridget ‘Bubbling B’ Gavanga is rejoining Power FM.

 

The announcement was made via the station’s Twitter page and ‘Bubz’ is set to take over the Sunday slot from 3pm to 6pm.

Gavanga quit the station back in 2013 when she was doubling as both radio presenter and Power FM station manager citing “pressing commitments”.

She has had an on and off dance with Power FM over the years but her love for radio and passion for the job always saw her returning to the Highlands-based station.

Bidget Gavanga first resigned from the then Gweru-based station in 2004 saying “our lives were greatly affected when we moved to Gweru”.

She later rejoined the station three years later only to quit in 2007 when she got a job as an artiste and repertoire (A&R) manager at the Zimbabwe Music Corporation/Gramma Records. She was the first female A&R Manager to work for this company.

Bridget Gavanga started her broadcasting journey from the time she passed her auditions in 1997 at the then Radio 3 as guest DJ.

She hosted the popular Breakfast Show which she co-hosted with Mudhara Zobha.

Chibuku Neshamwari Dance Festival crowns Harare Winner

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Chibuku Neshamwari Dance Festival crowns Harare Winner

Harare Province last weekend kicked off the preliminaries of the Chibuku Neshamwari Dance Festival at Makuluwani Sports Bar.

 

The cultural fiesta is making a comeback after it last featured on our calendars in 2019.

Mufakose-based group Dedza Chitandizo walked away winners with a US$2 500 cheque and the ticket to represent the province at the national championships to be held on August 6.

The top 3 podium finishes all went to Nyau/Gule dancers with Mdarika Nyau of Mabvuku attaining second place pocketing US$1 500, while Gasani Moto Gure of Nyabira came third and took home US$1 000.

Other participating groups in the festival were Tete Mafuwe, Yarira Ngoma, Angonia, Duramazwi, Dedza Chitandizo, Chisoni Chimtali, Kondani, Pasichigare, Gasasani Moto and Mdakin Nyau.

They all received the complementary $500 for their participation.

The Chibuku Neshamwari Dance Festival has become important in promoting and ensuring that traditional dances, which are one of our crucial intangible cultural heritages are celebrated.

Other provinces are set to host their own preliminary rounds with Mashonaland East happening this coming weekend on June 4.

It will be followed by Masvingo on June 11, Mat-South on June 18, and Midlands on June 25.

Bulawayo Province’s competition will start in the month of July on the 2nd with Mashonaland West and Manicaland both happening on July 9.

The last rounds will be Matabeleland North July 16 and Mashonaland Central on July 23.

NåGuG traces her roots in new song ‘Simuka’

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NåGuG traces her roots in new song ‘Simuka’

Songwriter and performer NåGuG has released her new song titled ‘Simuka’ which is a celebration of one’s culture and heritage.

 

On the project she enlisted the services of prolific industry gurus; multi-award winning Los Angeles-based music producer, Pascal Guyon and multi award-winning choreographer and creative John Cole to direct the video.

Nagug says the song Simuka was based from a personal experience.

“As a diasporan, it is inevitable that after seeing the world, you begin to value your culture, history, and heritage much more,” she said.

Her years away from home helped her under the richness and value contained in the Zimbawe cultures and value system.

“The song Simuka is birthed from this experience. It’s me speaking what I have grasped from the spirit of vanhu/Bantu which I have grown to acknowledge and understand better in my years of estrangement from home, over the years. Africa, particularly My Zimbabwe are a proud nation, wealthy in culture and resources, education and much more,” added NaGuG.

The product is vibrant and full of life showing the cooperative work of Zimbabwean young people including, videographers, editors, costume designers/stylists, Dancers, Artists and Dreamers.

She stressed that this was proof our young are competent and professional in execution  of projects and that more opportunities should be outsourced to them to build their experience.

“The video of SIMUKA is amplifying the message of coming together of young people hence I outsourced it to ‘young blood’ , Zimbabwe’s young and vibrant generation to amplify the message SIMUKA. I procured John Cole, known as best Dance choreographer and artist to direct  the project,” said the ZIMA 2022 nominated artist.

NaGuG which is an acronym for Nature, Advantage, Gem, Unique and Uncanny and Grand describes her music as soulful and captivating with lyrical depth, that evoke one’s thoughts.

Some of her previous work include ‘Back to the Beginning’ and ‘EarthChild’ which were recorded at HubII studios and premixed by multi Grammy winning British Producer, Simon gorgerly

Watch Simuka below

Zimbabwe confirm revised Afghanistan series schedule

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Zimbabwe confirm revised Afghanistan series schedule

Zimbabwe’s limited-overs series at home to Afghanistan has been brought forward to start a week earlier, while the two sides will now only meet in three instead of five Twenty20 international (T20I) matches as originally scheduled.

 

These changes were agreed by Zimbabwe Cricket and the Afghanistan Cricket Board.

According to the new itinerary, the tour will begin with three one-day international (ODI) matches scheduled for 4, 6 and 9 June 2022 at Harare Sports Club – play is set to start at 0915 hours local time.

The ODI series is part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, a 13-team competition serving as the main route for qualification for the 2023 edition of the 50-over ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup to be staged in India.

Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will then lock horns in three T20I matches scheduled for 11, 12 and 14 June, also at Harare Sports Club, with the games set to start at 1300 hours local time.

The T20Is will serve as part of Zimbabwe’s final preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B 2022, which is one of two global tournaments that together form the final stage of the qualification process for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 to be staged in Australia.

Zimbabwe will host the eight-team qualifying tournament in July.

ZIMBABWE VERSUS AFGHANISTAN MATCH SCHEDULE

MATCH

DATE

VENUE

START

First ODI

4 June 2022

Harare Sports Club

0915 hours

Second ODI

6 June 2022

Harare Sports Club

0915 hours

Third ODI

9 June 2022

Harare Sports Club

0915 hours

First T20I

11 June 2022

Harare Sports Club

1300 hours

Second T20I

12 June 2022

Harare Sports Club

1300 hours

Third T20I

14 June 2022

Harare Sports Club

1300 hours

 

Burna Boy confirms Zimbabwe Tour

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Burna Boy confirms Zimbabwe Tour

Nigerian Superstar Burna Boy has finally confirmed his Harare leg of the global concert ‘Space Drift’ to be held at Belgravia Sports Club on 3 June.

 

This puts to rest speculation over the Grammy-Winning artist’s availability for the advertised Zimbabwe show.

Burna Boy made the announcement via his Instagram page Tuesday night.

The organisers Hidden Culture also confirmed that the singer will be armed with a full band.

Meanwhile, Jah Prayzah has been announced as part of the Space Drift supporting acts, also confirmed is South African-based Zimbabwean TV personality Kim Jayde who will be the host.

The show will be a strictly No under 18 and is scheduled to start at 5 pm and end at 11 pm

 
 
 
 
 
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Zimbabwe crumble in final T20I as Namibia seal historic series win

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Zimbabwe crumble in final T20I as Namibia seal historic series win

Zimbabwe suffered a 32-run defeat at the hands of Namibia in the fifth and final T20I match at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday, giving the tourists an historic series victory.

Going into the match level at two wins apiece, the hosts won the toss and decided to put the visitors in to bat first.

For three overs Namibia made a strong showing, with Craig Williams and Michael van Lingen rattling up 31 runs to give them a cracking start.

But then van Lingen, who hit two fours and scored 12 off seven balls, was caught at the wicket by Richmond Mutumbami off Brad Evans, and Namibia were never to have it so good again.

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton stayed in with Williams to score nine off 10 balls, 17 runs coming off the next three overs before he was bowled by Jongwe for nine.

Jongwe then struck a major blow when he had Gerhard Erasmus, the hero of Sunday’s match, caught at the wicket second ball without scoring, and wickets continued to fall steadily.

Williams played a superb innings, but four middle-order batters came and went for single-figure scores – two wickets to Jongwe and two to Sikandar Raza.

Jan Frylinck then came in at 84 for five in the 12th over and played with more stability.

At 97, Williams’ fine innings came to an end at 48 with a run-out, Donald Tiripano fielding the ball, after he had faced 39 balls and hit five fours.

Frylinck was then stumped off Wessly Madhevere for 15 off 21 balls, and in the 17th over Namibia were in deep trouble at 106 for eight.

The bowlers could not finish off the innings, though, as Ruben Trumpelmann hit out boldly, while Bernard Scholtz held his end up in support.

Trumpelmann scored 19 not out off 14 balls, with a six and a four, while the partnership added 21 vital runs.

The innings finished at 127 for eight, giving Zimbabwe a target they should be able to reach.

There were two wickets each to Jongwe, Raza and Madhevere, all for less than 20 runs, which was commendable bowling.

Zimbabwe began the chase comfortably enough, with Madhevere and Innocent Kaia scoring 23 together for the first wicket.

However, when Madhevere fell lbw to Frylinck for 10 in the fourth over, disaster struck.

The same bowler bowled out the new man, Regis Chakabva, with his next delivery, and then Kaia was run out for 12.

Three wickets had gone down in four runs, and Zimbabwe were reeling at 27 for three.

The experience of Raza and the cool head of Tony Munyonga now had to repair the damage and put Zimbabwe on the right path again.

For the most part they scored in singles, waiting for the bad balls to look for boundaries.

They added 26 in 4.3 overs before Namibia broke through again, and Raza was caught at the wicket off Ben Shikongo for 12 – 53 for four in the ninth over.

One run later, Mutumbami was bowled by Scholtz, and Zimbabwe were now in serious trouble at 54 for five.

Tiripano batted usefully for three overs, as he and Munyonga scored mainly in singles, until he was caught off Erasmus for 11 off 15 balls, the score now being 72 for six in the 13th over.

Jongwe now joined Munyonga, but the bowling and fielding was too tight for them to score easily, and the run rate rose steadily to more than 10 an over.

Effectively the last nail was hammered into the home side’s coffin when Munyonga was bowled by Wiese after 17 overs for a fine fighting innings of 28 off 31 balls – the only Zimbabwe batter to score more than 12 runs in the match.

The score was now 88 for seven, with 40 runs needed off the final three overs.

Jongwe was then run out for seven, Brad Evans bowled by Erasmus for two, and finally Brandon Mavuta was caught off Trumpelmann to complete the rout for 95 runs with five balls left unbowled.

All six bowlers used took at least one wicket, with Frylinck and Erasmus picking up two.

This is Namibia’s first T20I series victory against a Full Member.

Namibia – 127-8 in 20 overs (Craig Williams 48, Ruben Trumpelmann 19*, Jan Frylinck 15; Wessly Madhevere 2/15, Luke Jongwe 2/16, Sikandar Raza 2/18)

Zimbabwe – 95 all out in 19.1 overs (Tony Munyonga 28, Innocent Kaia 12, Sikandar Raza 12; Gerhard Erasmus 2/9, Jan Frylinck 2/25, Ben Shikongo 1/9)

Namibia won by 32 runs

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