Reading Marechera
Reading Marechera Despite his death in 1987 Dambudzo Marechera continues to wield a lot of power in Zimbabwean literature – thanks to the benevolence and hard work of his admirers around the world....
View ArticleTribute to Chenjerai Hove
Off to join the Ancestors In the Red Hills of Home Memories but mere Shadows now Soon, flesh turns to Bones. Silenced by Mother Nature, the poet concedes: ‘I will not speak’. Queensdale Sports...
View ArticleChenjerai Hove’s final journey
Exactly at the stroke of 12 noon Friday, proceedings marking the beginning of the last leg of the late writer Chenjerai Hove’s journey to his final resting place began. His body arrived in Zimbabwe...
View ArticleTribute to a great actor: Fidelis Chirimuuta Cheza
The wealth of this man can only be measured in the number of nicknames he received: “Dr. Funk”, “Fi O’Hara”, “Chikwama”, “Danger”, etc. were aliases by which Fidelis Chirimuuta Cheza was known. Those...
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Tribute to Chenjerai Hove in Pictures
A tribute to Chenjerai Hove in pictures… Organisers of the Tribute to Chenjerai Hove – Chirikure Chirikure (left) Rabson Shoes and Ray Mawerera Daves Guzha (left), Tanya Guzha and Cont Mhlanga David...
View ArticleA Celebration of Chenjerai Hove’s life and works
As early as 4pm, Saturday October 31, 2015 friends of the late Chenjerai Hove began to converge at Queensdale Sports Club, Harare, to celebrate his life and works. Artists in Zimbabwe including...
View ArticleHistory of Black protest against Hollywood
Black people have been protesting the lack of representation and recognition in Hollywood for 100 years, so why the bother about the Oscars boycott? Robert Townsend in a scene from Hollywood Shuffle...
View ArticlePrince’s gift was that he stepped right out of racism’s symbolic logic
One of the most influential modern artists, Prince, died on Thursday April 21 2016 at the age of 57. The genre-busting pop-funk-R&B-rock singer/songwriter sold more than 100 million records in his...
View ArticlePapa Wemba: Strong but ambiguous bonds with his motherland
Ivorians attend a memorial service for the late Congolese singer Papa Wemba in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 27 April 2016. EPA/LegnanKoula“The Kasaï Nightingale” was on stage, a flamboyantly dressed stage...
View ArticleMuhammad Ali’s funeral for Louisville
The family of boxer and humanitarian Muhammad Ali will celebrate the beloved icon on Thursday with a private ceremony in Louisville, Ky. There will also be a service on Friday in Ali’s hometown; one...
View ArticleTribute to Tupac Shakur
If ever there was ever a rapper who was a flawed genius, Tupac was the one. To all the seeds that follow me Protect your essence/ Born with less, but you still precious —Tupac The aphorism goes, “Stars...
View ArticleMandoza defied elitist cultural norms
Mandoza at the South African music Awards in 2012. South African Music Awards/flickr Hlonipha i-life boy (Respect life boy) Hlonipha impilo boy (Respect life boy) Hlonipha bonke abantu (Respect all...
View ArticleControversial playwright takes a bow
Satirical, absurdist playwright Dario Fo dead aged 90. Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA. On the same day a new Nobel laureate for literature was inducted, the curtain fell on the life of another – the maverick...
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