Man of the moment, Rockford “Roki” Josphats has done Zimbabwe proud once again as he has just been picked as the Face of Afrobeats by Spotify. Roki becomes the first Zimbabwean to feature among the Faces of Afrobeats nominated by Spotify. Prophet Passion Java announced this development on social media as he congratulated Roki on […]
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Eccentric clergyman and self-styled prophet, Passion Java has allegedly been exposed for buying Youtube views for Roki and Koffi Olomide’s hit song “Patati Patata.” The allegations were made by journalist and activist Hopewell Chin’ono. “Patati Patata” was released to a huge buzz on Wednesday. Barely 48 hours later, the song had garnered more than 2 […]
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Patati Patata, a collaboration song between Zimbabwean urban grooves maestro Roki, Congolese Soukous singer Koffi Olomide and Tanzanian Afro-pop artiste Rayvanny has ushered people into summer because with its catchy lyrics and rhythm that get one in the mood to party. The single, that was released on Wednesday accompanied by a well-produced video, has become […]
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Rockford ‘Roki’ Josphat Versatile singer “Roki” born Rockford Josphat has refuted allegations that he bought views for his new hit single, Uchandifunga. The song was uploaded on YouTube on 1 July and had achieved 425 000 views after four days but the views suddenly shot up to 1.2 million within a few hours, leaving observers amazed. Uchandifunga became the […]
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The Unveiled, the remaining music group from Zimbabwe at the Old Mutual Amazing Voices competition is calling on Zimbabweans and the continent at large to vote for them in order to win the US$100 000 prize money. The group made the top three last week and is now battling against South Africa’s Hush and Nigeria’s […]
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AFROCENTRIC sound musician, Tyfah Guni has collaborated with urban grooves artiste, Nox (real name Enock Guni) who is his brother on the song Unodiwa. The track and visuals which were shot in Cape Town by Mr Wise aka San Pedro who has worked with Cassper Nyovest, Boity and Emtee among others is being rotated on […]
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Zimdancehall queen Lady Squanda is reportedly in another kidnap, robbery, and assault storm after allegedly bashing a man she accused of ending her love affair with a local businessman. It is alleged that the female chanter kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed Victor Chaponda, popularly known as Pablo in Chitungwiza, of his valuables. A report was made […]
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Popular musicians ExQ and Tocky Vibes had a nasty fallout which resulted in the song “Wakatemba” being taken down by video streaming platform Youtube. The hit song which is normally credited as ExQ featuring Tocky Vibes was a collaboration between the two musicians. According to online publication 263Chat, the two musicians collaborated on “Wakatemba,” which […]
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Local music producer, Levels from Mbare’s Chillspot Records has attacked Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) for allegedly withholding his royalties since 2011. In a series of social media rants directed at ZIMURA, Levels, real name, Tafadzwa Kadzimwe, who feels short-changed by the association, said he risked having his royalties eroded by inflation before they are […]
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THE Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) over the weekend brought smiles to legendary music outfit Cool Crooners after the award organisers donated groceries to the group and painted a house belonging to one of its members. The donated groceries including mealie meal, cooking oil among assorted goods were handed over to three members George Salimu, Lucky […]
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