The ZimTainment

His response goes a long way in authenticating the genre which has been criticized by many as bubble gum music. The genre which has been lured by violent lyrics and drug abuse has been said to have no future just like the so-called urban grooves (though debatable). However, it seems as if all those speculations may not come to pass as the Zimdancehall artists are maturing day by day. Artists like Tocky Vibes and Ras Caleb has come on the scene with some touching positive message which has even caught the eyes of those who didn’t want to hear anything about the genre. So should the term Zimdancehall continue to be used or not? Maybe if we had used Dancehall it would have been noticed internationally (food for thought).

On another note it’s all good news for the Zimdancehall fans as two of the biggest rivals in the genre have joined forces. Seh Calaz and Souljah Love who have not seen eye to eye for at least two years now have now resolved their issues thanks to the Bodyslam president who was the mediator. Seh Calaz and Souljah Love who has exchanged violent and harsh lyrics over the past two years are now in good books. The duo are also the ones who caused havoc at the famous Sting Clash which took place last year as they almost exchanged blows on stage which resulted in teargas being fired and many people getting hurt. Seh Calaz and Souljah Love shared the stage last night at the Charly Black show held in Harare. 

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A prison officer Po1 Chimulambe  stationed at Chinhoyi Prison has been arrested by Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services Police after leaking his nude and pornographic pictures. Some of pictures show Chimulambe sucking Memory's private parts wearing the Zimbabwe Prison Service uniform. Po1 Chimulambe is currently detained at the Harare Central Prison boom gate charge office. Po 2 Madzima from the Prison Police refused to comment on the charges being faced by Chimulambe  but rather referd us to Supt Navoius, the Officer In Charge.

Anyway it seems as if people are now misusing/abusing the modern technological advancements. Is it because vanhu havadi kusara in this digital world we are living in? I always thought this was only done by the youths/teenagers but it seems as if it has gone viral and now done by really grown up people. Who knows, maybe national televisions will end up screening pornographic films.

Though Zimbabwean artists have not been recognized on the popular glamorous awards such as the Channel O awards and MAMAs, they have also managed to get attention from the African Entertainment Awards and the African Music Magazine Awards. This year there is a total number of eight Zimbabweans who have been nominated in the AEAs as well as one in the AFRIMMAS.

Below is a list of the Zim nomineed and their categories:

1. Tehn Diamond - Best Hip Hop Song (Happy)
2. Selmor Mtukudzi - Hottest Female Song (Nguva yangu)
3. Comrade Fatso - Best Comedian
4. Brian Soko - Best Producer (Drunk In  Love)
5. Tongai Chirisa - Best Actor In Film/Series (Crusso)
6. Danai Gurira - Best Actress In Film/Series (The Walking Dead)
7. Farayi Simoyi - Best Designer (Designer for Nicki Minaj's fashion collection)
8. Tinashe - Hottest Female Song (2on)

In the AFRIMMAS Stunner has been nominated for the second time in a row for the Beat Male Southern Africa alongside AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Donald, Zeus, Slap Dee, The Dogg and Vee.

Today the Chevrons lived up to their promise as they made it all the way to beat New Zealand by seven wickets. New Zealand were the first to bat and put up a splendid 303 runs for four wickets. Many people assumed that Zimbabwe would not be able to chase New Zealand up to 300 runs as usual.

To my surprise, the partnership of Hamilton Masakadza and Chamu Chibhabha made a splendid effort to give Zimbabwe a chance to steal the match. It took the mastery and experience of Craig Ervine who came in for Chamu to give all the Zimbabwean supporters hope of winning the match. Craig Ervine who was voted man of the match had also a good partnership with Hamilton Masakadza and he also managed to score his highest score in the ODIs of 130 runs.

It was all joy for the Zimbabwean cricket fans as Zimbabwe won the first ODI against New Zealand. Now Zimbabwe is left with two ODIs and one test match. We hope they will carry on with the good performance and bravery.

Rising dancehall chanter Caleb Tareka, popularly known in the Zim-dancehall industry as Ras Caleb is promising fireworks on his forthcoming album, The Rascals Manuscript.

The Masvingo-born artist who is known by his slogan, "Zvikiribidi zvangu", rose to stardom after penning soulful tracks such as Tokwe Mukosi, Toropito, Nehanda and Mwana wenyu. Ras Caleb believes the forthcoming 10-track album will scale him to dizzy heights that will enable him to compete without fear with other heavyweights in the industry, the likes of Tocky Vibes, Killer T, Soul Jah Love and Seh Calaz.

Some of the songs on the forthcoming project are Rasta in the jungle, Hovhiyo and Ndouya. On his Facebook page, Ras Caleb added on to say that the album carries some conscious music and is filled with deep and inspiring messages. It is not limited to reggae dancehall, but has several other genres incorporated. Ras Caleb who said the album is set to be released next month has also performed some of the singles which make up the album at some of his local shows.

The dreadlocked chanter started his musical career as a junior soldier in the Salvation Army. He never abandoned music when he left Zimbabwe for South Africa to pursue a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. He returned home in 2010 and settled for Harare a year later. His emotional chart buster, Tokwe Mukosi (on Pure niceness riddim) was voted as the best conscious song in 2014’s Zim-Dancehall awards.

Some of the people I have talked to said that they have fallen in love with his music because of his voice. I quoted someone saying, "Haaaa mdara voice ra jahman vaye vaye rinondiita bho..." Moreover, Ras Caleb has also done collaborations with artists like Thelma, Pah Chihera and the Zim-HipHop femcee Trae Yung.

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