Zimbabwe Youth Festival

21/05/2020

Cook Off the Movie

Today's Google Doodle is Zimbabwe's very own #Mbira!!

We love that Cook Off the Movie has mbira on the soundtrack!

In fact the film's writer/director Tomas Lutuli Brickhill is the lead singer in mbira-punk band Chikwata.263, and their music features in the film (we know, we know, he's a man of many talents).

Here's a taste of their unusual and funky sound – mbira-playing courtesy Hector Rufaro Mugani.
https://facebook.com/190763297602730/videos/1797900976888946/

09/04/2020

The Book Cafe, Harare

Book Cafe pop-ups are **back**!

We're bringing *YOU* some of Zimbabwe's best artists right into your home – from their homes.

First up TOMORROW Friday 10 April from 7PM Zim time is the legendary Victor Kunonga.

We know times are really tough for everyone right now, but if you feel in a position to give a nod and a thank you to the artists, you can drop something to them locally via EcoCash (Victor on 0772301431) or internationally via the The Book Cafe, Harare PayPal, which will be distributed after each performance (https://www.paypal.me/bookcafeharare).

Come join us, toenda mbire!

#StayHomeSaveLives
#LockdownZim

18/03/2020

Elephant & Pineapple

No need to go far to beat the corona virus, let E&P transport your tastebuds around the world. This week we take you to Greece with our mouth watering Greek cuisine and Greek music!

Bring a chipped old plate or two ;)

11/02/2020

Elephant & Pineapple

Our Events Feb 13- Feb 15 2020

15 York Avenue, Newlands, Harare
Corner York Ave and Victoria Dr)

#Thursday 13 #February
2pm-7pm: #Healing In the Garden: A space of healing, a space of peace, a space of spirit, with Reiki, Chakra Balancing, Tarot Card Reading, Fortune Telling, Tea cup reading, Clairaudescents, Clairvoyants and spiritual healers. With: Sunshine, Jenika, Alex, Antonella, JP, Ginah, Dr Nyarai, Carolyn, Tanja, Hayley and Nakita.

Each #Healer by Donation or minimum donation.

7pm-9pm: #Valentine’s Eve Radio Party with the most yellow-bone Zim Dj: DJ Bongani. A perfect preparation for Valentine’s Day for all the couples, singles and couples to be. #Celebrating World Radio Day with old and new lover’s #classics. World Radio Day #WorldRadioDay
Free

#Friday 14 #February

7pm-9pm: Valentine’s #Giggles with Long John The Comedian Come to have a laugh with your loved one(s) with Long John The Comedian #VillageBoy. An #international award winning comedian who hails from #beautiful #Chimanimani ready to tender your ribs and remind of the true meaning of love.
Long John The Comedian Awards: The Steve Harvey 2019 #People’s Choice Award, NAMA awards 2019, The Savana Africa , 2019.

$35 USD By booking per couple or Equivalent - Price includes -1 bottle of wine, Cheese Platter, Greek-Lover Buffet & Sexy Chocolate Cake, Vegan and Vegetarian options available.

#EngageChimanimani

#Saturday 15 February
11am-2pm: Brunch with Josh on Brushes and Vera Zw on #Music : A lovely experience with the art of Food, Music, and #Painting. A #splendid unique #solo act where #Vera interacts with the audience with her melodic voice and her fingers strumming her guitar at the same time, #Josh on the canvas providing a guided painting session for couples and Eleni Athitaki providing a holistic home cooked meal at Elephant & Pineapple.
An interactive afternoon for couples, couples-to-be and friends. Bring your loved one and try your hand at painting while listening to sweet music and eating great food.

*$30 USD or Equivalent- Price includes - * 1 bottle of wine, Brunch, Music and Painting
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Elephant & Pineapple: Open Monday to Wednesday 9am to 6pm. Thursday to Saturday 9am-9pm.

A lovely a homely garden restaurant with homely meals. Serves Vegan, vegetarian and meat home- cooked meals.
Facebook: Elephant & Pineapple

For Bookings: call or WhatsApp Eleni Athitaki 0774893711 [email protected]
Arts events organised by The Legacy Trust [email protected], @Hector Mugani Call: 0772529205 WhatsApp: 0719529205 [email protected]
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21/11/2019

This Sunday

#Kings come to #Harare// #Sunday 24 #November// Ngoma INgoma form #Bulawayo will rock Back2Jazzics // Chez Zandi - Bistro & Wine Bar // Alliance Francaise de Harare #HectorOnSound

17/11/2019

Studio in a Backpack

#Sunday 17 #November 2019 #Today // Jack and Back to Afro // Back2Jazzics // The Zimbabwe Jazz Community Trust // Chez Zandi - Bistro & Wine Bar // #HectorOnSound
Hector Rufaro Mugani

05/11/2019

Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira

I thank everyone who will gives this a like and Share. Please share this picture to 10 people and wait for a munite share for the last time which is the 11th time and See what happens to the picture
#Technology at work. #VeeMhofu #DzivaReMbira #Mbiravolution
#NdiyoMbiraIyoyo

05/11/2019

Studio in a Backpack

#Thursday 7 #November// Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira at Legends Newlands Shops

#Saturday 9 November// Virimai Vee Mhofu Nhedega and Dziva Rembira at Cresta Oasis Hotel

#Sunday 10 November 2019 // Jazz Invitation // The Zimbabwe Jazz Community Trust// Back2Jazzics// Chez Zandi - Bistro & Wine Bar

#Sunday 10 November// #VeeMhofu and Dziva Re Mbira Group of Arts at #RedCafe

02/11/2019

Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira

Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira

Nzombe huru yakabva mukurerwa
Every big name or person was once a child who was groomed by others
#ChiVanhu

30/10/2019

Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira

#Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

The Serengeti National Park Tanzania is famous for its annual #migration of over 1.5 million white bearded wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and also for its numerous Nile crocodile. The park was established in 1951 over a huge area of 14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi) and receives 350,000 visitors each year. It is also an UNESCO natural heritage site since 1981

18/10/2019

Mbiravolution

Mbiravolution

#Saturday 19-10-19 Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira live Cresta Oasis Hotel Afrique Restaurant.

#UpClose and #Personal

Dziva Re Mbira Group of Arts Dziva Rembira

#MugoveraWeMbira
#NdiyooMbiraIyoyo
#DzivaReMbira
#Mbiravolution

28/09/2019

Zimstock

ZimStock 2019 // Rob Burrell from Mann Friday will rock the stage at 17:15pm

For a Free Copy of their latest album Bridgenorth Road. Use QR-Code or follow http://bit.ly/bridgenorth for free download

Official Zimbabwe launch in December.

25/09/2019

The Heart of the Mountain

This week //
#Thursday Vee Mhofu and Dziva ReMbira at Legends Bar&Grill //

#Saturday Zimstock at Hellenic Primary & Nursery School // @Vee Mhofu and DzivareMbira at Cresta Oasis

#Sunday // @Ovation and Fab Fusion Band // The Zimbabwe Jazz Community Trust - Back2Jazzics at Chez Zandi - Bistro & Wine Bar

24/03/2019

The Heart of the Mountain

The Heart of the Mountain

Firstly allow me to introduce myself , my name is Simon Nyarugwe , a Zimbabwean media professional practitioner based in South Africa

Following the disaster that is continuing to strike our beloved country caused by the Cyclone IDAI , Yesterday @The Simon Nyarugwe Foundation ran a campaign with Backabuddy .

I had made Red Cross Zim the benefactor of this campaign as i was guaranteed the aid would distributed efficiently by them

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/cyclone-idai

The response has been phenomemal .. the friends of the Simon Nyarugwe Foundation came through for us ..

The Women Presidents Organisation ( Canada) ad Sesego Foundation (South Africa) has donated 211 boxes of Manna packs that is 46000 meals . The packs are ready to be collected at the Sesego Foundation Warehouse in Germiston SA ..

Unfortunately the Simon Nyarugwe Foundation doesnt have the capacity to transport the given aid to Zimbabwe as it stands .. We would have loved to but we lack necessary capital to do so ..
Will you be able to facilitate the transportation?

Thank you much

Rgds

@Simon Nyarugwe
+2761 4644693

22/03/2019

The Heart of the Mountain

Please help this shipment get to #Chimanimani and #Chipinge
#SaveChimanimani
#SaveChipinge

Firstly allow me to introduce myself , my name is Simon Nyarugwe , a Zimbabwean media professional practitioner based in South Africa

Following the disaster that is continuing to strike our beloved country caused by the Cyclone IDAI , Yesterday @The Simon Nyarugwe Foundation ran a campaign with Backabuddy .

I had made Red Cross Zim the benefactor of this campaign as i was guaranteed the aid would distributed efficiently by them

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/cyclone-idai

The response has been phenomemal .. the friends of the Simon Nyarugwe Foundation came through for us ..

The Women Presidents Organisation ( Canada) ad Sesego Foundation (South Africa) has donated 211 boxes of Manna packs that is 46000 meals . The packs are ready to be collected at the Sesego Foundation Warehouse in Germiston SA ..

Unfortunately the Simon Nyarugwe Foundation doesnt have the capacity to transport the given aid to Zimbabwe as it stands .. We would have loved to but we lack necessary capital to do so ..
Will you be able to facilitate the transportation?

Thank you much

Rgds

@Simon Nyarugwe
+2761 4644693

28/02/2019

The Heart of the Mountain

Daniel Mirisi is a #Chimanimani musician and leader of Daniel Mirisi And The Lion Of Judah a gospel band in Chimanimani. He is also a school teacher at Ngangu Primary.

#MusicEngageChimanimani

23/02/2019

The Heart of the Mountain

The Heart of the Mountain

#Chimanimani is a God given Beauty
#thebridalveilfalls

24/08/2018

Netflix star: 'I owe it all to my Mum'

Zim talent shining

16/07/2018

Citizens Manifesto

#OurZimbabweDream

Our Youth is our future and their security is the preservation of generations.
Their voice is meant to be heard
Join us for the #OurZimbabweDream National Citizens’ Convention

20 July 2018 | Harare Gardens | 0900hrs to 1700hrs

08/04/2018

Mbiravolution

Mbiravolution

Rest in peace Chihera Benita Tarupiwa https://youtu.be/ouuosx_QCX0 will ever cherish your contribution to Visual Mbiravolution

19/03/2018

The African Exponent

Let the music move you

South African high school team plays Despacito with marimba. Amazing!

13/10/2017

Zimbabwe Today

Only if we can think and behave like this.

Saw this today but couldn't share it so copied and pasted:

DEAR ZIMBABWEANS
🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
A humble request to every Zimbabwean - let's share this message of hope
1. Don't throw garbage on the roads/streets​. ( please STOP dumping rubbish bags on the roads too )
2. Don't spit or urinate on roads and walls​.
3. Don't write on walls and currency notes​.
4. Don't abuse and insult others​, rather, be patient, tolerant and controlled.
5. Save water and electricity​.
6. Plant a tree​.
7. Obey traffic rules.
8. Honour and take care of ur parents and grandparents, take their blessings and always respect them​.
9. Respect women​.
10. Give way to ambulances​ and other emergency vehicles.
11. Treat your neighbour in the way you would want to be treated.
12. Do not seek for corners to cut in anything you do.
13. Be intentional in honesty & integrity.
14. Fear God in a way that is demonstrated in your lifestyle.
15. Respect every individual, regardless of race, religion, tribe or status, we are all Gods creations.
16. Always seek to be part of the solution and not the problem.
17. Grab every opportunity to be kind and helpful.
18. Be conscious of setting a good example for younger or junior ones.
19. Be content and grateful for what you have more than lamenting over what you lack.
20. Be proud of being a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼by focusing on the positives and acknowledging that God does not make mistakes.
*We need to change ourselves and not the country. Once we change ourselves the country will automatically change*
If we want our children to live in a clean, safe and prosperous environment, then pledge to follow these pointers in your everyday life.​
No one person or leader can change the country alone; it's you and I who can change our beloved nation, by changing ourselves.
Kindly forward this important message to every friend​ or group​ so that it reaches every citizen of Zimbabwe
🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼

22/03/2017

Timeline Photos

27/12/2016

Timeline Photos

26/12/2016

Timeline Photos

14/06/2016

Who is the only artist from Mabelreign ever to have been in the US billboard top 20 singles chart? Catch Carlprit's first Zimbabwe show this Friday at the Book Cafe pop-up at Pariah State Avondale performing alongside Metaphysics. One night only. #thisflag #ourflag #music #zimbabwe #harare #Myflag #bookcafe #hiphop

12/02/2016

Studio in a Backpack

So the Studio in a Backpack (Formaly Known as 6 Durban road) has moved to Glendale Mazowe as the its new home and recording location @ 37 Tonny McCall Drive. The last phases of soundproofing are on this coming week and the job of creation resumes.

Our target and mission is to record, as may Zimbabwean artist to keep its various cultural sounds alive and also tap into the new age sound to create the sound of the future.

The Studio will also work closely with Mbiravolution to tap into the Mbira sound in it purest and also its most modern sound. Long live the sound of Zimbabwe.

11/11/2015

Wake Up Productive

Wake Up Productive

Setting your priorities and sticking to them is a great step towards reducing your stress, but it won't help much if you don't have time to finish all the other menial tasks that are involved in running an at-home business.

11/11/2015

Wake Up Productive

Wake Up Productive

Setting your priorities and sticking to them is a great step towards reducing your stress, but it won't help much if you don't have time to finish all the other menial tasks that are involved in running an at-home business.

30/09/2015

Mobile Uploads

17/08/2015

8th UNESCO Youth Forum - Recommendations

8th UNESCO Youth Forum - Recommendations

Discover the recommendations made by over 800 young participants in the 8th UNESCO Youth Forum process, as presented by the Forum’s Rapporteurs.

13/08/2015

Youth and The Bondage of an Unquestioned Tradition

Youth and The Bondage of an Unquestioned Tradition

The term ‘youth’, sometimes used interchangeably with ‘youths’, has been used within a wide and elusive range of meanings in Zimbabwean society. In the domestic and social realm, ‘the youth’ implies children. In political party doctrine, ‘youths’ are the confrontational and mobilising arm that has l…

20/07/2015

Meet Vernon Mwamuka #Zimbabwe First Black Architect

Zimbabweans Standing Tall

MWAMUKA DESIGNED SOUTHAMPTON LIFE CENTER, HARARE VERNON BENELE Mwamuka, the first black architect, still stands out as one of the foremost and most prominent architects Zimbabwe ever produced. In his architectural portfolio, he has to his name the imposing Southampton Life Centre (now Intermarket Li…

07/07/2015

Everyone should be concerned

"In the paper today - Teen HIV infections in Zimbabwe on the rise." NAC
Call for action

17/04/2015

The good thing to do is to Act Against Xenophobia

Speakers: Church leaders, business leaders, politicians and artists took to the stage to denounce the xenophobic violence in Durban. A huge multinational crowd came through in a show of solidarity.