Month: October 2018
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Poptain Got the Right Mix
Click or not: Poptain Got the Right MixZimdancehall newest star, Poptain, brings to the craft a mix of social consciousness, intricate wordplay, effortless cadence and casual patois fluency. The animated lyric video for his latest single, Freedom, may belatedly bring music lovers up to speed with his song writing abilities, but the underrated chanter has been ably grinding underground for half a… …
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Thomas Mapfumo and the Language of Zimdancehall
Click or not: Thomas Mapfumo and the Language of ZimdancehallThomas Mapfumo and the Language of Zimdancehall “You may say I do dancehall but do you know this name? Can you explain to us what dancehall means? It’s a Jamaican word,” said Mapfumo. “We don’t discourage our youths from entering music. But when you step into other people’s culture, do it in their language so… …