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Memory Chirere Book: Bhuku Risina Basa Author: Memory Chirere Publisher: Bhabhu Books (2014) ISBN: 978-0-7974-5815-4 If simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, as Steve Jobs said, Memory Chirere may well be Zimbabwe’s most sophisticated writer. Chirere has once again affirmed his place among the country’s most highly regarded writers, this time with his debut poetry anthology,… …

Jah Prayzah has thrown his keys to the urban contemporary movement down the floor of the sea. His latest album, Jerusarema, available through Jive Zimbabwe, tours deeper into the sounds of the far south. The eleven-track album features tracks “Jerusarema,” “Eriza,” “Roots,” with Luciano (the Messenger),” “Ndoenda,” “Daira,” Chinamira,” “Vanorodza Miseve,” “Tiise Maoko,” “Zama,” “Zenze”… …

Kwame Nkrumah (Photo Credit: Modern Ghana) Kwame Nkrumah is perhaps the closest personification of Pan-Africanism.A charismatic statesman and prolific philosopher, his name is often invoked like a letterhead in most discussions on African unity and  black empowerment.As Africa turns in affectionate hindsight to its formative ideals, Nkrumah continues to command respect for his vision and… …

Tocky Vibes Tocky Vibes is the jewel in the Zimdancehall crown. His new album, Toti Toti, however, stakes a claim in the keynote circuit of local music. When Tocky came from nowhere and turned an industry on its head last year, much was made of his instant flight to stardom. For some, he was a… …

SUPERSTAR: Oliver Mtukudzi Book: The Brand IdeologyAuthor: Oscar HabeenzuPublisher: The BehaviourReport.com (2013) Zimbabwe has not been spared by the cosmic juggernaut of globalisation.While indigenous culture has long been identified as a casualty of this phenomenon, homegrown brands are also desperately clutching at their life rafts. Others have ceded their stakes in the face of formidable competition from outside.… …

Add caption William Shakespeare is not new to posthumous conspiracy. Latter-day men of letters such as G.B Shaw and Leo Tolstoy have questioned the universal acclamation with which Shakespeare is read. For them, the world is too generous in its estimation of the man whose work Swinburne calls “the crowning glory of genius, the final… …

Add caption Book: C. S. Lewis – A Life Author: Alister McGrath Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (2013) ISBN: 978-1-4143-3935-1 It was an age of disbelief.  Religion was in the bull’s eye of secularist missiles. A war of record proportions was dismantling the old order. Values which had held good for centuries were not spared. God… …

Add caption Brian Sibalo is one of Zimbabwean gospel music’s timeless legends. Sibalo’s story is a tragic case of the chemistry between beauty and brevity. Although he remains one of the finest psalmists ever to emerge from the country, his music has sadly lapsed into oblivion, 17 years after his death at 32 in 1997. … …

STILL ADDICTED: Takesure Zamar Hard core psalmist Takesure Zamah Ncube and his ensemble Worship Addicts have  fresh wine in their devotional tavern. The fast-rising gospel outfit’s colourful live DVD, “Worship Altar,” is a potent mix of addiction and benediction. “Worship Altar,” which is the group’s first visual effort features hot new jams “Changamire Muponesi” and “Pane… …