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When Dambudzo Marechera Met Aaron Chiundura Moyo – A Brief History of Zimbabwe’s Language Wars
In newly independent Zimbabwe, language wars erupted between homecoming writers who had made their names in the language of exile and writers who had worked…
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Nas’ Ultra Black Theory
Nas may be the weeping prophet of Pan-Africanist hip hop but his vital anthem, “Ultra Black”, is the sound of black joy. The veteran rapper’s…
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Mebo, Winky D and Karl Marx
Few remember Karl Marx as a love poet but long before the shaggy economist was the poster-boy of regime change, he was an impassioned lyricist,…
Gandanga uchariziva here ukariona, ukariona Zimbabwe yaro (Thomas Mapfumo, “Chitima cheRusununguko”, 1980)
Sororemvumba
Zita rangu ndini Sororemvumba guma rinovirima unga. Ukaona Sororemvumba waona vara resere seri kweuvaranomwe. Waonazve Dzivaguru Dambudzo Marechera, Mudyanadzo Mordikai Hamutyinei, Khumbul’amagwala Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Muremba Jacques Derrida, Mushawasha Joyce Jenje, Sarirambi Mhoze Chiwashira, Gorerazvo Stan Mudenge naSekuru vangu, Munhuwekure Janfeck Chekure. Sororemvumba rinotema, rinodada, harizezi! Warihwaka!
Dzichangoburwa
Maonero Enyu
The pen does dance, Chasura.
Thanks a lot, Elder. I will be at it.
Thank you and I really respect your input,as I was friends with Albert Kapondoro and Philani Dube and indeed, they…
Soro rako chizinga chehuchi. Huya hwasvisvi, hwemvumvira. Batai basa muzukuru mukuru.
That was a good piece of poetry … keep up the extraordinary work.
it is more than obvious that people in Zimbabwe are more interested in circular music. the moment an artist switches…
THE GREAT HERO OF TRUE PAN AFRICANISM
Thanks, Babamukuru.
This is a great read for any sober thinking African.
Thanks, Vimbai. Will be waiting to hear your own assessment of the album.
Awesome stuff, I have not listened to this latest offering but will certainly take time to,
Zvikamu
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