Zimbabwe
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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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Alick Macheso is the last of the last
Leader of the People’s Band, Alick Macheso, is the humble hero of the workingman and the Harare scene’s most obvious father figure after the death…
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INTERVIEW| Musaemura Zimunya and Marshall Munhumumwe
A year after Munhumumwe’s “Makorokoto” won him Radio 2’s first independence-era number one song, his cousin Zimunya published “And Now the Poets Speak”, co-edited with…
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Bishop of Bohemia – Onai Mushava on Living the Poet’s Life
I have dedicated the afternoon to picking the brain of award-winning author and journalist, Stanely Mushava. A new first name, Onai, has just replaced his…
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Is Tocky Vibes the Next Tuku?
As if it is not mathemagical enough working out how Tuku did 66 albums in 42 years – a yearly album for each of his…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga Opens up on Being Raped, Challenges “Callous” Mnangagwa
Zimbabwean soldiers allegedly raped 17 women and brutally assaulted many others on sensitive organs during the state crackdown on protests against a 150 % fuel…
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What Does Onai Mushava Want? (Interview)
Below, Phillip Chidavaenzi (PC) interviews award-winning author and journalist Onai Mushava (OM) about Mushava’s creative methods and about his forthcoming poetry collection called Rhyme and Resistance. His first…
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Thomas Mapfumo, Mbira Masters and Rhodesian Gatekeepers
Zimbabwe’s mbira sound is spiritual tender in world music. The mbira, perhaps the Southern African country’s flagship culture export, is a defining influence on the…
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!
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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…
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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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