Listeners who come to traditional African music from the American variety will find it a refreshingly organic experience. The sonorities reflect a variety of instruments both ancient and modern, ...

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In all the focus the Western world has placed on the individual, it has lost sight of the family—both immediate and extended versions, encompassing the members of a shared culture. In part that's due ...

As the traditional Zimbabwean a cappella group Nobuntu travels the world, it spreads a message of peace, acceptance and tolerance. But there’s one thing Duduzile Sibanda, one of the group’s singers, ...

Internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean musician, philanthropist, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa Oliver Mtukudzi, who united the nation in life, is now doing the same even in death.

Today’s Google Doodle focuses on the mbira instrument. Google Today’s doodle is also accompanied by a game wherein the user can “play” the mbira using their laptop or handheld device. Over hundreds of ...

According to Statista, the digital music market in Africa is expected to see a significant growth in revenue, with projections indicating that it will reach US$533 million in 2024. Among the various ...

“I am into music that speaks to people, music should still communicate to people as much as it makes them excited but it should send some message that it is relevant to the times.” When people talk ...

The attainment of independence on April 18, 1980, marked a watershed moment in Zimbabwe's history, not only politically, but culturally as well. Amidst the jubilation and hope that accompanied the ...

Winky D’s hit Ibotso has seen him removed from stage by police. Screengrab/Happy Again/winkyonline The lyrics he was singing include the line: Ini ndiri muimbi chete handina pfumo handina bakatwa. (I ...