Zimbabwean singer Chiwoniso grew up on a soundtrack of Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and even Mozart. But her father, an ethnomusicologist, made sure that she also knew the songs ...
Winky D, the undisputed Zimdancehall "Gafa," embodies the voice of the marginalised, urban youth struggles, and political ...
Harare’s nights come alive when Spunj steps behind the decks. The crowd knows what’s coming, rhythm, soul, and a touch of something divine. Born Panashe Mbanje, the DJ-turned-producer has quietly ...
The closest to reach that goal at the moment is Jah Prayzah who is just about to complete his Ndini Mukudzei World Tour, ...
In the hush that follows the strum of the last guitar chord and the final trembling note of a saxophone, a great giant of Zimbabwean music has fallen silent.
Oliver Mtukudzi, whose singing and guitar playing harnessed influences from across Southern Africa to create the most popular musical style in Zimbabwe, died Jan. 23 in Harare, the nation’s capital.
Famed Zimbabwean singer Thomas Mapfumo will be playing 7 p.m. Thursday on the plaza at the Rothko Chapel. Mapfumo, who will be accompanied by his band Blacks Unlimited, is known for his hard-hitting ...
I've had a week to emerge from my Thanksgiving coma and, to be honest, need to use this new energy to hit the gym and shed the weight I gained from all these turkey leftovers. For-tunately, I found ...
One of Zimbabwe's most celebrated musician Oliver Mtukudzi died Wednesday of an undisclosed ailment, a former colleague has said. "He has rested. He had been in and out of the hospital since last year ...
When Jah Prayzah and Winky D share a lineup, the atmosphere changes. The air thickens. The city hums with anticipation. People speak of it the way they speak of rare cosmic events. Something you do ...