BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe -- The crowd at the Large City Hall here had become a sweaty, tipsy, swaying throng by the time Oliver Mtukudzi played his most controversial song, "Wasakara." As he sang in his ...

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 ...

Zimbabwe, a land of cultural richness and diversity, is proud of its musical heritage that runs deep through its history. Music in Zimbabwe is a reflection of its people, traditions, and the ...

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, ...

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 ...

Zim Ngqawana has been hailed by Johannesburg's leading daily paper, The Star, as "The most visible, hardest working younger man in jazz." He is one of the new generation of South African musicians who ...

Harare — IT'S one year since the "Madonna of the Townships" Brenda Fassie died in May 2004, but her music continues to inspire her fans. Like a true legend, her latest release, aptly titled Malibongwe ...

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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 ...