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 ...

Renowned hip-hop artiste Shone Panashe Quongo, popularly known as Shone, has carved a distinct path in Zimbabwean music, redefining the genre while setting new benchmarks for the industry. From ...

Preface. Understanding Zimbabwe : the Shona and the Ndebele in Zimbabwe and beyond / Barbara Mahamba and Luis Gimenez Amoros -- Introduction. The study of Zimbabwean music by Zimbabwean scholars / ...

If you’re new to the Pacific Northwest, you would’ve probably been warned about the rain and the gloomy few months that come along with it. But when multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter John ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) stands today at a defining moment in its history. Recent weeks have seen the institution subjected to deliberate destabilisation efforts by three former ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe - One of Zimbabwe and Africa's most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans worldwide ...

When SKyCTC Academic Adviser John Thomerson first picked up a mbira, a Southern African “thumb piano,” as a pandemic side project, he wanted to add to the long list of foreign instruments in his ...

A new generation of Zimbabwean hip-hop artists is beginning to find its voice, and among them is Gareth4L, a rising talent whose music blends personal storytelling with hard-hitting social commentary.