Earlier this month, overzealous cops stopped the performance of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated reggae and dancehall artist Winky D in Chitungwiza, about 25km from the capital Harare.

Harare — Criminal is the only word that describes what is being done by the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association to musicians who are not its members. The music rights organisation collects royalties on ...

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 ...

Godwin Muzari — When Partson "Chipaz" Chimbodza celebrates his 43rd birthday with musicians at Andy Millar Hall on November 19, he will retell how he has worked with most artistes that will be ...

ZIMBABWE’S music fraternity is enveloped in sorrow following the passing of the iconic sungura legend, Nicholas “Madzibaba” Zakaria, affectionately known as the Senior Lecturer. Revered for more than ...

The UN Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO) coordinates the United Nations' development programme in Zimbabwe in joint agreement with the host government. The RCO is managed and strategically guided by ...

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 ...

Hip-hop artist, ASAPH from Bulawayo, is one of only two Zimbabweans who will represent the country at the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), in Uganda, next month. Nominees for MAMA - the ...

He says musicians still based in Zimbabwe piece together a living with performances outside the country where they are paid in foreign currency. A $2,000 or $3,000 performance fee can mean month of ...