Over the last day or so, there have been reports that rising Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan will be making his way to Zimbabwe at the end of the year. This report was confirmed by Popcaan himself who sent out a tweet (below) stating that he is set to perform his first show in Africa on […]
Rest in Peace ‘Tuku’ – 23 January 2019 22 September 2012 marks the day that one of Zimbabwe’s greatest musicians Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi turns 60. Over the decades he has entertained generations of Zimbabweans and to this day he is still making a contribution to music and society. He is still recording, has just released […]
A large majority of you have probably had a good laugh about how decades ago cassette tapes were a popular source of media that was used when buying, storing and of course “dubbing” music. If you went through this era then you probably also remember rewinding or forwarding tapes using an Eversharp 15M ball point […]
18 April 2011 marked the day that Zimbabweans celebrated 31 years of independence. The day brought about a mixed bag of emotions because of the definition of the word INDEPENDENCE but that is a whole story in itself. The 18th also marked the day of the video premiere of We Are Africans – Zimbabwe Mix […]
Freshlyground released a music video, “Chicken to Change” a few days ago which will probably attract a bit of attention. At the beginning of the video you see the latex Mugabe saying, “I Robert Gabriel Mugabe do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Zimbabwe and observe the laws of Zimbabwe […]
Speak ZimLove is a joint tour between two powerhouse Zimbabwean groups, “Outspoken and the Essence”—one of the country’s most cutting-edge hip-hop groups— and international touring band, “Bongo Love” – Zimbabwean Afro-coustics-style at its best — will soon take the stage together to launch their joint USA tour. Coming from a country of extreme human rights […]
This photo will evoke a few memories especially for those in the Diaspora who frequented Tipperary’s and have not visited their homeland in a while. For those of you that don’t know, Tipperary’s is a popular bar located in the Avenues. It also happens to be I a part of town where prostitutes solicit clients.
I thought I would give you something a little different and post a snippet of a classic Zimbabwean comedy series featuring Lazarus Boora, ‘Gringo’. Gringo kept many people glued to their screens and in hysterics. It is one of those programs that lets you forget about everything! Enjoy:
Guest submission by Harriet As Zimbabweans continue to chew bubbles and swallow air in anticipation of a quick and successful resolution to the sleazy political crisis ravaging the country, protest singer Viomak continues to call a spade a spade, and if her music is to be played at a political rally all the political clowns […]
Last night I read the unfortunate news that Fortune Muparutsa passed away on Saturday 25th October, 2008. This came as a even more of a surprise because just a few weeks ago we went through a period in our household where we searched for and played a number of songs by Zimbabwean artists mainly from […]
