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 ...

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 ...

Zimbabwe, a struggling African nation, has received a lot of press attention recently with its strongly contested presidential election that returned longtime dictator Robert Mugabe to power. This ...

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 ...

"Roy and Royce are still very much alive," were the first words uttered by Roy Gomo, the other half of Zimbabwe's sensational twin singing duo -- Roy and Royce. The twins rocked the country in 2002 ...

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 ...

Federal funding for public media has been eliminated. Take action now and protect OPB's independent journalism and essential programs for everyone. The beloved characters of James Herriot’s All ...

Reggae, although imported from Jamaica, has been the cornerstone music of Zimbabwe since Bob Marley’s visit to this country ...