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28 May 2025
The Best Southern African Songs Right Now
For the month of May, we’ve got heaters from Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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03 September 2024
Tamy Moyo’s ‘Bold’ Signals a New Direction
Zimbabwean musician Tamy Moyo discusses her new album, Bold, and the music industry in her home country.
Music
23 June 2020
Interview: Sha Sha Emerges From Featured Artist to Take Centre Stage
South African/Zimbabwean artist Sha Sha chats to OkayAfrica about leveraging features to carve out a solo career.
News
21 May 2020
Google Doodle Spotlights Zimbabwe's Traditional Music With Mbira
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the mbira, a traditional Zimbabwean instrument whose sound has been popularised by musicians such as Stella Chiweshe, Leonard Chiyanike, Biggie Tembo and the Bhundu Boys, among many others.
Music
02 March 2020
10 Zimbabwean Dancehall Artists You Should Know
These are the musicians behind Zimbabwe's massive dancehall scene.
![Video Premiere: Chimurenga Renaissance [Baba Maraire] 'Boom'](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.png?id=10384559&width=600&quality=80)
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03 April 2013
Video Premiere: Chimurenga Renaissance [Baba Maraire] 'Boom'
Watch a Harare-shot video for Shabazz Palace member Baba Maraire's outspoken love letter to Zimbabwe "Boom."
Video
22 January 2013
Video Premiere: Fore 'C'est Pas Bon'
Watch Zimbabwean/American rapper's video for "C'est Pas Bon"
Music
04 January 2013
Video: Monoswezi 'Ndinewe/Xtimela' + 'Hondo'
Zimbabwean traditional music blends with modern jazz to create Monoswezi's blend of soundscapes.
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Music
03 January 2013
Audio: Jacaranda Muse ‘Always On My Mind’ [Download]
Dowload Zimbabwean quartet Jacaranda Muse's "Always On My Mind."
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10 December 2012
Audio: Captain Planet x Thomas Mapfumo's Future-Chimurenga [Download]
Producer Captain Planet remixes an old Zimbabwean Chimurenga classic by Thomas Mapfumo into a bustling modern rap beat.
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