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    The Best Southern African Songs Right Now
    Latest
    02 May 2025

    The Best Southern African Songs Right Now

    April has seen a string of new hits coming out of the Southern African region. OkayAfrica has rounded up the best songs coming out of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and more for your listening pleasure.

    A photo of Tamy Moyo in an all-white look.
    Latest
    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.

    A portrait of Sha Sha in a maize/corn field.
    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.

    Google Doodle Spotlights Zimbabwe's Traditional Music With Mbira
    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.

    Zim Dancehall star Winky D making a fist to the camera from his video "Dissapear."
    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'
    Promote
    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 Premiere: Fore 'C'est Pas Bon'
    Video
    22 January 2013

    Video Premiere: Fore 'C'est Pas Bon'

    Watch Zimbabwean/American rapper's video for "C'est Pas Bon"

    Video: Monoswezi 'Ndinewe/Xtimela' + 'Hondo'
    Music
    04 January 2013

    Video: Monoswezi 'Ndinewe/Xtimela' + 'Hondo'

    Zimbabwean traditional music blends with modern jazz to create Monoswezi's blend of soundscapes.

    Audio: Jacaranda Muse ‘Always On My Mind’ [Download]
    Music
    03 January 2013

    Audio: Jacaranda Muse ‘Always On My Mind’ [Download]

    Dowload Zimbabwean quartet Jacaranda Muse's "Always On My Mind."

    Audio: Captain Planet x Thomas Mapfumo's Future-Chimurenga [Download]
    News
    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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