Zimbabwean sensation Mokoomba will be back in the United States this summer for a summer too. The band made its SXSW debut in March 2018…
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Mokoomba Announces Winter 2018 United States Tour
Zimbabwean band Mokoomba, an increasingly popular world music act, will be touring the United States in February and March 2018 in support of its…
View More Mokoomba Announces Winter 2018 United States TourArtist Profiles: Thomas Mapfumo
Dr. Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo became a star as Zimbabwe entered its revolution in the mid 1970s. His musical radio messages speaking out against political and…
View More Artist Profiles: Thomas MapfumoThe Significance of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music Detailed in Living Tuku Music in Zimbabwe
Oliver Mtukudzi, Living Tuku Music in Zimbabwe (Indiana University Press, 2016), a 304-page book by Jennifer W. Kyker, provides fascinating details about one of…
View More The Significance of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music Detailed in Living Tuku Music in ZimbabweArtist Profiles: Stella Chiweshe
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe was one of the first African women to enter the male dominated world of the mbira (Zimbabwean sanza or thumb piano). Stella…
View More Artist Profiles: Stella ChiwesheArtist Profiles: Ramadu
Dumisani “Ramadu” Moyo was born on the 26th of June in 1975. He started his career as a professional musician in 199 in Bulawayo, in…
View More Artist Profiles: RamaduMokoomba Announces 2017 North America Summer Tour
Popular Zimbabwean world music act Mokoomba will be touring the United States and Canada again this summer. The group from Victoria Falls is currently touring…
View More Mokoomba Announces 2017 North America Summer TourArtist Profiles: Insingizi Emnyama
Insingizi Emnyama was established in 1987 at Sobukhazi Secondary School and specialised in the Ladysmith Black Mambazo style of music Mbube and traditional dances like…
View More Artist Profiles: Insingizi EmnyamaArtist Profiles: Cosmas Magaya
Cosmas Magaya was born in 1953 in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Zimbabwe. He played the mbira since he was a child and was an acclaimed performer and teacher.…
View More Artist Profiles: Cosmas MagayaArtist Profiles: Chiwoniso Maraire
Chiwoniso Maraire spent most of her adolescence in both Zimbabwe and the United States. She was born and raised in Olympia Washington where her…
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