Intimacy with Zim musicians

This blog captures the moments I had with Zimbabwean musicians between 2003 and 2007. I have also included interviews done by other arts and culture journalists over the years.

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Rusike Brothers pacesetters

I tried Brian Rusike for an interview on the Rusike Brothers. I called him mid-morning. He was angry. He had nothing to say. I followed up ...

Shingisai Suluma inspired by illness

I learnt that Shingisai Suluma had been condemned to death by her doctor and when she got off the claws of death, she penned all the songs...

Sunday, 15 January 2012

Tendai Mupfurutsa - the prince with many faces

I will remember Tendai Mupfurutsa who died in December 2011 for many things: he brought to me four physically challenged boys so that I cou...

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Joseph Garakara of Idya Banana fame didn't live out his dreams

I trekked down Joseph Garakara, one time 2006 Zima winner, whose song Idya Banana shocked many when it won him an award, to a school in Epw...

Mbira player Simon Mashoko called by angels to play mbira in church

The irony of our great mbira players has always been that they are recognised and respected by foreigners. It has never been for and to us ...

Joshua Hlomayi Dube - Mapfumo's forgotten guitarist

So much has been said about the late Jonah Sithole, Leonard 'Picket' Chiyangwa and Ashton 'Sugar' Chiweshe as the people wh...

Bla Fengs - Fungai Malianga

In 1982, a Zimbabwean who had stayed in the United Kingdom for 12 years returned home armed with an MSc degree in mathematics and accompani...

OK Success nurtured many local musicians

Musicians include the late James Chimombe, Susan Mapfumo, Fanyana Dube, Simon Shumba, the comedian, the Chimbetu brothers - Naison and Simon...

The Matonto glory

They probably have the shortest history in Zimbabwean music circles where they burst, soared and then flip-flopped into silence. Their co...

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Safirio Mukadota Madzikatire the Great

I was staying in Mvurwi when the late Safirio Mukadota Madzikatire used to come for performances. It was at the height of the war and his ...

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