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The local music industry is now very big that it's very hard to follow and be up to date with every new artist or track and it's up to us the bloggers to try and cover much ground as we can so we can at least give exposure to as much artists as possible. One of the primary objectives of this blog is to find new artists or those overlooked artists and try to give them a platform. Today will be sharing with you a couple of relatively unknown artists that I have come to love this past year, artists whom I wish the majority of Zimbos get to know about. 1. Ti Sheme Switching to Rhumba was a very good move for Ti Sheme, his vocals do justice to the genre. Rhumba is now at an all time low on the local scene and many artists are switching away from it either to dancehall or afro beat. However there are still some rhumba fans in Zim like me and I cherish artists like Ti Sheme. Going through his discography one can see that like many artists he is also trying his hand on da

EP Review: Takura - Relationship Goals

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Takura introduced himself in a big way last year with the superb Stripped EP and he brought a lot of flair and swag to local hip hop. His music managed to get local hip hop music back into the clubs and party playlists all over. He went on to drop a number of very good visuals, in fact he is now the best when it comes to visuals in the hip hop fraternity.  Was hoping he was gonna drop his debut album this year but that was not to be, regardless he dropped a number of tracks to ensure we don't get starved of his music. As the year began many were dancing and singing along to his hit jam Mungandindii , he went on to release Kamushekero Kacho and Nhasi Ndezveduwo which are receiving a lot of love from many Zimbos.  He has now released a new EP and one thing that is quite evident is that he has moved to a more RnB/Trapsoul kind of sound, there is very little to no rapping on this EP as he was singing most of the time. It will be hard for anyone to classify this project as a

5 Best and 5 Worst Albums of 2017

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2017 has been quite an interesting year on the local scene. A number of artists have released album and have managed to review a number of those albums, my selection was guided by my Top 10 Albums I Am Looking forward to in 2017 which i published beginning of the year but it also expands to other albums I did not cover but managed to listen to. Have now finished covering all the albums I expected to cover and today will be sharing my best and worst albums of the year. We'll start with the worst albums. 5. Andy Muridzo - Tichambotenderera After his runaway success with Ngarizhambe in 2016 many expected him to carry on from there and solidify himself as one of the top 5 artists in the country but all that started to fall apart when he signed to military. Andy Muridzo Tichambotenderera Album Review 4. Peter Moyo - Mopao Makonzi Peter Moyo greatly improved his instrumental arrangement on this project, and in some instances the instrumentals would match those o

Top 5 Tracks: System Tazvida & The Chazezesa Challengers

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On this episode of Top 5 Tracks we go the king of Bhawa music: Fanuel Nyasha Tazvida popularly known as System Tazvida. He formed his Chazesesa Challengers or also known as Boys DzeSmoko in 1993 and he went on to release a string of hits. He was one of the top artists in the 90's. His music has this care free attitude, the way he sang and pronounced words had this laid back care free vibe to it which also made it perfect for bars especially at growth points. System tackled social topics that others may view as controversial or taboo and that endeared him with a lot of party goers. Its more like he sang using slang, his music does not sound as censored as many others, it was also not as polished which gave it this raw feel that adds to the care-free vibe. For an in-depth biography on System Tazvida visit:  System Tazvida on Pindula As a 90's kid who grew up close to a growth point System was one of the artists you would hear every-time you wet to the shops. This top 5 has bee