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Best Songs About Harare

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Harare is the major cultural, economic, social, financial and political hub of the beautiful teapot country of ours. As someone who has always been in an out (in mostly) of Harare for most of my life, I have over the years fallen in love with the city but I also have to admit it can be a handful. For first time visitors it can get too much, there is a lot of chaos in Harare, its beautiful in its own messed up way. The flashing lights are there, the never-ending parties are there, you get to people spending millions and see cars you only see on TV but there is also a lot of desperation and poverty. Its no surprise that over the years several artists have tried their best to capture the energy of Harare in song. For anyone who has tried to do so, they can agree with me that its no easy feat so artists chose a few specific aspects to showcase at a time. Today will be sharing with you some of the songs that celebrate, warn and paint the picture of Harare the best. So after some time of bro...
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Lets Talk About The Mbira for a Minute!!!

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When it comes to music the Mbira instrument is one that is distinctively ours. World over the Mbira is synonymous with Zimbabwe. Its ours, we are the ones who know how to make it, how to create those enchanting sounds, whenever one wants a Mbira they have to come to Zimbabwe or find a Zimbabwean near them to get one. Its been used by the various tribes in Zimbabwe for centuries, its an instrument that is closely tied to who we are as a people. The colonizer recognized its importance and made it a priority to demonize it and for the large part he succeeded. The only reason the Mbira endured is because, its inception was not just merely our creativity but it was spiritual. That is why you hear of stories of little kids who from the onset just know how to play the mbira. Its this spiritual connection that the mbira has to one's ancestors which scares many as they have been distanced from their ancestors, so even up to today many shun it saying its too powerful or evil. Funny thing is ...
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Winky D - PaBho EP Review

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There are certain things one cannot escape as social media user in Zimbabwe such as a Winky D live performance and new release. The Gaffa has a cult following online, there are many who voluntarily do Public Relations for him, many who will fight on his behalf. In social media circles Winky D is sacred.  As the hype for his Mbare show was slowing down Winky and team decided to release this new project; Pabho, and it was also his Birthday. Good strategy from the team. Now as the Pabho hype begins level out the main question that now remains is how good is this new project??!! His last project was the Love Quartet EP , released last year in May and it performed decently, prior to that he had released the Eureka Eureka  album which I did a review of, check my previous posts. These previous two projects are not among his best, yes they came with massive hype ( as always ) on release but all have failed the longevity test, can that change with this new project??? Lets dive de...
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Bryan K - Honey on Ice EP Review

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Bryan K is among the best vocalists we have in Zimbabwe and over the years has shown he knows how to make good music. He has refused to be put into a box and makes music as he feels like, trying out different genres and arrangements. Despite his experimenting his music always has some soul, that is one thing that I have always admired from the guy, a few artists today make music with a soul, so its quite refreshing having an artists such as Bryan K. He has now released his first project on 2023 titled Honey On Ice Ep, have been listening to this project for some weeks now and today will be sharing my views and thoughts on the EP. As usual will be doing a track by track review and then close off with my views and thoughts on the project. 1. Pamela. This a dedication to Pamela, a girl he is in love with. He is asking for a chance to prove himself to her. The track is well produced, the arrangement is a fusion of Afro beats and Amapiano which is well done. The vocals are also well arrange...
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Tocky Vibes - Munyezunyakata EP Review

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Tocky Vibes releases projects like he is releasing singles. Before you know it another project has already dropped. However he is one artist who is now very confident about his art and sound so his projects are always a pleasure to listen to. Yes he runs the risk that only a few of his songs gets to get airplay and many are skipped over as there is not enough time for many to listen to all the tracks, they will be moving on to the new tracks.  He doesn't seem to care about that and also does not believe in holding back music from his fans. Three months into the new year he has now released his first ( there will be many I can bet ) project of the Year titled Munyezunyakata, Tocky knows how to name his projects, the titles get your attention. So as usual jumped onto the project and today will be sharing my views and thoughts on the album. 1. Maadvisor On this track Chama is saying you don't need many advisors in a relationship, it will only lead to heartbreaks. If in a relations...
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Top 10 Live Performers In Zimbabwe

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Delivering a memorable live performance is an art only a few artists have managed to master. Giving people a lifelong memory when onnstage ensures your legacy will live for long, even after you have passed on. There is a certain level of awareness that one needs to tap into to deliver such a memorable performance, the mood, the vibe and the many hours of practice all perfectly meet.  Have been fortunate enough to have witnessed many artists performing live, from greats such as Dr Thomas Mapfumo, Dr Oliver Mtukudzi, Baba Charamba, Alick Macheso, Amai Shingisai Suluma to the younger icons such as Jah Prayzah, Winky D, Freeman, ExQ, Janet Manyowa, Minister Mahendere, Seh Calaz, Soul Jah Love to even the current crop of young artists and today will be sharing with you the best ten artists that I have witnessed. These are the artists that I know will deliver a show that is worth your money and sometimes they will give you a show you will never forget.  Personally the best show I ha...
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What Next for Zim Hip Hop??!

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Local Hip Hop has been the biggest winner of 2022 no doubt about that, the genre has grown in leaps and bounds. The reason why hip hop finally engaged into gear from my analysis is a combination of three things.  The amount of diverse talent that has come through is immense, we now have different variations and interpretations of the genre, Voltz has his own style, Jungle Loco has another sound, Bagga Weragga has another sound, Suhn has another sound, Luminous, Malcomm Mufunde all do different styles.  The majority of Zimbos are willing to give a different genre a chance since Sungura and Dancehall have all had periods of dominance before. Dancehall has sort of reached saturation stage, it needs to reinvent itself, Sungura is back in full force and in many areas its surpassing Hip Hop in popularity but despite that many still want to see what these young guys have to offer.  The connection the genre has with ama2k. To fully succeed, a genre has to connect to a generation,...
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