Proud Zimbo [Anhu Acho]

The legendary Oliver Mtukudzi is back with another album!!! personally I feel it's not really necessary for him to keep releasing albums, he has over 60 albums and they contain enough classics for him to keep performing till he cannot perform anymore. However Tuku has been doing this longer than I have been on this earth its now part of him and it's hard to retire from something you love that much. Going to this album one thing you realize is that his music these days is less aimed at being commercial successes but it's him sharing his mind with fans, he is addressing certain social issues that he feels need to be addressed. It's no longer the Paivepo, Vhunze Moto, Tsivo, Nhava, Neria Tuku, he has now fully taken the granddad of music role in its entirety, whenever he releases something he is advising just as granddad's do. On this album the among other things he tackles the issue of child marriages. The album contains 10 tracks and as per usual will be...

Tembalami has indeed grown as a gospel artist over the years. He is one of the best when it comes to modern contemporary gospel, fusing various modern elements to make his music more relate-able to a lot of Zimbos especially the youthful masses. Personally became a huge fan of Tembalami when he released the Brighter Days album in 2011, the album spoke to me and even up to this day I still love listening to the album, tracks such as Brighter Days and Famba NaJesu gave me strength & hope on many days. He followed Brighter Days with a much more impressive Faith Aid Kit in 2013 which introduced us to a more refined and polished Tembalami, it was a commercial success ( had tracks in most of the gospel charts on urban radio stations ) and elevated him into the best modern contemporary gospel artist in the country. Faith Aid Kit  also contains probably my favourite track from Tembalami; Mhanya .....ohhh the track is my go to motivational song anyday. He followed it with the Singl...

The diversity and growth of the local music industry is just amazing to behold. If you just spread your listening net a bit further you will be amazed by the depth of talent we have in Zim. Having this blog pushed me to widen my listening base and it has led me on one amazing journey of discovery.  In 2015 I came across Bryan Kadendu most known as Bryan K and he won me over from the first track. After hearing his track Nyaya Dzerudo on radio a couple of times I began searching for his album and after some months (with some luck) I bumped into the album and all my effort had not been in vain because his debut album Nyaya Dzerudo is a solid piece of work.The album did not dominate the charts or make as much noise as it deserved to but those who heard it fell in love. He followed the album with the house hit track Heavy Machine which introduced him to many Zimbos and he again followed it with the track Ndoita Sei end of year which is getting quite a lot of love from Zimbos a...

On this episode of Top 5 tracks will be concentrating on the man who was touted as the king of Towship Music, Tanga Wekwa Sando. He had been in the music game for some year but it was not until 2000 when he released the album Wake that he became a household name. His music has this irresistible allure ( township magic ) which you  can't escape, you will end up singing along and dancing to the rhythm.   The album Wake was released when I was still in primary school but that did not stop me from singing along and enjoying the music, his music was simple so anyone could easily sing along. Today will be sharing with you my favourite track from the township crooner. 5.  Paidamoyo This is another catchy track from Tanga and its my 4th fav track from him. It's produced well and easy to sing along to, especially that "Kuita Lunar park nerudo..." part towards the end is just irresistible.  4.  Mariana This is one super lovely catchy track, the pr...

Every year there seems to be artists making a comeback into the music industry, a number of artists are reinventing themselves in order to be able to compete again in this fast moving industry. Today will be sharing artists that I feel or hope will make a comeback this year. The artists on this list are those who at one point were dominating either the industry of their genre. 1. Leonard Mapfumo Leo is one of the most recognizable pioneers of urban music in Zimbabwe. During the rise of the urban grooves movement Leonard Mapfumo was arguably on of the finest rappers in the game. Up to this day he hold the record for the longest chart topping record in the history on urban music with the classic Maidei . Despite being one of the big guys he found himself in obscurity as urban music developed. After some short comeback stints he seems to have found his touch once again and his latest track Huhwii featuring Taurai Mandebvu can testify to that. 2. Tocky Vybz 2014 ...

Welcome to the 8th episode of the best album from Zimbabwe series. As usual today will be sharing with you another 5 of some of the best albums to ever been released in Zimbabwe. This is a series that can help you familiarize and learn about Zim music so without wasting much time lets dive into the five albums for this episode. 1. Prince Mafukidze - From Where I Stand Stream the album:  Prince Mafukidze - From Where I Stand This is the album that made Prince Mafukidze a household name, it contained the classic gospel track Chitsike . Other track from the albums are : All Things Are Possible , Hallelujah Amen , Handirare ( Missing You ), From Where I Stand , Crossroads , Simudza & Chitsike Instrumental . 2. Roy & Royce - Tenda (2003) Stream the album:  Roy & Royce - Tenda These twins were like the K-Ci and Jojo of Zimbabwe, they delivered a number of classics in the early 2000's. Have selected this album as it contained some of their most k...