Proud Zimbo [Anhu Acho]

As you mature and grow older you get to a point where you realize you have to evolve, you no longer have the unending energy of the youth and your level of maturity is now beyond youthful things, the vast life experiences you have encountered make you more composed and you now slow down your actions. Slower actions but greater impact with every move becomes the best strategy.  Have been waiting for years to see how Winky D was going to evolve when he reached that stage. Have not been a fan of his projects from Eureka Eureka onwards! I truly felt he had outgrown party dancehall, it was no longer sufficient for his stature. When he released One Big Party EP earlier this year I was like noooo not again, the icon has to evolve or he will be swallowed by the young guys. Dancehall is a youth fueled genre and as you get older you won't stand a chance with the younger guys who are more in touch with the streets and trends (these past 3-5 years are a best example of that). The best option l...

Madini maZimba if there is one instrument that I cannot resist it's the guitar, if I hear a song with good guitar work I will be hooked to it. Fortunately our wonderful nation of Zimbabwe is blessed with some amazing guitarists, definitely among the best in the world. As someone who was born in the 90's I grew up when Sungura was still in its golden age with superb guitar works on all fronts. I would not lie my love and appreciation for good guitar work grew as I got older and that it when I realized how truly blessed we have been as a nation. So on this episode of Best Albums from Zimbabwe I have decided to focus on guitar maestros, those albums where you can witness some of the finest guitar works from Zimbabwe. I know they are many but as per usual will only selected 5 for this episode and will do others in future episodes. So without wasting much time let's get to the five projects. 1. Jonah Sithole & The Deep Horizon - Zimbabwean Beat (1982). Jonah Sithole is equal...

Shingisai Suluma is undoubtedly a icon of the music industry, she has done a lot for gospel music. She was the biggest gospel artist in the 2000's, she dominated the gospel scene with her countless chart topping tracks, she was basically the face of gospel music during that decade.  She quickly started to be referred to as Mai because of her nurturing and comforting music. Listening to her music feels like a mother's assurance, it's deep, considerate and her messages will not get out of your head just like your mother's words. She was a dominant force and one of the pioneers of the contemporary gospel sound that is now popular today. She was the first to successfully work with a choral group, the Joystreet Choir group. The music they made was refreshing and full of joy, you could feel they are singing with a smile on her face, the type of music which makes even the neighbors sing along. She entered the music scene in the 90's but it was in the 2000's when she fo...

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay, at the moment it's in nearly every online platform in one way or the other. There is still a lot skepticism about it's overall benefits and whether the current direction and developments are the way to go but we can no longer ignore or easily block it. In Zimbabwe the majority of people experience AI via WhatsApp's Meta, it's the platform that's easiest to access. Its basically used as a Google alternative.  Those who have full access to other AI platforms know how disruptive AI is becoming. At the current moment the creative sector is feeling some serious heat, arguably the biggest disruption the sector has ever faced.   In just a few years of AI going mainstream graphic designing is basically dead, AI models can easily design a standard flyer, logo, advert. Music production is also under threat with platforms such as Suno music where one can make a full song from just prompts, for genres such as pop music which was fully co...