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Zimbabwean singer Chiwoniso grew up on a soundtrack of Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and even Mozart. But her father, an ethnomusicologist, made sure that she also knew the songs ...

Oskido found himself at the centre of a raging social media debate after a major revelation about his nationality left South ...

Oliver Mtukudzi, who generally steered clear of politics in his songs and won a following across the continent and beyond, ...

In all the focus the Western world has placed on the individual, it has lost sight of the family—both immediate and extended versions, encompassing the members of a shared culture. In part that's due ...

A “staple of the New Mexico jazz scene” (Pasatiempo) Zimbabwe Nkenya has dedicated his life to music. A self-taught musical scholar, this St. Louis native started as a youth with the cello, but now ...

Music plays an important part in the lives of Zimbabweans. More than 70 years ago, township music started as a symbol of identity and dissent in colonial Africa. Today, the music has grown full circle ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans ...