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Banning Eyre interviews Joshua Madalitso Chiundiza of the ZImbabwean band Bantu Spaceship about their debut album on Nyami Nyami Records.

The Malian singer/songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara emerged in 2011 with the EP Kanou and quickly after came her debut and breakthrough release Fatou (Nonesuch, World Circuit). Fatou, which features Diawara's self-penned songs and electric guitar playing (which she claims was a first for a Malian woman) catapulted her to international fame. She has a unique sound, created out of her Southern Malian wassollou roots and Western music she learned growing up in Paris.

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The list spans generations and cuts across different genres.

Musicians sing songs of praise and many a time, such songs exaggerate the contributions and achievements of the politicians.

I am yet to recover from a tumultuous experience I had recently in coming in touch with When Three Sevens Clash, a book-cum-magazine by African Crossroads, brought together and edited by Percy Zvomuya, to highlight the music and life of legendary Zimbabwean musician, Thomas Mapfumo. It was published towards the end of 2022. From a […]

I have told this story before but I will repeat it for those who missed it the last time I wrote it  now that it’s his 27th anniversary..

There were also allegations that his 2018 album Njema was banned from State radio.

In his music, he positions himself within the people’s struggles and identifies with them.

Winky D, a popular Zimdancehall artist in Zimbabwe, is being targeted by the government for his anti-establishment lyrics.