Zimbabweans' love affair with Jamaican Music
International music Zimbabweans really love is Jamaican music. Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall artists from Jamaica are popular and often have shows in Harare. These include Sean Paul, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Capleton, Mavado, Popcaan -
Popcaan - System
Perhaps Zimbabweans love affair with Jamaican music has its roots from the very day Zimbabwe was born - Bob Marley sang a song he wrote especially for the day at Zimbabwe's Independence Celebrations on 18 April 1980 - this song is called Zimbabwe
Bob Marley - Zimbabwe
This Jamaican music culture resulted in a local Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall music industry which is very vibrant. The most popular artist of this local genre to date has been Winky D
Winky D - Musarove Big Man
Zimbabweans love music from the region. In addition to local "Urban Grooves" (a local genre of hip hop) music which is widely popular amongst youths, House-Kwaito Music from Botswana and House Music from South Africa is also popular.
Slizer and Vee from Botswana.
House Music from South Africa - Popular DJs are DJ Cleo, Oskido who visit at regularly and DJ Tira, Big Nuz
Oliver Mtukudzi - Mutorwa.
An example of the the most distinct sound of Zimbabwean Music. It has a strong acoustic guitar, mbira, ngoma (traditional drum) and hosho rhythm. It is a fusion of traditional instruments and modern instruments - the latter complementing the traditional rhythm.
Thomas Mapfumo Chimurenga Music
This is a genre of music that was very popular in Zimbabwe from the 1970s to early 90s. Its called Chimurenga (Liberation War) music, as it started at a time of Zimbabwe's liberation war from a white settler minority that ruled the country as Rhodesia. This music generally has political themes to its lyrics.
Oliver Mtukudzi, and Thomas Mapfumo are undeniably the two fathers of a distinctly Zimbabwean music sound. They have received recognition all over the world for their contribution in African music and the arts in general.
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