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Music news and reviews, mixtapes and podcasts.

zimbloggers — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:43:07 +0000

Come here for your latest music news and reviews, podcasts and mixtapes of the hottest music burning up the streets, WORLDWIDE, compiled by DJ Esq. Also featured will be DJ Esq’s friends all over the globe, with their news, mixtapes and reviews. These MIXTAPES are not for resale and we will NOT be posting artists official albums for you to download. So please go out there and SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!

Just Lyphe

zimbloggers — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:48:34 +0000

Just Lyphe, born Upenyu Dumisani Maraire, is the last born son of the late Ethnomusicologist and the mbira master Dumisani Maraire (1944-1999). Dr. Maraire is accredited for first introducing Zimbabwean mbira music to the United States’ west coast, and helping to create ZimFest, which is a Zimbabwean festival which has been held in the United States for the past 16 years now, even after his untimely death.

Comrade Fatso

zimbloggers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:46:16 +0000

Samm Farai Monro, better known as Comrade Fatso, is one of the most explosive and controversial acts in Southern Africa today. Comrade Fatso calls his poetry Toyi Toyi Poetry, radical street poetry that mixes Shona with English and mbira with hip hop. It’s an art form that is an uprising against oppression.

Popular Music in Zimbabwe

zimbloggers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:45 +0000

This Blog is about Popular Music in Zimbabwe. Taking some of my work from my recent dissertation and expanding to highlight the diversity of music in the country. The main inspiration for the Blog is a venue called the Book Cafe which is a beacon of freedom of expression in very oppressed country.

Goings on the the world of Sahara C

zimbloggers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:59:49 +0000

Zimbabwean-born singer/songwriter Sahara C, based in the UK, regularly blogs about her upcoming shows, new releases & press coverage.