Black Umfolosi at Shrewsbury Folk Festival (ca. 2022)
Get ready to see a truly magical and extraordinary show when catching a performance by the Zimbabwean music and dance group, Black Umfolosi.
Malcom Mufunde – Economy
With hard-hitting rhymes, mesmerising beats, and soulful lyrics, Malcom Mufunde and YaadUniverse recently dropped their sophomore album, Economy. Displaying true craftsmanship, the album is made up of both punchlines and intricate wordplay.
Ti Gonzi – Mufaro Kwamuri
Ti Gonzi is a renowned Zimbabwean Hip Hop artist with over ten
Love Shouldn’t Hurt – Winky D, Freeman, Amara Brown, Holy Ten, Sandra Ndebele & Hwabarant
Six of Zimbabwe’s biggest stars have combined their talents to create a
Enzo Ishall – Ndanzvenga
There’s no end in sight for Enzo Ishall’s hot streak. After five successful years, he just might be the most consistent artist we’ve seen in ZimDancehall. Just when you think his track is winding down, wham! Ndanzvenga arrives and confirms
Trevor Dongo – Love Story Part 2 (feat. Hillzy)
With the combined magical powers of Trevor Dongo and Hillzy, the much-anticipated hit single Love Story Part 2 is finally here and ready to take over airwaves and dominate playlists. Taking elements from contemporary African pop, Trevor Dongo’s classic R&B
Tombofara – Calvin & Muzi (ca. 1998)
The meteoric rise of the duo Calvin Gudu and Muzi Mangena in 1998 is nothing short of remarkable. It all began with the song 'Tombofara', a whimsical fantasy song unlike anything anyone had ever heard before.
Paraffin
Phillip Gadzikwa Mushangwe, better known by his stage name Paraffin, was a household name in the early 1990s for his starring role on the hit TV show “Paraffin”.
Soul Jah Love – Pamamonya Ipapo
‘Pamamonya Ipapo’ loosely describes someone triumphing against larger and more physically imposing opponents. However, it can also be applied to anyone who has triumphed against the odds, whether they are skinny or not.
The Mukadota Family
The Mukadota Family is considered one of the best television shows to have been produced in Zimbabwe. The show aired hair the airwaves in 1982 and ended 1996 but not without leaving behind a legacy that still endures today.
Collin Ceezy – Ghetto Riri Mandiri
On his latest mixtape, Ghetto Riri Mandiri, Collin Ceezy has pushed his trap era sound to the next level. His ability to combine hard-hitting street tales with snappy and well-crafted beats is truly remarkable. Listening to him switch between plain-spoken
Saintfloew – Silas Mavende
Saintfloew, the Chitungwiza based Samanyanga Sounds rapper, has been stepping up his game since he stepped onto the rap scene back in 2021. His past collaborations with Holy Ten on Gundamwenda and Under Pressure have been veritable hits, and allowed
Jah Prayzah – Nhoroondo
Nhoroondo is a four-part visual series from the tenth studio album by Jah Prayzah, Gwara.
Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits Live on KEXP
Watch Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits perform live on KEXP.
Everyone’s Child (ca. 1995)
Everyone's Child is an eloquent call for action on behalf of Africa's millions of parentless children.
About the South East Lowveld
Red earth and silhouetted baobabs trees set against a fiery sunset sky. Granite domes dwarf the spreadeagled msasa trees
Wild dog finds shelter in Savé Valley
African wild dogs used to range across Africa. There were once 500,000 dogs in 39 countries, but now only 7,000 dogs are thought to remain, with about 700 left in Zimbabwe.
Reading Zimbabwe
ReadingZimbabwe is an interactive digital library and archive mapping Zimbabwe's published history since 1956
Zimbabwe’s Dying Languages
Are Zimbabwe's languages dying?
Angels on our Shoulders
Synopsis Out of the destruction, chaos and trauma of the recent xenophobic violence a small group of Zimbabwean teachers tries to establish some structure and healing for the displaced children and for themselves. Their approach – the establishment of the
Mokoomba: Afro-Fusion Music from Zimbabwe
Meet Mokoomba, a six-piece band that hails from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
Chengaose
A story about a family divided by their newfound wealth.
Solo Na Mutsai
Written by Charles Munganasa, Solo na Mutsai tells the story of two village lovers who are granted university scholarships. At university the two are exposure to city life which comes with risk that might derail their dreams.
Chimurenga Renaissance live on KEXP
Shabazz Palaces' Tendai Maraire has joined forces with guitarist Hussein Kalojni to form Chimurenga Renaissance.
Finding Mercy
Robyn and Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn was as pale-skinned as Mercy was dark, so the girls were a symbol that all was well in Zimbabwe.
Muroyi Ndiani? (Who Is The Witch?)
What does a family do when a child starts hearing voices and acts strange? Filmmaker Lawrie Zidyana’s documentary looks back at how his family dealt with a mystery that dominated his life growing up in Zimbabwe.
State of Mind
Award winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Hopewell Chin'ono follows the work of leading African psychiatrist, Prof. Dixon Chibanda.
Love in Lockdown
A short story about two love birds who are stuck in the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and are not able to see each other.
Bhonzo Muderere – Mary Anibal
Song Bhonzo Muderere Artist Mary Anibal Album Bhonzo Muderere Label Houz Of Gruv Release Date 17 September 2020
Chiredzwa 1
Shuvai grows up in the care of her Uncle after her mother is chased away from her father’s villager. Years later Shuvai is grown up and ready to marry to her childhood sweetheart Moses. Then the problems started.
Nyaminyami: The Zambezi River God
The Zambezi River God and the role he plays in the lives of the people living along the banks of Africa's fourth-largest river.
More Time (ca. 1993)
Thandi is a teenager, ready for anything and ripe for love. She's flirting with womanhood and the township beckons. As her life spins out of control, Thandi has to learn that playing with love may mean toying with her life.
Oliver Mtukudzi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
He seemed so casual — sitting on a bar stool behind the Tiny Desk, acoustic guitar in hand — but when you hear that husky voice, you'll know why he's a legend.
Are mermaids real?
Are the half-human, half-fish sea creatures chronicled in Zimbabwean lore since time immemorial real?
Zimbabwe’s Hidden Art Community
While the surrounding hills in the Great Dyke region are scarred by years of heavy mining, there's a different kind of rock chipping going on at Zimbabwe's hidden sculpture community.
Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children
A country that was once the jewel of Africa but where the infrastructure is now in terminal collapse. Grace, Esther and Obert show us how they not only struggle to put food in their mouths but also desperately seek the
Thomas Mapfumo – Field Day Festival (ca. 2013)
Enjoy Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited performing at the Feild Day Festival in Victoria Park, London circa 2013.
Coming To England: Season 1
Follow Gearbox Mawere learn to work, live and make friends in a strange new world. Based on 'some' true stories ...
Nutty O – Jehovah Musatisiye (Stripped Version)
We living inna difficult times / Poverty getting serious overtime / Ishe dai masimbisa mankind / We working overtime still / Nothing nah materialise coz / I got bills and the money can’t pay / Nutty O Song Jehovah Musatisiye
Asaph – Asipheli Moya (feat. Msiz’kay)
Listen how can I stay sane / When the only choice for a hustler is corona or hunger / And ain’t nobody looking out for our welfare Asaph Song Asipheli Moya Artist Asipheli Moya featuring Msiz’kay Album Single Label MGIZ
Thursday Live Sessions with Leonard Mapfumo
Before samplers and synthesizers were a part of hip-hop’s fundamental equation, artists recorded with live bands in the studio.Watch Leonard Mapfumo perform backed by Those Guys Vacho and special guests.
Tocky Vibes – Binga
Why clothes are so expensive, when they cost very little to make? Tocky Vibes wants to know.
Poptain – Munhu Wenyama
Lord Forgive me if I ever use mi voice / Ina wrong way / Bless me and beautify mi voice more mek it touch more hearts / Bless my parents / Please Lord / Mek every body around me and
R.Peels – Moto (feat. Ti Gonzi)
Watch as R.Peels and T- Gonzi set fire to a Make Made Magic-produced track from Mwana Wa Pharaoh's third studio, God My Therapist.
Houz Of Gruv #5
Something for the women that inspire and challenge us — our mothers, sisters, and daughters.
Ngano Dzedu with Ignatius Mabasa
In this talk Mr Mabasa discusses the necessities of letting shona folk tales evolve with the times. TEDx Harare
Nyasha Matonhodze for Vogue Japan (ca. 2011)
Nyasha Matonhodze featured in "Movement and Shape” for Vogue Japan.
Tamy Moyo – Kwandinobva
"I’m from Zimbabwe usadherere"
Houz Visit #19
Watch Peggie Shangwa, the founder of Page Poetry Alive and Digi Poems, perform UMind?!
Ahsayn Beatmaker naSharky – Mandipe
Mandipe is the story of an orphan who is kidnapped by a mermaid, and without a family to miss him is quickly forgotten. Years later he returns from the underworld with supernatural gifts only to be shunned by society. Until
The Chamhembe Story
The history of Zimbabwean music is incomplete without mentioning "vapfanha vemaCD”.
Houz Visit #21
Houz Visit #21 with singer-songwriter Nokutenda Kutirai on the vocals and acoustic guitar.
Mbira: Spirit Of The People (ca. 1990)
From traditional rituals of music and dance, through the stirring choruses of the liberation war, to the songs of the popular stars and farmers' choirs today, the people of Zimbabwe present their music.
Neria (ca. 1993)
Neria,a Zimbabwean widow (Jesesi Mungoshi) falls prey to her greedy brother-in-law (Dominic Kanaventi) who takes her children and belongings.