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Song of the Year (Zadzisa) - Diamond FM top 100 2017; Song of the Year (Zadzisa) - Power FM Zimbabwe top 100 2017; Song of the Year (Zadzisa) - ZiFM Stereo 2017; Ngatimukudzei Mwari - Rainbow FM South Africa Gospel Top 20 (number 1) Ndimi - Trace Africa Gospel Hit 30 in 2020 [18] Song of The Year (Nyasha neNengoni) - Power FM Zimbabwe charts in ...
Ekhaya made it onto the Classic 263 Annual Top 50. [11] His other songs that include Bambelela, My Father’s House , Mwari Hamushanduki , Pfugama Unamate and No Night There did very well on gospel charts at main radio stations (Star FM Zimbabwe, Skys Metro FM, ZiFM Stereo, Radio Zimbabwe and Power FM Zimbabwe) in 2021.
Rhodesia was an unrecognised state in southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. This article lists number-one singles on Rhodesia's music chart, the Lyons Maid Hits of the Week, broadcast by Radio 1. [1] [2] Its rankings were based on weekly sales. [2]
Imbube was created by Zimbabweans while they were still technically a part of Rhodesian culture. [8] This genre consisted of male singers in an acapella style, which differed from most of the typical music at the time that was formed around unique instruments.
The Four Brothers were a pop group from Zimbabwe. [1] [2] The members were not brothers. They played fast-paced guitar-based pop music with songs sung in the Shona language. Their lead guitar string-plucking sound is reminiscent of the sound of the African mbira instrument and is a style known as jit.
The Guardian ' s Robin Denslow called Mokoomba "the best young band in Zimbabwe", [3] while Afropop World Wide ' s Banning Eyre described them as "quite simply the most impressive band Zimbabwe has produced in recent memory". [4] Jon Pareles of The New York Times called lead singer Mathias Muzaza's vocal range "riveting" and "griot-strength". [5]
Zimdancehall started in the late 1980s with the rising up of local sound systems.The popularity of these recordings led to more studio recordings. By the end of the 1990s, a number of local youths were recording singles and albums independently and reggae bands like Cruxial Mix (Trevor Hall) and Black Roots holding regular weekly shows to showcase artists.
The 2014 single "Love yaSolo" landed on the Power FM Zimbabwe top-10 chart, [9] as did the 2015 release "Shinga," featuring Nox. [10] In 2017, Hood was cast in the ZBC TV drama series Muzita Rababa, which was named best Zimbabwe television series at the 2020 National Arts Merit Awards. [11] In the series, he portrays a church choir leader. [12]