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Doris Lessing (1919–2013), born in Persia (now Iran), Nobel literature prize-winner, critic, novelist and short story writer; Steve Linde (1960– ), newspaperman; Ignatius Mabasa (1971– ), poet and novelist; Nevanji Madanhire (1961– ), novelist and editor of the Zimbabwe Standard [5] Wiseman Magwa (1962– ), playwright
Zimbabwean literature is literature produced by authors from Zimbabwe or in the Zimbabwean Diaspora.The tradition of literature starts with a long oral tradition, was influenced heavily by western literature that influenced multiple countries in the same region such as Malawi and Zambia whereby these three countries have very similar languages and a lot of words seem to be quite similar only ...
Carol Mujokoro – gospel music artist; Ephat Mujuru (1950–2001) – mbira player [2] Mono Mukundu (born 1970) – music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist; Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa (1988-2020) – Afrojazz musician; Isaac Musekiwa (1930-1991) – DR Congo-based soukous artist and saxophonist; Busi Ncube (born 1963) – mbira ...
This is the local genre of the Zimbabwe music industry. Sungura music became popular in the early 1980s, pioneered by frontman Ephraim Joe and his band Sungura Boys which counted many notable future hit makers as members. [7]
The music was popularised in South Africa and then brought to Malawi, where contemporary Malawian artists have also begun producing Kwela music. It is also closely related to Marabi which was the name given to a keyboard style (often using cheap pedal organs) that had a musical link to American jazz, ragtime and blues, with roots deep in the ...
Musicians from the country of Zimbabwe ... Zimbabwean conductors (music) (1 C, 1 P) G. Zimbabwean musical groups (1 C, 9 P) Zimbabwean guitarists (1 C, 13 P) H.
Chiwoniso Maraire (5 March 1976 – 24 July 2013) was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, and exponent of Zimbabwean mbira music. She was the daughter of Zimbabwean mbira master and teacher Dumisani Maraire [ 1 ] (and former officer in the Zimbabwe Ministry of Sports and Culture in the early 1980s). [ 2 ]
Literary festivals in Zimbabwe (1 C) Zimbabwean fiction (1 C) W. ... Zimbabwean literature This page was last edited on 18 February 2020, at 02:02 (UTC). ...