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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]
Zimbabwean art includes decorative esthetics applied to many aspects of life, including art objects as such, utilitarian objects, objects used in religion, warfare, in propaganda, and in many other spheres. Within this broad arena, Zimbabwe has several identifiable categories of art.
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 ...
Welcome to the Southern African Music & Sound Portal.This portal is dedicated to improving the coverage of music and sound from the Southern African region on Wikipedia. Our aim is to create, improve, and maintain articles that reflect the rich musical heritage of countries like South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and others within the regio
Makwayera is an African style of choral singing that native Zimbabweans developed by combining elements of their traditional vocal music with the western four-part harmony brought to the region by missionaries. [1] [2] It includes elements of call and response [2] and a strong vocal leader.
The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is one of Africa's largest [1] international arts festivals. Established in 1999 by Manuel Bagorro the festival takes place each year in late April or early May in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The week-long festival encompasses five principal disciplines: theatre, music, dance, fine art ...
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