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Founded in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1977 by Marshall Munhumumwe and Never Mutare with Edward Matigasi and Aleck Chipaika, the band gained international recognition in the late 1980s with UK BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel being their most well-known advocate. [3] Marshall Munhumumwe was the maternal uncle of Zimbabwean star Thomas Mapfumo. Marshall ...
Sungura is the most popular musical genre in Zimbabwe. It emerged in 1953, in a time when regional identity was in formation. [6] 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 ...
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Zimbabwe. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Pages in category "Number-one singles in Zimbabwe" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 2005, the genre saw a series of hits by Winky D. In 2006, another artist Slaggy Yout based in the UK renamed it to Zimdancehall after creating a website dedicated to the genre. [1] This coincided with political and economic sanctions in Zimbabwe making internet access affordable for many artists.
As one of Zimbabwe's first resident Congolese bands, OK Success recruited top Zimbabwean musicians and produced a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo owner of Club Hide-Out 99 was instrumental in establishing James Chimombe who was the resident musician at Club Hideout 99. [1]
Rozalla began performing at a young age in her native Zambia singing in clubs and at events; then at age 13, she was singing on a children's TV show. Still in her teens, she relocated to Zimbabwe where she fronted various R&B cover bands before beginning her own recording career with a resultant five number-one hits on that nation's chart. [2]
This was a compilation of music already released in Zimbabwe. The band travelled to UK in 1986 for a live tour organised by Elias, and Scottish graphic artist Gordon Muir [ 4 ] became their manager. After touring the UK for a year, basing themselves initially in Hawick, Scotland with Muir and travelling relentlessly, the band appeared to be on ...