Zimdancehall artistes lack essence of art form

Soundtrack: Tapiwa Gengezha

ZIMDANCEHALL has become so powerful and popular as a music genre among local youth, even overshadowing other traditionally dominant music forms such as sungura, jazz and urban grooves, all of which have had their time in the sunshine over the past years.

The new genre, born out of ghetto youthful frustrations over lack of opportunities against the backdrop of a contracting economy, secured significant traction and birthed promising stars in the mould of Winky D, Soul Jah Love, Enzo Ishall, Seh Calaz and Tocky Vibes, among others.

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