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Topic : Chiwoniso Maraire

The urgency of originality: Creating a new Zim sound

The rural areas, townships, and smaller cities have incredible singers, instrumentalists, and composers who are sidelined simply because they lack access to mainstream platforms.

By Raymond Millagre Langa Mar. 16, 2025

The urgency of originality: Creating a new Zim sound

Beauty Ngwende sees a future in music

An up-and-coming Afro-pop artiste inspired by the late mbira maestro Chiwoniso Maraire, Ngwende’s musical journey began in primary school.

By Rachel Shonhiwa Sep. 24, 2024

In the groove: Our artistes who art in heaven

Peter Tosh and I did a bit of reasoning and he finally convinced me like Wadsworth, that artistes never die as their music lives on forever.

By Fred Zindi Oct. 8, 2023

In the groove: Our artistes who art in heaven

Apple Music celebrates Zim music on Independence Day

The streaming platform, which boasts almost 80 million subscribers, also featured a mix from Zimbabwean DJ HALU on its exclusive DJ Mix platform.

By Life & Style Reporter Apr. 25, 2023

Apple Music celebrates Zim music on Independence Day

Edutainment mix: The mbira in the cosmos of development

Reference can also be made to traditional mbira groups like Mbira dzeNharira who have managed to tour overseas exporting the rich sounds of mbira, and its connectivity to the soul and the spirit.

By Raymond Millagre Langa Sep. 18, 2022

Edutainment mix: The mbira in the cosmos of development

In the groove: Is Patrick Mukwamba jinxed?

Patrick Mukwamba is a very sad man. Despite spending a long time thinking about and penning a lot of meaningful songs, he remains a bitter man. In the 1970’s, he went into the recording studios and spent a long time recording them. He still does.

By The Southern Eye Aug. 7, 2022

In the groove: Is Patrick Mukwamba jinxed?

By The Southern Eye Aug. 7, 2022

In the groove: Chiwoniso Maraire remembered

Chiwoniso Maraire was born on March 5, 1976 in Olympia, Washington, US and died on July 24, 2013. She was the daughter of Zimbabwean mbira master and teacher Dumisani Abraham Maraire who was an officer in the Zimbabwe Ministry of Sports and Culture in the early 1980s.

By The Southern Eye Jul. 24, 2022