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5 unusual facts about Music of Zimbabwe


Gei Zantzinger

He directed and produced films about the musics of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Lesotho, South Africa, and Brittany.

Music of Zimbabwe

Jit is a generic term for electric guitar-driven pop, and includes wildly popular groups like the New Black Eagles and the Four Brothers.

An example of such an artist in the early 1940's is August Musarurwa of the Skokiaan fame.

For example, mbira player Chris Berry with his band Panjea have reached platinum record sales in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, playing a style of music based on traditional mbira rhythms and melodies, but incorporating various other instruments and styles (like hip-hop and dancehall).

Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi is a prolific recorder who has also appeared in films like Jit.



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