Tag: Music
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Is Tocky Vibes the Next Tuku?
By Onai Mushava If Van Choga is a drunken dragon on the stage, then Tocky Vibes is an ecological event in the studio. During the “New Dispensation” alone, Mr Vibes has already released seven projects – five studio albums, an acoustic compilation and a singles collection – besides uploading videos more often than your crush’s…
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How Gwenyagitare Got His Groove
By Onai Mushava Once upon a time in Zimbabwe, a hacker was someone who bent over mbira keys, thumbed his way into your soul and messed around till time meant nothing to you. Since then, generations of lead guitarists from Stanley Manatsa to Trust Samende have made their case as the new keepers of the…
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Zexie Manatsa’s Ups and Downs
Zexie Manatsa’s Green Arrows band Zexie Manatsa rose from an infant guitar prodigy in Mhangura to become one of the first local musicians of significant stature. In December 2006 the recently resuscitated Zimbabwe Music Awards paid homage to the grand patriarch of mainstream local music with the inaugural Cheuka Shure/Bheka Emva trophy. During the presentation…
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