tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39506612769750786702024-03-28T09:03:46.559+00:00GREEDYSOUTHEntertainment news platform focusing on Zimbabwean music, film, art and cultureMungwadzi Godwin http://www.blogger.com/profile/06908754826178088621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2036125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-89701769314832845252024-03-26T20:46:00.001+00:002024-03-26T20:48:49.909+00:00Charisse C captures the sunrise with the lead single from her upcoming debut EP "EVERGREEN" <div><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">A painter with the sky as it's canvas, there has always been something of an undescribable beauty in the morning. Soft and diffuse, with ever changing hues that send the darkness scattering away. It holds the promises of new beginnings and it is pregnant hope. Such is the feeling of Charisse C's latest single, "Morning Sun".</span></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_765f_550e_76a_27a0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1XLAWJnZ1o6Fw0NiPrUDDg7FN6XS7-HQs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Inspired by the radiant morning sun that fills her bedroom when she's in South Africa, Charisse C trades in the hats of DJ/producer for the roles of singer/songwriter. Produced by DJ Kwamzy, Morning Sun has rhythmic drums that infuse the song with ancestral sounds. Paired with Charisse C's softly sung vocals that explore the feeling of falling in love, the song is transcendant in it's pull to forgotten memories.</span></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" id="id_3241_9240_f765_8f02" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3tb7hdsXWN0dWpgNFbj4ev?si=FgCKT5lRR56Gtov_F7Evng" width="300"></iframe></div><div><br></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Morning Sun comes as the lead single of the UK-raised DJ's upcoming debut four-track EP, "EVERGREEN". The EP is slated for release on 5th April via her new label, Abantu.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><img id="id_1957_4d1d_ca80_e518" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Rpy0idftfLpRDHsUidEWc47SWTAWLXSp" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><font size="2">Charisse C</font></i></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Charisse C is a DJ, singer/songwriter of Zimbabwean and South African heritage. Raised in the UK; her taste is curious, soulful and bass-heavy, with a playful and intentional demeanour. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Described by Mixmag as "building a bridge between continents" with her "spiritual storytelling and fluid amapiano sets," and coined the "authority on the genre" by Benji B. The multifaceted tastemaker has played a wide and eclectic span of shows internationally; most recently selling out her own night 'Abantu' at Village Underground. Charisse C’s mixes can be found on Boiler Room, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, BBC 1Xtra, NTS, Rinse FM and No Signal.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">As duo The Ascension, Charisse C and Koek Sista recently released their debut self titled collaborative EP, The Ascension. The project was released through the label Don’t Sleep and it blended together various elements of South African electronic music.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">You can checkout "Morning Sun" below:</span></p></div><div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FTBcf6CVLVY" width="560" height="315" title="A YouTube video" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" id="id_c387_b5ea_11b4_b175"></iframe><div><br></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p></div>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-88086648452541519872024-03-26T18:41:00.001+00:002024-03-26T18:41:07.006+00:00SAI: The emotive singer with a heart of Neo Soul<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Neo Soul is often described as a forgotten genre. Once at the peak of popularity in the 90s, the current century has seen it fade into relative obscurity. A possible reason why this technological age we're living in has felt so Soul-less. Yet it is a sound that still has talented stewards who keep it alive, and one such artist is SAI. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><img alt="" id="id_516a_f719_4407_1236" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18LXr-7us2jDWGZplfcEix3-eb1HF74gQ" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">SAI</span></i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image: Twitter/saimusicc</span></i></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The singer's latest release "Human Nature" is an exploration of human intimacy, introspection and nature. Wrapped in velvety melodies, the themes are brought to life over smooth production with emotive vocals. From the first listen I was instantly a fan.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" id="id_3241_9240_f765_8f02" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/1XYTOGJGipxesQw5E0gRZr?si=LqCZA2oUTKaIVWFU0A6DZQ" width="300"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">While still only having a handful of releases, SAI is a vocal marvel. Chemically infusing the sounds of RnB, Soul, and Hip Hop into a new life form, she sings with a voice that enchants. Add to that the fact that she produces her own music and you can't help but see her as the complete package.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I think that it [Neo Soul] definitely derives from the music I’ve always grown up listening to. The artists that I first started appreciating, as I grew up in the UK, was a lot of UK artists and I love the versatility and broadness of that musical space. </span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">SAI is a product of musical influences that cross the globe. Beginning with UK music as she grew up, SAI then fell in love with Jazz, this was followed by an appreciation of international music and then finally Amapiano.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">When I stayed in South Africa for a bit I got hooked on the music and fell in love with Amapiano and now I’ve been working on some things in that area. So I guess you can say my music can be Neo Soul but I think over time you’ll see how much I merge everything I’ve learnt into something that would be tricky to label me under a specific genre.</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">A part of the singer is drawn towards creating "high vibrational music", something currently evident in her music. "Feeling Low", "Groove" and "TwentyFine" all have a resonance that reaches the deepest depths of the soul.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I’ve been making my own music I’d say seriously since 2019 before that it’s just been a lot of music based things, choirs, learning instruments, vocal coaching things like that. [Producing my own music is] very hectic I’d say. I enjoy it nevertheless since I have so many creative outlets I do like to be heavily involved with what I create, I think it’s important at the start so now I have a clear understanding of what I want and the direction I want it to go in.</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">In addition to making music SAI is also an extremely active YouTuber and a writer.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">You can checkout her YouTube channel below:</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" id="id_5329_18fc_4317_a42a" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NsmqKSwD9uA" title="A YouTube video" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p></div>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-21269455663243673392024-03-26T13:09:00.001+00:002024-03-26T13:09:02.992+00:00Holy Ten Drops Visuals for 'Very Tight'<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is fun to watch when Ten is debated among folk involved in the industry of opinions. On a chilled day, everyone is on their right senses and gives credit where it is due. However, several other days when the temperature outside gets more unfriendly. Nobody is willing to fight in the Holy Ten corner.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><br /></div><div>Holy Ten has released a new song and video titled Very Tight. He jumps on a tight trappy beat produced by MARIO while the visuals were chopped by BluModecai. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc4W2SrqlHcSv06FRQgqhPIi2iQRU5_KlPxBHA0iesx5xCPLWR_JjXtahercycKhXW7yJimo0PUzeBraofGGgf5o6ASP9mBn6poZ-6Uv3LgTd_WSs8LvptEJAGvW65R9uzNukIdPn1-O24kpEKnwQE8bnf74v85pV16iqyLvJwjIm5Y0Xt9oxWkQ=s359-rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Holy Ten Drops Visuals for 'Very Tight'" border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc4W2SrqlHcSv06FRQgqhPIi2iQRU5_KlPxBHA0iesx5xCPLWR_JjXtahercycKhXW7yJimo0PUzeBraofGGgf5o6ASP9mBn6poZ-6Uv3LgTd_WSs8LvptEJAGvW65R9uzNukIdPn1-O24kpEKnwQE8bnf74v85pV16iqyLvJwjIm5Y0Xt9oxWkQ=w320-h400" title="Holy Ten" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The video states that he is always with the bros as notable faces from Mula Nation could be identified. Holy seems to be a fan of these tight movements as he too is the CEO of a stable. The Samanyanga Sounds boss throws shots at groove DJs for their meek rotation. He includes his newly acquired fatherly responsibilities. The rest of the song maintains this pompous Holy Ten we have gotten used to. On the other hand, he extends some props to Stunner who has significantly been at the warfront of hip hop in the country.</div><div> </div><div>What you can pick from the production is that his grip on the realm of hip-hop in Zimbabwe is firm. Holy Ten is that artist we can safely expect more from. The album Risky Life II might have reasonably performed above average given that he managed at least two chart-toppers, Banga and Ndotokuda.</div><div> </div><div>The song Very Tight is interestingly delivered in English and it could be evidence if we are to proclaim relevance on the regional hip hop landscape. But he corrupting this charge with vernac means that the product is just a pilot experiment that still needs proper drafting before anyone rallies for it.</div><div> </div><div>Watch the video for very tight using the link below and tell us what you think.</div><div> </div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Smm-xvz3gJc" title="Holy Ten - Very Tight (Official Video)" width="100%"></iframe><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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It was a 15 second performance that instantly made me a fan. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Since then, Frya has featured on the Netflix Blood & Water soundtrack, released her debut album and amassed over 100k shazams in the process. Most recently she was featured on Sauti Sol member Fancy Fingers' latest album, "Love Language". Everything points to Frya being well on her way to becoming another female music superstar.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" id="id_849d_f30b_c6e2_344d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1OgBnHMO7lzDBNbqQEVPYujsXbm9Je2R2" style="font-size: 16px; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></div><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Frya</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Never having had any musical training, Frya approaches music guided by intuition. A key ingredient to how she's constantly willing to explore different sounds. Something central to her latest body of work "Lifetimes EP". Emotionally charged and expressive, Frya's recent project gives us another gaping window into herself. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Where "Balance", Frya's debut album, carried a message of self acceptance, "Lifetimes EP" feels more like an album of carthasis. It is 5 tracks of Frya releasing long held emotions into the world in the hope of healing.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><img alt="" id="id_e5c1_5538_53f2_e8f6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1jVQ50hEDdUCIw7E_iC18f2aVOkzHD_fp" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Frya</span></i></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Mhanya</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> kicks things off and it's a love song that talks centred around running together. It's not in the sense of running away together but more taking on the rat race of life with an undying loyalty. The vocal dance track has an ethereal feel to it that builds up to a crescendo with a heavy bass drop. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Leader</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> goes back to what we've come to expect from Frya, smooth Contemporary RnB. Still on the subject on the love, Leader is a song of desire. The instrumental has a gentle but lively rhythm that is perfectly complimented by Frya's vocals. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">I Waited</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> is a marriage of African rhythms and Electronic Dance Music. Frya weaves together a story of heartbreak in both Shona and English. She sings about waiting for a lover for eons, but she's now finally reached her breaking point. Lifetimes EP has the trademark of each track being different from the next. The tempo is raised, then calmed and then elevated again, with the guiding melody of Frya's vocals.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Characterised by the strum of piano keys and powerful vocals, </span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Nyaradza</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> is a song that feels extremely spiritual. It makes reference to God being able to silence all pain. Frya speaks about people she's lost and how her pain doesn't go unnoticed but heaven is going to war for her.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">River</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> gives Lifetimes EP a befitting summation. It is an expression of emotional battles that leave behind a body of tears so deep you could drown in it. If Lifetimes EP is taken to the story of Frya's life, then it tells a story of fierce loyalty, a never ending love and loss. Yet the desire to carry on despite everything remains palpable. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Frya gives a beautiful vocal performance in everything, and that's what binds together the different genres presented on Lifetimes as a project. It is the story of relatable lived experiences, with a strong expression on how those moments felt. Undoubtedly cohesive in subject matter, it is bold but actually feels a little too short.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Greedysouth rating: 6.8/10</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" id="id_3241_9240_f765_8f02" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/1gY7CgRXNmKLPy1GrYKPCf?si=CZAy6ZmkRHCmcQNUk0dpfA" width="300"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? 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Asara is the embodiment of Afro-House.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6d54_11f6_4581_808c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hb8XGbP2chsfuxgXuQG3XIh4tS45geTq" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Commencing with the strum of drums, Asara is a song with a fervent pace and a call to dance. Asara has a rhythmic pulse and steady tempo that make it perfect for Bambo Cissokho's vocals. The song title "Asara", means loss and it comes from the West African language Hausa. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">While the meaning of lyrics can only be imagined, Asara is primed to shine under the moonlight with a chance of being kissed by the sunrise. It is a rising cauldron of Dance Music bathed in Latin, Jazz and West African sounds.</span></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" id="id_3241_9240_f765_8f02" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/39YxZgJhoL9YQfc4lmKwhN?si=G--o90_LQDChrp9zb8fRfA" width="300"></iframe></div><div><br></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Asara follows "Savior", which Nitefreak collaborated with MOLE and Coco, and the two tracks couldn't more different. Nitefreak's 2024 releases are a true display of the producer's versatility and there seems to be more to come from him.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;"><img id="id_928d_8f8_701_87eb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wtw-XXRmNI4MsYt1bH0vJ5v0LmWrFMrU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></i></div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Francis Mercier & Nitefreak</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Image: Twitter/nitefreakdj</i></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;"><br></i></div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Nitefreak's breakout hit "Premier Gaou Nitefreak Remix", was recently certified GOLD in France and the DJ was named on EDM.com's Class of 2024, marking him as one of the 10 musicians with a transformative skill set who are on the cusp of changing the fabric of Electronic Dance Music.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></p></div><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by </span><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth" style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">buying the team a cup of coffee</a><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span><br>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-84941304969433050462024-03-22T12:13:00.002+00:002024-03-22T12:13:40.910+00:00Nisha TS and Saintfloew Team Up for Kutsamwa Kune Labour<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It keeps getting better with social trends inspired by the music scene. It could be luck or ability. What is certain is that if an artist can reproduce words on the street into melodies they can have the cake.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the case of the current wave of ‘kutsamwa kune labour’. The song by Nisha T featuring Saintfloew garners rapid traction to the extent one can rally behind it. The song has potential though one cannot determine how much further it will sustain the stiff terrain currently.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4px2ABGbYCyzTs0TkFqOOFoDIOZePXrpqqLczpbZpQnAv4Q51hOL6wo_I79xQZpCHxSwvd5Ieow5STNp6mtRgGlG_ArHHqCgB9cAX_m-Z4gR1emY4uuFSrzU3hMuB_W_ekEgKjn8TzbyZjgTPa2mvGe49hkPOri9pRdKQ6l2p_NUJiaU8-dgl7qw/s500/Nisha%20Ts,%20Saintfloew%20-%20Kutsamwa%20Kune%20Labour.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nisha Ts, Saintfloew - Kutsamwa Kune Labour mp3 download" border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4px2ABGbYCyzTs0TkFqOOFoDIOZePXrpqqLczpbZpQnAv4Q51hOL6wo_I79xQZpCHxSwvd5Ieow5STNp6mtRgGlG_ArHHqCgB9cAX_m-Z4gR1emY4uuFSrzU3hMuB_W_ekEgKjn8TzbyZjgTPa2mvGe49hkPOri9pRdKQ6l2p_NUJiaU8-dgl7qw/s16000/Nisha%20Ts,%20Saintfloew%20-%20Kutsamwa%20Kune%20Labour.png" title="Nisha Ts, Saintfloew - Kutsamwa Kune Labour" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, pending discussion is about Saintfloew’s verse billed at $5000 – handitsamwe zvandonzwa nzeve dziine mastud. It is open to scrutiny but one cannot doubt the massive lift it gives the song outwardly. Nisha’s verse is easily more nuanced as she calls for fair business practice as a crucial ingredient in the food chain!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video below and share your views in the comment section. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mWcIXOGJoq4?si=4AxCPRnm2M7mKOGQ" title="YouTube video player" width="100%"></iframe><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
Don't just read, become a part of the story! Contribute <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">a coffee</a> to Greedysouth's journey NOW!</span></div>Takudzwa Kadzurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06347279944716760100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-57814035299732395532024-03-21T11:15:00.000+00:002024-03-21T11:15:11.430+00:00Is Slyme Foxx the most promising talent in Zimbabwe Hip-Hop?<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The rise of Slyme Foxx on the hip-hop staircase is not the first of its kind. Time and again we have newcomers with milk on their noses but their lips dense with venom. </span></div><div><span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Hip-hop is a genre where one has to consistently prove a nonchalant point - a silent battle of whose style is the hardest. Suffice it to say freedom of expression even if it means stepping on the next person’s toes. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKv_FHPGDcGSFfplK5EdIqldnEwRQ5Jqdvwiw25F_eT9UC1z7j7ppiQRMsTyHgbW4wFtdIAAFw0CP7F3-O08Ek_SWiZMvFfVzx6z_3WyrSBFGAgP6bA5pES7EflLUj3MyGNY15-A1yn9yLC1UrbSm39FuiTRfK1U1dtJcAKcXn6qqpb78vxueE90I/s400/Slyme_Foxx.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Slyme Foxx" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKv_FHPGDcGSFfplK5EdIqldnEwRQ5Jqdvwiw25F_eT9UC1z7j7ppiQRMsTyHgbW4wFtdIAAFw0CP7F3-O08Ek_SWiZMvFfVzx6z_3WyrSBFGAgP6bA5pES7EflLUj3MyGNY15-A1yn9yLC1UrbSm39FuiTRfK1U1dtJcAKcXn6qqpb78vxueE90I/w400-h400/Slyme_Foxx.png" title="Slyme Foxx" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I find myself one of the people who didn’t exactly enjoy Slyme’s first mainstream feature, Zero Fear with Saintfloew. It could be one of his toughest as a kindergarten fox in the jungle.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Slyme’s rawness is essentially his attitude toward hip-hop. Watching him perform gifted my opinion with an ounce of appreciation that he is not anything more than the music he gave us in Slyme Szn, Gevah Mixtape or from the ever-ongoing blitzkrieg of singles. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">His ability to collaborate with a span of rappers is a top consideration for headlines in his case. In many reels all over media Slyme Foxx effortlessly impresses with freestyling which is another mark of the beast in him.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">From the humble beginnings of the Hatcliff suburb, in Harare, Slyme personifies how a modern youth thrives in urban dynamics. In Zimbabwe, hip-hop is the latest social trend. This means the creative industry is in the phase where talent is just an attribute in the making of a successful hip-hop artist. One can be prolific in writing rap whilst the other will sing beautifully but what stands out is character. Generations have always celebrated art which they resonate with.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Slyme Foxx is dipping claws in the most delicate parts of contemporary literature. His commentary surfs through the literature of lived experiences within the confines of our Zimbabwean realities and more importantly from a naïve youthful perspective. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The above sentiments were brought to life after listening to Magen’a where Slyme ‘Gava’ lays a feature verse. Is it not important that OCD and Mula Nation have treasured this talent? Magen’a also marks the beginning of the fox’s solo hunting expedition? Of course with the OCD label’s support which undoubtedly is an important structure for most upcoming artists.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2024 could be bigger for Slyme Foxx and hip-hop in the mainstream domain of Zimbabwean music!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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In Harare, the fortnight-long event is a collaboration of Alliance Française de Harare with 8 embassies.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wRbc00RD15yt3-dYUNsmSAONDh3UXpMoYcnL9hZVZGyRmI5JaHfLSwjGatDJFhl5eC_Wq3wCPX73ZhZ_oTtwK0SAo40YLYCtUHgNMB7TgzsOEOBzdbs9mjjaDF0JOIVRT6Wtl7rn5AAH_slL8knNepig8vW3d1JfgCvC4PPgRHcxHf-tI7VbU48Z/s750/Francophone%20Week%20Harare.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Francophone Week Harare Review" border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="750" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wRbc00RD15yt3-dYUNsmSAONDh3UXpMoYcnL9hZVZGyRmI5JaHfLSwjGatDJFhl5eC_Wq3wCPX73ZhZ_oTtwK0SAo40YLYCtUHgNMB7TgzsOEOBzdbs9mjjaDF0JOIVRT6Wtl7rn5AAH_slL8knNepig8vW3d1JfgCvC4PPgRHcxHf-tI7VbU48Z/w400-h296/Francophone%20Week%20Harare.webp" title="Francophone Week Harare" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">While Francophone Week has a host of festivities that include conferences, film screenings, exhibitions, and workshops, The Mixx Concert can be described as its crown jewel. Featuring a lineup of Othnell Mangoma, Sankrox, Asante Mo and BKB, The Mixx Concert is aptly named. It is not simply an experience of the different acts on their own but a cauldron of collaboration.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">To begin the end, I can't describe it as anything other than a concoction of different cosmopolitan musical universes. Blues, Tchamassi, Traditional Burkinabe and Zimbabwean rhythms, come together on one stage. While a sizeable crowd was in attendance, the concert still felt intimate. Maybe that's just the effect of sitting in front and being face to face with music, but something about it felt different from my usual live music experiences.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">While Othnell Mangoma took to the stage, only tidbits of his performance drifted to us as we waited out the rain in the car park (he would return later to collaborate with BKB). When we finally made our way into the venue, it was to the sounds of Sankrox. The multi-genre and multi-language band from Switzerland. A dexterous guitarist, a jazz pianist and a versatile vocalist. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><img alt="Sankrox during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare" id="id_d85e_a8c_bb47_23fe" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Fw-HSKAk2i01u3BzEkJ6b7HeuwxwWq2o=s16000" style="font-size: 16px; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Sankrox during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare" tooltip="" /></i></div><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sankrox </i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i>during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare </i></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><br /></i></span></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">At my core I'm a fan of Hip Hop and Dance Music fan, so Sankrox's particular blend of music spoke to me. Yet I feel their performance would've resonated with any music fan. Alternating in tempo with one moment as captivating as the next, it was an immersion into the rhythm of South American and African sounds, while rooted in French music. More than half the lyrics were lost in translation (I haven't used my French B2 diploma since I got it from Alliance) but they gave me a performance of rap music I won't soon forget.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><img alt="Asante Mo during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare" id="id_e0b1_fb60_7776_8ebb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UNtT3z9-QmGDl8ozz78pw48CfV4ynlUJ=s16000" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Asante Mo during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare" tooltip="" /></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Asante Mo during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare </span></i></div></i><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Asante Mo (a name much too close to Asante sana which triggers Mugabe ptsd for Zimbabweans) took to the stage next and they're one group I had been waiting a long time to see. Named after the Swahili words for thank you, an expression of gratitude for the support they received when they started, the group leaves you in awe. Their performance is a fusion of DJ'ing, percussion and dance, with drums as the star of the show.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">If Zesa could somehow harness the energy this group brings to a performance, load shedding would be a thing of the past. They performed a stirring rendition of Gemma Griffiths' "Ndichatarisa" which I think even Gemma would be proud of. Halfway through their performance, the trio were joined on stage by their opposites in gender but almost a mirror reflection in the French/Burkinabe group of sisters BKB. What's better than 3 percussionists on stage? It's definitely 6. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Asante Mo and BKB brought together DJ'ing, and percussion on 4+ different sets of instruments and choreography. It was a marriage of Zimbabwean and Burkinabe, that simply felt right. When the collaboration ended, BKB finally took to the stage alone.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;"><img alt="BKB during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare" id="id_2d3e_ef56_7a57_6481" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-sgt9Dr-bX_SDFJ9OYwqLkJZU3B_z8Q5=s16000" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="BKB during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare" tooltip="" /></i></div><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">BKB <span>during their performance at Alliance Française de Harare </span></span></i></div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">As a child raised on Ndombolo and Sungura music, BKB instantly struck a chord with me. They were slightly subdued in terms of vibrancy when compared to Asante Mo, but their performance had the flavours of Soukous and Zouglou that were just right on the ear. It was captivating and enchanting from the word go. Their performance brought to mind Mokoomba but with a greater emphasis on percussion. It was vibrant but mellow, like an orchestra of drums executed seamlessly, even without a conductor.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Othnell Mangoma came on stage for a brief cameo, and as he showcased his craft, I felt a stab of pain for missing his set. In the end, they were rousing calls for an encore and BKB duly obliged. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The Mixx Concert was a night of percussion (with drums as the stars), and innovative French rap. The theme of collaboration and cultural exchange was the glue that held it all together, with the diversity of Francophone cultures put on display. A breath of fresh air as far as local concert experiences, and you can definitely sign me up for the Francophone Week concert next year.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Greedysouth rating: 7.4/10</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-25192660535513665612024-03-18T16:34:00.003+00:002024-03-20T13:52:19.596+00:00The Victoria Falls Four Nations Festival: An Electronic Dance Music experience for our festival calendar <p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The "Kazungula Quadripoint" (although not a true quadripoint) in southern Africa is where 4 countries meet. Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia come within a fingertip's breadth of each other. While intriguing for the sake of geography, the quadripoint paints borders as imaginary lines that we should never separate. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ehVntDjnVT52faIXYJi6viMAVWnQVz9QwVOdvMAKfkvkuxk1anIoKp6ONboqACuO49EDKM4c3YzbprLeyFw_kXR5OGNRlEWKYYNsVecNO5IlMbwkUi_dXftFfpZ65S90ufFCQvAdWS5gzfe2Zbzhvc8iTQRdJPmc3vVmSVVodNoOEGXiVeCDhQkw/s1579/Victoria%20Falls.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Victoria Falls Four Nations Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1579" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ehVntDjnVT52faIXYJi6viMAVWnQVz9QwVOdvMAKfkvkuxk1anIoKp6ONboqACuO49EDKM4c3YzbprLeyFw_kXR5OGNRlEWKYYNsVecNO5IlMbwkUi_dXftFfpZ65S90ufFCQvAdWS5gzfe2Zbzhvc8iTQRdJPmc3vVmSVVodNoOEGXiVeCDhQkw/w400-h264/Victoria%20Falls.webp" title="Victoria Falls" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Victoria Falls <br />Image: Brittanica</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">We have shared cultures and identities that cut across the imposed lines that separate us. While not exactly articulated like that, it certainly feels like the vision behind the "Four Nations Festival", the latest addition to our festival calendar.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Set to run from the 26th to the 28th of April, the "Four Nations Festival" will take place on what we have come to know as the Victoria Falls Carnival weekend. Yet contrary to popular belief the "Four Nations Festival" is not a rebrand of the carnival but a new stand-alone festival. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The [Four Nations] EDM festival is not a rebrand of any festival but stands alone as a new baby on the market, a new experience with a unifying and electric effect across the KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi) community with the Mighty Victoria Falls in the backdrop and the African stars above.</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Organizers believe Electronic Dance Music is an untapped market with a lot of potential in the region. They're banking on EDM's global reach as a universal language that brings the world together and on paper their vision is sound. Ultra South Africa, which is the gold standard for electronic music festivals in southern Africa, peaked at an attendance of 50,000 across its 2 days. This would be the Four Nations Festival, which has only 3,000 one-day passes on sale, a no-brainer.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">"Four Nations" is also not only a cool name but festival organizers hope to attract fans from that region (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia) as the core attendants.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">We aim at keeping the spirit of Ubuntu alive through music. Secondly Victoria Falls is a Tourist Destination and a major attraction. We aim to boost international and regional arrivals through music, promoting tourism through the arts.</span></blockquote><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;"><img alt="J-Spliff from Denmark" id="id_c21c_c79c_377b_e828" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/104sX6s_eHVNJCN4Vzo6QFU10k0tourwR=s16000" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="J-Spliff from Denmark" tooltip="" /></i></div><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">J-Spliff</span></i></div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The lineup is not complete yet but so far the "Four Nations Festival" has announced DJ Aligator from Denmark, J-Spliff from Denmark, Grammy nominee Oceans from the UK, Toshi from SA, Nizhe De Soul, Kimble Rogers & Low End from Zimbabwe and they say they have many more to be announced. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Four Nations Festival is set to bring to life an electric, colour and vibrant experience with global appeal, under the African skies.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">We have several festivals under our belt over the years which would not want to mention as they are not the main focus at the moment.</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Tickets are currently on sale online, with One Day Tickets going for $49, Two Day Tickets going for $89, and Three Day Tickets going for $129.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-57911013291681656612024-03-13T19:36:00.003+00:002024-03-20T13:48:27.677+00:00Kubuni Exhibition: A spotlight on Zimbabwean comic book artists <p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Animators. Illustrators. Cartoonists. Graphic novelists. Comic book artists. These are creatives often overlooked by the system. A phenomenon caused not only by Zimbabwean culture but also pop culture itself and of course our tricky economics. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">It's so much so that the platforms that are supposed to celebrate these creatives, seem to just overlook them. The National Arts & Merits Awards don't have a category dedicated to animation or graphic novels and that's the highest awarding body for creatives in Zimbabwe. It is often that creatives in this sector are recognized internationally without any recognition at home.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">While underfunded, as with a lot of the arts in the country, the creatives in this sector, particularly the comic book artists, have not stopped creating. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6v_p9FmlmIIps4g_7jur6rUaC7k-oy00OtC83SCmhJuZzFdFofity5KPB8d2KR1lEvX2fBrAqa_uGYtmmXjGj9Lg-nPLcvQgUhzOMtbBgfe1Tk7zchwLG9ikAmx-kUUg2eFkjpPr9rSLOyC_4q2an21fnRhKoBMxXsyo5ZNJ08rjnRoenMWvHAzy/s1600/bubuni.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kubuni Exhibition" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6v_p9FmlmIIps4g_7jur6rUaC7k-oy00OtC83SCmhJuZzFdFofity5KPB8d2KR1lEvX2fBrAqa_uGYtmmXjGj9Lg-nPLcvQgUhzOMtbBgfe1Tk7zchwLG9ikAmx-kUUg2eFkjpPr9rSLOyC_4q2an21fnRhKoBMxXsyo5ZNJ08rjnRoenMWvHAzy/w400-h200/bubuni.webp" title="Kubuni Exhibition" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The Kubuni Exhibition brings a platform to not only celebrate them but African comic book artists as a whole. Kubuni, which means “imaginary creation” in Swahili, is a journey through the past, present and future of African comics. After gracing Alliance Française Bulawayo, the festival has now come to Harare as part of the ongoing Francophone Week.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Officially opened this past weekend, the exhibition was launched with a live drawing contest, open gallery and comic fair reading lounge. The exhibition will be open from the 9th to the 24th of March at Alliance Française Harare. Presented in partnership with Comexposed (a platform supporting comic book artists and other creators in Zimbabwe and Africa), the French Institute and the Alliances Française network in Southern Africa, the Harare edition of Kubuni is putting a spotlight on Zimbabwean comic book artists. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Listed below are 9 Zimbabwean comic book artists who will have their work on showcase for the exhibition's 2 weeks:</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Tinodiwa Makoni</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Jamie Selby Philip</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Rey Manyengawana </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Cherish Waldman</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Daniel Sithole</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">James Magwenzi</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Tapiwa Sikota</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Tafadzwa Shumba</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Tatenda Ndove</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Kubuni adds a lending hand to the work that has been done by Comexposed in creating a comic book space and community in Zimbabwe. One of Zimbabwe's successes in the comic book space, Bill Masuku, who hosted a workshop on African and Zimbabwean comics on the exhibition's opening day, describes the installation as not only a celebration but an exchange of culture.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;"><img alt="Bill Masuku Kubuni Exhibition" height="225" id="id_cc1c_ca4e_fa76_ce6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ZXvvJXSaxRi-DpYsgqovKChR1aDIx3e7=w400-h225" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Bill Masuku" tooltip="" width="400" /></i></div><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bill Masuku</span></i> </div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">[The Kubuni exhibition is] like a celebration you can walk into of French and African comic books, with a particular focus on Zimbabwean comic book artists and writers who have their works showcased in a separate section of the gallery. The culture exchange brings together France's own history of comic books with Zimbabwe's fresh history. - Bill Masuku </span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">A regular attendant at Comic Con Africa, Masuku has been presented with opportunities that have allowed him to guest lecture the Wits University Digital Arts course on Afro Manga (African Comics inspired by the Japanese industry), showcase my work at DC Comics' international event DC FanDome. Masuku believes comic books offer a unique fusion of literature and artistic expressions that can bridge cultures.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I have many thoughts on the local comics space, on the Saturday I gave a 3 hour long workshop on comic books in southern Africa covering the major creators in Zimbabwe and future of the industry. But to summarise many of us have regional or international recognition before we're recognised locally. I had mentioned on twitter that there's no NAMA category for graphic novels, and it would be ideal to have an awards board validate the work we do. - Bill Masuku</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Masuku believes graphic illustration can be a sustainable career and feels that creators are not too far from that.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Between Nafuna and Alula creating high quality animations for commercials and corporates the only space left for us to develop is having narrative animations for series and feature length. We're not too far from that as we are all skilling up at an incredible pace. - Bill Masuku</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">In terms of advice he would give to the next generation of creators in the field, the illustrator believes they should be open to learning above everything else.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Artistic skill is only part of what you need to make it. Being a team player. Recognising opportunities, and a willingness to both be wrong and find ways to improve are all the starting line on the marathon of your successful careers. - Bill Masuku </span></blockquote><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The Kubuni Exhibition is free to view for the public during the day until the 24th of March.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-81060562767953986232024-03-13T12:00:00.000+00:002024-03-13T12:00:01.662+00:00Bagga's New Song 'Jerusalema' Laments Earthly Hypocrisies With Generalizable Messaging: "Vana Kwamuri Vanodzidzei?"<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><span style="font-size: medium;">The idea that Bagga’s music has niched spiritual reverence is not sophisticated criticism. His music is furnished with healing. In our understanding, the recent music video for Bagga’s new single titled Jerusalema is the unveiling of a chariot headed to the ancient city.</span><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjwGbFSjll2DH25xG3mEPEKzzi8cU0VsCN5tX-6seYMf2llxdkU8cbqu86XNeA4q0FZBaozCvE7hxjXI7IPZwF5WQclMzepob3tDDjg6jrjfsnIWJRj5ug3tqoJBX3FBPAPpqiyZ32fqJcI0wBTd8eELa0TY9-q4hRjP_uSN06hGqmJMaQ048zzjn/s400/bagga%20jerusalema.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bagga - Jerusalema mp3 download" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjwGbFSjll2DH25xG3mEPEKzzi8cU0VsCN5tX-6seYMf2llxdkU8cbqu86XNeA4q0FZBaozCvE7hxjXI7IPZwF5WQclMzepob3tDDjg6jrjfsnIWJRj5ug3tqoJBX3FBPAPpqiyZ32fqJcI0wBTd8eELa0TY9-q4hRjP_uSN06hGqmJMaQ048zzjn/s16000/bagga%20jerusalema.png" title="Bagga - Jerusalema" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bagga</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The status of Jerusalem today is strained by the complex humanitarian crisis; Israeli-Palestinian conflict over its control, unsolicited interference by global superpowers and resultant militant conquest. Jerusalem is now an object of veneration.<br /><br />Bagga’s concept Jerusalema manifests foothills of holiness that cannot be polluted by gunpowder. Director Taurai Zidya reminds Jerusalem of her business on earth. This is achieved by setting the shoot in scenes where Bagga mimics a biblical shepherd. Bagga personifies struggles encountered in a Christian journey.<br /> <br />He ironically reinvents the Jerusalem ongoing tragedy when he sings ‘tese tiri paWar Cry’ which justifies our attempt at juxtaposing the idea of the song with the perceived corpus separatum status of the city.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />This is also the point at which Bagga’s lyricism articulates the journey motif. He laments earthly hypocrisies with generalizable messaging ‘vana kwamuri vanodzidzei’.<br /><br />The song altogether is a summon to interpersonal nemesis. Of further interest is Bagga’s effortless comic relief like in the instance where he goes, ‘ndakajuma danda ndichitsvaga puru’. This kind of wit lures passengers fleeing scorched earth to his chariot of hope.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />Nagbeatz produced the track Jerusalema picking from last year’s top charting Nhau Yangu. <br /><br />Watch the music video using the provided link and be sure to extend this review with your perspectives!</span><br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="415" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yJM-4qq0MaE?si=_x1SGAPYoaiRPvnw" title="YouTube video player" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div> <span style="font-size: medium;">Don't just read, become a part of the story! Contribute <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">a coffee</a> to Greedysouth's journey NOW!</span></div></div>Takudzwa Kadzurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06347279944716760100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-5757145675528911122024-03-11T16:31:00.006+00:002024-03-20T13:55:41.139+00:00Hanna's latest single is a track written with "Pride"<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Pride. Often the creator of a chasm between two lovers. The voice that declares irreconcilable differences. When it comes to love and relationships, pride has often not been a good thing. Once swallowed it can go down easy or choke you, and Hanna is here with a reminder of moments that involve the latter.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXYdGVKnfS6QF9-XW6kJqH-Jb9u4J9eJbO1PTQmVsYmKcQaepIVlFwVyfvSGTOgUIrlWx7k5SS4PCgqP1s4T2QvoJd49uYRXkGuS0CBb9ZbrWR1O2FOUoTh-Q1z_rhfkN_FxqyYrucLFA2O16rNadg9kHFhyy9rWmNHXk7uibzOkB_akOp95Ezyiu/s500/500x500bb.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hanna - Pride Artwork" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXYdGVKnfS6QF9-XW6kJqH-Jb9u4J9eJbO1PTQmVsYmKcQaepIVlFwVyfvSGTOgUIrlWx7k5SS4PCgqP1s4T2QvoJd49uYRXkGuS0CBb9ZbrWR1O2FOUoTh-Q1z_rhfkN_FxqyYrucLFA2O16rNadg9kHFhyy9rWmNHXk7uibzOkB_akOp95Ezyiu/w400-h400/500x500bb.webp" title="Hanna - Pride Artwork" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span>"Pride" - album art</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">"Pride" is a relatable but petty open letter to past lovers from the Zimbabwean-Ethiopian lyricist. A song that was inspired by a relationship gone wrong and lays bare the frustration of being taken for granted. Produced by CCG and Luc Vermeer, Hanna describes it as a track that was meant to be.</span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">From the moment I heard the beat? From the moment I recorded the first line? I knew this would be something special. What it’s become is beyond me, and I’m so so proud. Grateful for all the hands that touched this, thank you for bringing my vision to life and for believing in me. The amount of love & care that went into this... unreal. - Hanna via Instagram </span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">While grounded in a story of love gone wrong, "Pride" is a metamorphosis of sound. It fuses popular music influences with smooth R&B melodies over a Hip-hop beat with just a hint of Amapiano. Add to that a flute and an old-school rap outro, and you have a genre-bending rap song that showcases the boundary-pushing creativity we've come to know and love from the genre. The track's debut on 5+ Apple Music playlists is a testament to this.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p> <iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="450px" id="embedPlayer" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/pride-single/1728081822?app=music&itsct=music_box_player&itscg=30200&ls=1&theme=auto" style="animation: loading-indicator 2s 6; background-color: #e4e4e4; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; transform: translateZ(0px); width: 100%;"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Rumour has it, that this is just the beginning of <a href="https://www.greedysouth.co.zw/2020/10/album-in-focus-girl-in-durag-by-hanna.html"><i>The Girl in the Durag</i></a>, as she is set to release an EP sometime this year. This will be Hanna's second full-length project after her debut mixtape "The Girl in the Durag", which was released in 2020.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOJJH9IZzuLV1AylrBkpXGrl1VMKCNACu18rJtXSWeLiGziKSC5L-2uu8PwRjdrjJR3Y3DTDdyoSKujiWBJUH-OBZQti5TCBTOHviBQH6MgYbhq6qkNHqkvRTs1TGi1GIwGZCjNpYpeDWs5-V2QSQQMAA1h2WUWrE8TfvoQfgJe-fnFUrroUs_-i/s1280/Hanna%20Spotify%20Mzansi%20Raps.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hanna on the cover of "Mzansi Raps" - Spotify playlist" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOJJH9IZzuLV1AylrBkpXGrl1VMKCNACu18rJtXSWeLiGziKSC5L-2uu8PwRjdrjJR3Y3DTDdyoSKujiWBJUH-OBZQti5TCBTOHviBQH6MgYbhq6qkNHqkvRTs1TGi1GIwGZCjNpYpeDWs5-V2QSQQMAA1h2WUWrE8TfvoQfgJe-fnFUrroUs_-i/w400-h400/Hanna%20Spotify%20Mzansi%20Raps.webp" title="Hanna on the cover of "Mzansi Raps" - Spotify playlist" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hanna on the cover of "Mzansi Raps" - Spotify playlist</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Zimbabwean-Ethiopian artist Hanna Kuruneri is a trailblazing, gender-defying force in South Africa's rap revolution. Bursting onto the scene at the University of Cape Town, Hanna captivated audiences continent-wide through her triumphs in Mr Eazi’s #emPawa100 and Nasty C’s “Lift As You Rise” talent searches. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Nominated for Best Female at the South African Hip-Hop Awards for her debut mixtape, “The Girl in The Durag,” Hanna went on to electrify Rocking the Daisies in 2022 and 2023. Now, armed with industry honours and boundless creativity, she embarks on an era-defining musical journey.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">"Pride" is now available on all streaming platforms.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" id="id_3241_9240_f765_8f02" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/3TUlvIylVs6ZIVAiB1nvSe?si=pgczcVvFTRGQcgJKwFUCTQ" width="300"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? 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Thank you. </span></p></div>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-5654704762375224542024-03-11T13:57:00.012+00:002024-03-12T10:36:54.985+00:00Google Fonts Adds African-Inspired Typefaces Madimi and Ojujun by Taurai Valerie Mtake and Chisaokwu Joboson<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Google Fonts recently added two new captivating typefaces to their library, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Madimi+One">Madimi One</a> and <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ojuju">Ojuju</a> created by talented African designers, Zimabwe-born Taurai Valerie Mtake and Nigeria-based Chisaokwu Joboson to infuse African culture and aesthetics into digital typography.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><style>
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The typeface's simplicity and clarity make it suitable for various design applications.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"As a graphic designer, I am concerned with how “zvinyorwa zvezviratidzo zvevanhu” (Nguni writing symbols) of Southern Afrika have become a staged authenticity instead of a real cultural practice. The relevance of this book and board game is to generate ways by which this system can be maintained and utilised in our contemporary society as a form of visual communication and as a way of storytelling for both the younger and older generations. In this project, I worked on a typeface design inspired by the Nguni symbols." Taurai Valerie Mtake <a href="https://tavatake.africa/madimi/">shared</a>.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After studying art in high school, Mtake pursued further education, completing a two-year diploma at the Zimbabwe Institute of Digital Arts. Later, she obtained an honours degree from Greenside Design Centre. Inspired by authentic African visual culture, Mtake's dedication to art and design led her to create projects reflecting this influence. She expressed her fascination with various forms of African art, including the art at Great Zimbabwe, cave paintings, and the beauty of nature. Her passion lies in storytelling through design, which motivated her to become a designer.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mtake's involvement in Google's Open-Source Font Project stemmed from a recommendation to Thomas Phinney and Dave Crossland, leaders of the project. Their guidance proved invaluable, helping her refine her skills and reignite her passion for type design. Google Fonts offers a diverse range of fonts, including serif, sans-serif, and handwriting styles. Mtake embarked on this award-winning project in 2016 as part of her bachelor's thesis, aiming to create a font for a book that resonated with her project's theme.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Madimi One by <a href="https://twitter.com/TaVaTake1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TaVaTake1</a> is a rounded sans with a mixed geometric and organic design.<br /><br />Madimi takes inspiration from the gentle curved geometry of certain Southern Afrikan graphic symbols. Circles are a main feature, the circle being a shape that represents the womb of a woman in… <a href="https://t.co/LYjpS3d1nU">pic.twitter.com/LYjpS3d1nU</a></p>— Google Fonts (@googlefonts) <a href="https://twitter.com/googlefonts/status/1765315994904322475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Per Data seen by Greedysouth, Google Fonts API served the Madimi One, 2.67 million times over the last week and the font has already been featured in more than 680 websites.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ojuju Google Font by Chisaokwu Joboson</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, Nigerian-based brand and typedesigner Chisaokwu Joboson introduces <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ojuju">Ojuju</a>, a sans-serif typeface inspired by African masquerades. Reflecting the multifaceted identities and vibrant movements of traditional masquerades, Ojuju features varying apertures and bold weights. Joboson collaborated closely with Google Fonts to ensure Ojuju's versatility and accessibility. With over 1000 glyphs and support for 874 languages, Ojuju promises to be a valuable addition to the global design community.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ojuju is a reverse contrast Weight axis variable font inspired by African Masquerades. <br /><br />It draws inspiration from a variety of African traditional dance costumes to inform the design decisions. <a href="https://t.co/zw9j8mBUOW">https://t.co/zw9j8mBUOW</a> <a href="https://t.co/9ezC4q6shO">pic.twitter.com/9ezC4q6shO</a></p>— Google Fonts (@googlefonts) <a href="https://twitter.com/googlefonts/status/1764634131693003186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“I’ve always been fascinated by masquerades growing up. Have a lot of memories of them whenever I think of home. Their multifaceted identities, swift movements, fiery looks, and the intriguing stories of how they came to be,” Joboson, the founder of Lagos-based independent type foundry - Ụdị Foundry, wrote in a social media post announcing the release of the typeface on Google Font. “It was a no-brainer when Dave Crossland and Thomas Phinney reached out to me (all thanks to Simon Charwey) to design an open-source typeface of African essence that ‘Ojuju’ would be the one.” Joboson <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7169355292407713792/">shared</a>. “I put a lot of time and energy into this project along with the amazing people at Google Fonts, and I hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed creating it.” </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Don't just read, become a part of the story! Contribute </span><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">a coffee</a><span> to Greedysouth's journey NOW!</span></span></div></div></div>Mungwadzi Godwin http://www.blogger.com/profile/06908754826178088621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-52774762735479280222024-03-10T14:13:00.002+00:002024-03-12T11:21:14.671+00:00Guided Youth enters a new era with fresh logo<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Guided Youth, a beacon of Zimbabwean youth fashion since its inception in August 2021, recently unveiled a sleek new logo as they seek to reenergize their brand. This comes as the streetwear approaches its third anniversary.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Born from the dreams of three visionaries, Guided Youth has consistently used fashion as a platform to address issues that resonate with the youth of Zimbabwe.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eJ2Q7MakvES894OMHfLxaXAg6JqMcf3fF6F1GcgvB6CAw7nDUYoQcZk6keoXw_YnZvCZj5EUop8PWiXI2z2gF2CIpZG_9fpvKj9V-rNOPPFwoE9_rmZ7Yo3BRLyGKlgIG8MZIo0a3CptfOOygb1jyE5djkOEezi0n6HTUQxcBeZpc1hNLmumAIOU/s719/guided%20youth%20logo.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Guided Youth enters a new era with fresh logo" border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="719" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eJ2Q7MakvES894OMHfLxaXAg6JqMcf3fF6F1GcgvB6CAw7nDUYoQcZk6keoXw_YnZvCZj5EUop8PWiXI2z2gF2CIpZG_9fpvKj9V-rNOPPFwoE9_rmZ7Yo3BRLyGKlgIG8MZIo0a3CptfOOygb1jyE5djkOEezi0n6HTUQxcBeZpc1hNLmumAIOU/w400-h355/guided%20youth%20logo.webp" title="Guided Youth's old logo" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;">Guided Youth's old logo</i></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p> </p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Our journey began with a simple yet profound dream – to enlighten the youth, spark meaningful conversations, and make a tangible impact through the medium of fashion. With each collection, we have strived to inch closer to this dream, and as we have evolved, so has our beloved brand. Today, we are proud to introduce our new logo, a symbol that encapsulates our ethos while drawing inspiration from our original design. - Guided Youth</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The core elements of their motto, "guided by our destiny", remain intact. Centred through the three main elements of their logo - the compass, the circular arrow, and the cross.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The compass signifies the inherent direction towards the achievement of dreams, guided by destiny. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The circular arrow symbolizes the perpetual evolution of self and idea, embodying the cycle of inspiration. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The cross, spelling out 'Guided Youth', represents the vibrant community the brand has built along the way, united by a shared purpose.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12g-IjybiliUU1ZYUhyphenhyphenNwgunYz8D8i12xrg0t5W6Ucz3K7ibMe4BLlvHcM5HySimzELGDsNqgt1pifWNrtPq5SsfDAUvHxu0-PSrU9ZITEULd22HUogiNUUocaBty9hEvya9Q3YjpRBLARIIGbiRH57q8m2zZgw0wq0SaNrVoqasRSxRyTeH9KL5o/s525/guided%20youth%20new%20logo.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Guided Youth enters a new era with fresh logo" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12g-IjybiliUU1ZYUhyphenhyphenNwgunYz8D8i12xrg0t5W6Ucz3K7ibMe4BLlvHcM5HySimzELGDsNqgt1pifWNrtPq5SsfDAUvHxu0-PSrU9ZITEULd22HUogiNUUocaBty9hEvya9Q3YjpRBLARIIGbiRH57q8m2zZgw0wq0SaNrVoqasRSxRyTeH9KL5o/w400-h400/guided%20youth%20new%20logo.webp" title="Guided Youth's new logo" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Guided Youth's new logo</i></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">With the dawn of our new identity, we are excited for what we will deliver to you in Autumn/Winter 2024 and beyond. If you have been part of our journey from the beginning, we invite you to join us in this new era of Guided Youth. If you are discovering Guided Youth for the first time, we encourage you to satisfy your curiosity by visiting our social media pages on <a href="http://facebook.com/wearguidedyouth">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/wearguidedyouth">Instagram</a>, and <a href="http://x.com/wearguidedyouth">Twitter</a>. - Guided Youth </span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. 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Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-84749758297623036582024-03-08T09:17:00.005+00:002024-03-12T10:51:28.660+00:00Prudence Chimutuwah celebrates Women's Month with "The Future is Her" solo exhibition at Nhaka Gallery<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Prominent Zimbabwean female artist Prudence Chimutuwah will be celebrating this year's International Women’s Day and month, with a special solo exhibition at Nhaka Gallery in Harare. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Titled "The Future is Her", the exhibition narrates, describes and informs the audience on the evolving world of 21st women in patriarchal societies. How they have experienced power, broke the gender odds and the challenges they have faced in the process. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ4HBgy45sJ-CCdiSCNCnksPlvDQ8yKLbMq969V6XoOs-xcqMV_rUyEdJ8RqXc75k_kDY4A3mJ035j2gra7V_3H1M0uNTrSZcZxKKnEFZzonBllIpTKF2cP9RR8Z-f-lJEC77XrbkaCn01TQLbBvTUSB-6X-vfVT8_ihJ7wqBi9AAWUIA9KBTL6KA/s1600/Face%20Yebasa%20I%20by%20Prudence%20Chimutuwah.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Artworks by Prudence Chimutuwah" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ4HBgy45sJ-CCdiSCNCnksPlvDQ8yKLbMq969V6XoOs-xcqMV_rUyEdJ8RqXc75k_kDY4A3mJ035j2gra7V_3H1M0uNTrSZcZxKKnEFZzonBllIpTKF2cP9RR8Z-f-lJEC77XrbkaCn01TQLbBvTUSB-6X-vfVT8_ihJ7wqBi9AAWUIA9KBTL6KA/w300-h400/Face%20Yebasa%20I%20by%20Prudence%20Chimutuwah.webp" title="Face Yebasa I by Prudence Chimutuwah" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small;">Face Yebasa I by Prudence Chimutuwah</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">The opening night of the exhibition will be on International Women's Day, Friday the 8th of March 2024 at Nhaka Gallery. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The exhibition aims to show the world the emergence of the 21st-century woman as she steps up to take charge in spaces seemingly dominated by males. It is curated with support from the Women’s Gallery and Afrikera Arts Trust.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">"The Future is Her" will take visitors on an immersive journey into the rise of the 21st-century woman, through the lens of Chimutuwah's multi-media artworks. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">My works are inspired by the day to day life of women, their economic aspirations, desire for spirituality, need for attention and energy shows a clear ladder of the rise of the 21st century woman. This exhibition is calling for community engagement, in showing how the 21st century woman has broken the odds. - Prudence Chimutuwah</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The exposition will also engage the public, to challenge stereotypes of women’s lives, rethink their needs and explore new ideas about women in power and leadership, especially considering the potential of accelerating in leadership positions. </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">This narrative inspired the artworks that will be on display from the 8th of March until the third week of March 2024. The exhibition will be open for tours, available on request and a series of meet the artists.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgShRO6izqFVdWhgSTtnebYIdzlCZoNtLHAmoMirEjzg-BjhiTtxQaZHfOYY23qKCeXy62zvfWDKGBWKEW1Qr-vdEJL5UIggWNZqS_XOy6jQb2NZmrkdFPeUsAGgn51PiS1u-uA8fYWnMH2sCKTVjgRPbGQ0MvtJ70bOTj6K6KXfQe1mrnyvPU7QU/s1219/Prudence%20Chimutuwah%20next%20to%20some%20of%20her%20artworks.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Prudence Chimutuwah next to some of her artworks" border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="980" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgShRO6izqFVdWhgSTtnebYIdzlCZoNtLHAmoMirEjzg-BjhiTtxQaZHfOYY23qKCeXy62zvfWDKGBWKEW1Qr-vdEJL5UIggWNZqS_XOy6jQb2NZmrkdFPeUsAGgn51PiS1u-uA8fYWnMH2sCKTVjgRPbGQ0MvtJ70bOTj6K6KXfQe1mrnyvPU7QU/w321-h400/Prudence%20Chimutuwah%20next%20to%20some%20of%20her%20artworks.webp" title="Prudence Chimutuwah next to some of her artworks" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Prudence Chimutuwah next to some of her artworks</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Prudence Chimutuwah is a mixed media art and collage enthusiast who centres her creativity around the empowerment of African and Black women. Chimutuwah's artistic depictions of the female form offer a hopeful glimpse into a bright, woman-centric future. Her artworks have been displayed at exhibitions in the United Arab Emirates, France, Nigeria, South Africa, and the US among other countries. </span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Please support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-12009033844172538882024-03-07T11:36:00.004+00:002024-03-20T13:56:03.842+00:00A Conversation with Tanaka "Ects" Chuma: Talking Spoken Word, Music and his Creative Journey<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Born out of a desire to exorcise the conflicting emotions he felt as a teenager, Tanaka "Ects" Chuma has been writing for over a decade. What started with the pen at the age of 17, has grown to encompass other art forms of storytelling. Still ever-evolving, Tanaka's expression of himself now encompasses Spoken Word, Traditional Music and hip-hop. He is now not only a recording dub poet and songwriter but a guitarist too.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="id_47e0_a412_48ab_ce64"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2R7qut7EumpT694djy0aEit5elhJIIK9QyMJTfsrC3ELz94xMNfnes0K76oW4izwwf_djc0PFYSm9JHSKfkVN-UDgRowXTJ-IRj43RdnJh5qg5PXONKiH_EJ7SnuXmV264ScLOrJ8SAovVgaF2h6CHqLHki3GFngCJGzRM-yIKv3W3AR-5NeWaA7/s750/Tanaka%20Ects%20Chuma.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A Conversation with Tanaka "Ects" Chuma" border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2R7qut7EumpT694djy0aEit5elhJIIK9QyMJTfsrC3ELz94xMNfnes0K76oW4izwwf_djc0PFYSm9JHSKfkVN-UDgRowXTJ-IRj43RdnJh5qg5PXONKiH_EJ7SnuXmV264ScLOrJ8SAovVgaF2h6CHqLHki3GFngCJGzRM-yIKv3W3AR-5NeWaA7/w400-h400/Tanaka%20Ects%20Chuma.webp" title="Tanaka "Ects" Chuma" width="400" id="id_803d_9cd3_a91a_8a4" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tanaka "Ects" Chuma</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Tanaka's stage name "Ects" comes from a play on the initials of his full name, Tanaka Effort Chuma. He has released four studio albums to date: Ndabuda Mugaba, Chomunzira Famba, Seiko Chahunga and Zvinotevera Tanaka. The poet and songwriter was a top-10 finalist for the Start Brite competition in 2016, he had a second-place finish at the Lafarge Poetry Slam in 2018 and in 2020 he was nominated for Outstanding Spoken Word Artist at the NAMA Awards.</span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Tanaka currently balances his music career with thrifting and collaborations with designers as a way to supplement his income. Yet he's ever confident in the impact he can make.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">We caught up with the poet and songwriter a while back for the short interview below:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">How did you get into poetry and music?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">So I got into poetry and music as a way of documenting my emotions and state of mind. I started off as a poet evolving to the stage I am now.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Did you immediately find it easy to put words into poems? And has the way you write changed over the years?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">With art, it's a continuous practice and perfection. The first poem I penned is obviously different from the second and the third. Adding up with the years it has changed, and I'm looking forward to more changes that come with growing in it.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">How have you found the transition from poetry to songwriting?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I didn't feel the transition much because music is poetry written before it meets melody or rhythm. Hence hip-hop is rhythm and poetry.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Have you found any major differences between the Music space and the Spoken Word space in Zimbabwe?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Yeah there is, probably because poetry has a niche market. Same as some traditional music under the same category that's not commercial.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">How did you learn how to play the guitar and was this inspired by the poetry or you were already interested in playing it?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I dreamt about it and avoided it for 2 years the dream, and then during the lockdown the craving just got real, so I learnt guitar during the first lockdown of the COVID era.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I taught myself most parts because it was a lockdown and I produced my third album with guitar, which was the first the following year.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">What inspires your particular sound in music?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">My sound is inspired by originality, bringing something new into the spaces. Of course, driven by the sphere of influence I have as a Zimbabwean.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Out of your 4 albums which one would you recommend for someone who's never listened to you and why?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">I highly recommend my first album (Ndabuda Mugaba) because it's a raw album. To understand me better coming forth</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">What has kept you motivated during your journey?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The desire to share a message and speak out for those who can't speak for themselves, and knowing that I have shared a message that people appreciate like I always say, even if I die today people will forever talk about my potential, if I have reached where I need to. So I am much more motivated by the legacy left after I am gone.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">What has been your biggest obstacle?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Financials. It's always an obstacle to most artists but if you love the dream you gotta be creative to make it work no matter what.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">What do you see as the future for "Ects" as an artist?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Being a household name to represent Zimbabwe in terms of culture preservation. Everyone conscious is going to vibe to my state of mind at some point in life and some testimonies I will hear some I won't but it's always flowers wherever they are.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-24144186434728630082024-03-04T20:20:00.003+00:002024-03-12T11:22:37.388+00:00Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe - I Wear My Culture: A Review <p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Who are you? A question that has a thousand possible answers. Yet for most of the strangers we meet, this isn't a question we voice out loud. Instead we often just let a person's clothes introduce them to us, and for that short moment, we fully take them in. A suit makes you think "that's a formally employed man", a high-end designer t-shirt and sweatpants make you think "that's a dealer" (known colloquially as boys retonaz), and anything semi-formal with a hanging name tag like an FBI agent screams "that's someone who works at Zimworx".</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">So fashion is a language that has fabric as its alphabet. It is also an expression of our culture. Not only as a matter of tribe but even corporate culture. But to go back to where I started, I would say "I Wear My Culture" is a documentary and project, that answers the question "Who are you?"</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">If you look at the bigger picture, there hasn't been a better time to answer this question than now. The government not too long ago launched the national fabric, which although it was a valiant effort didn't hit the spot. In fact, it seemed to water down our national identity to just the ancient empire of Great Zimbabwe, with the Great Zimbabwe bird being the focal point. Although this was a great moment in time for some of our ancestors, you just feel it's not what truly showcases us. It was a moment and not quite the essence of who we are as a nation in the present.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Now not to forget the British Council's platform "Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe", which gave us this opportunity to indulge in discussions of our heritage but "I Wear My Culture" was far more absorbing than I had expected. Day 3 of Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe was an immersion in Zimbabwean identity through the lens of fashion. At a time when the nature of our traditional outfits (especially at our now reimagined traditional marriage proceedings) is being questioned, "I Wear My Culture" might just provide an answer.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qoDY8OzfR_sxvbRXcCkPCMYfpiw0RReejUq_LReRw2HI9actkXktrVTZKmqvlKH5naXvC-Wqmx5MUfeXcusd8SjcgWiYDmblSuafsmS4QtGbNR9kPquRBN9GZeZov2dktYuXg1igoyik0rJYY5h54I2Dnb2YBC8Us2RKS5lzEZXAFMZyAU0AmkmL/s850/Gilmore%20Tee.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Gilmore Tee (I Wear My Culture's Creative Director)" border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="850" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qoDY8OzfR_sxvbRXcCkPCMYfpiw0RReejUq_LReRw2HI9actkXktrVTZKmqvlKH5naXvC-Wqmx5MUfeXcusd8SjcgWiYDmblSuafsmS4QtGbNR9kPquRBN9GZeZov2dktYuXg1igoyik0rJYY5h54I2Dnb2YBC8Us2RKS5lzEZXAFMZyAU0AmkmL/w400-h379/Gilmore%20Tee.webp" title="Gilmore Tee" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gilmore Tee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The project provides a platform for much-needed cultural conversations in Zimbabwe. It highlights how the country has 16 official languages (The other 13 are usually ignored) and yet from a fashion perspective, there isn't this representation. "I Wear My Culture" dives into the identity of 10 local tribes and 2 from the UK: Tonga, Nambya, Shona, Xhosa, Shangani, Ndebele, Venda, Kalanga, Khoisan, Sotho, Irish and Scottish.</span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">“We have been working on I Wear My Culture for the past 3 years and are really humbled by what we have discovered across Zimbabwe, especially when it comes to our culture and heritage. In every part we travelled to, we were received with open hands, something that my team and I hold dearly and is an indication on how warm we are as Zimbabweans. We are so rich in our individual tribal groups and all we yearn for is to be seen, heard and celebrated" - Gilmore Tee</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Ncominkosi Sibanda, Charmaine Nziradzemhuka, Nakai Kazhanje, Yolanda Ngwenya, Margaret Mathambo, Nkululeko Ncube, Fungai Muzoroza, Shinga Madzima, Noliwe Mhlope, Tashinga Sambo, Kundai Tamirepi and Casey Stoddart were selected from a large pool of applicants.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The documentary follows the journey of these designers, from the initial workshop they had with uBaba uPathisa Nyathi, to UK heritage designer Dorota Stumpf, to their views on their assigned tribal group, going into rural communities of the groups to do research, interpreting their findings through garment construction and then the final product, which is two garments from each tribal group.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qKKxb5XqXrst9C37grw1MRqBwCwlWmp64pbQ9X65r5eDzcmDywqaYx6111UVS1gC31pXTOTiNyuJt4iNxL7sgJmLP9ME-JuUU9E9fMn6yN-gUc3jT3fFprZRyF2w2SJPnhI01ImDk0aNpsZF5DWSxEs2F2ebUcgVEUJji1j3qrP2PVczW6UI9N_k/s1350/the%20design%20Fungai%20Muzoroza.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fungai Muzoroza designs at Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe" border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qKKxb5XqXrst9C37grw1MRqBwCwlWmp64pbQ9X65r5eDzcmDywqaYx6111UVS1gC31pXTOTiNyuJt4iNxL7sgJmLP9ME-JuUU9E9fMn6yN-gUc3jT3fFprZRyF2w2SJPnhI01ImDk0aNpsZF5DWSxEs2F2ebUcgVEUJji1j3qrP2PVczW6UI9N_k/w320-h400/the%20design%20Fungai%20Muzoroza.webp" title="Fungai Muzoroza designs at Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The design Fungai Muzoroza came up with for the garments for the Ndebele tribe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Fungai Muzoroza came up with an amazing concept for the Ndebele tribe, that incorporated burnt plastic in creating corsets. I Wear My Culture is not only a dive into the past but an appreciation of the present, with sustainability being infused into the creation of clothes that showcase our heritage.</span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Another personal favourite from the garments the 12 designers came up with was what Charmaine Nziradzemhuka came up with for the Nambya tribe. She incorporated the rees weaving patterns the tribe uses in basket making and also utilized natural dying methods, that changed the colour of her fabrics using Zimbabwean soil.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">To attend the I Wear My Culture exhibition was to be immersed in the history of us as a people and our fashion. We indulged first in conversations about making fashion accessible, the power of collaboration through our shared heritage and building an audience for African culture across the globe.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" id="id_d2b7_692b_1c57_c358" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_UANzyAxThcdiK7Vv_KgFAZMAXubIfIp" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Again in regards to the Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe as a concept, Day 3 was a home run straight out of the park. It was well-curated and paced. What began with an indaba was followed by a fashion runway that displayed the pieces created by the designers who participated in the project. There was a certain immersion in the story the garments told that came from seeing them live and the performances we witnessed from one particular model on a pedestal in the middle of the showcase, were further enchanting.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Food was perfectly timed just after this and then we got a full screening of Gilmore Tee's 65-minute documentary "I Wear My Culture". If I would have one complaint it would be about the food. As my ancestors said, "Hukama igasva hunozadzikiswa nekudya". Relations are strengthened by breaking bread together (More samoosas and meatballs please! I won't mention who but the celebrity next to me would agree, It was **** ********).</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">However, I'm further intrigued at what more we could discover if we embraced everything about who we are. "I Wear My Culture" makes me feel like a heritage lost can be found again. We can once again speak with our different voices through fashion, without forgetting the ties that bind us.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">"I Wear My Culture" has been showcased at the Moscow Fashion Film Festival, and Melbourne Fashion Festival and it won the Oustanding TV Production at the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards among its many achievements.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Creative Economy Week Zimbabwe comes as part of the British Council’s ongoing efforts to promote and support the creative industries in Africa, underscoring their importance as key drivers for sustainable, dynamic and inclusive growth. If the "I Wear My Culture" showcase is anything to go by, then this week has been a resounding success for Zimbabwean creatives.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Greedysouth rating: 8/10</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-76091382069663297362024-03-03T09:44:00.003+00:002024-03-12T11:22:37.388+00:00Bantu Spaceship/s to perform at the 2024 PALP Festival<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Zimbabwe's electronic music group Bantu Spaceship is headed for this year's PALP Festival. Bantu Spaceship will be joining 50+ other rising names in world music at the alpine festival, which runs from April - September this year.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMPMPu9cqFqv1dHIdYT8LW7K6VkdgqCLMkAq-gVdLaY6e1UyJc_0CcMMcmJLxtnm3UZBhQcOOyqhjf7I_SplOvTPTZ1SYWBaiomPBZEGoE6Ab9Iseoc4SuY8ehy9PChAkMQPFvBOAzElc6_vIkKNclKRvnH2sj9BT1WM3qqY7X71ZPc468iB1uNWI/s1600/palp_festival%20bantu%20spaceships.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bantu Spaceship/s to perform at the 2024 PALP Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMPMPu9cqFqv1dHIdYT8LW7K6VkdgqCLMkAq-gVdLaY6e1UyJc_0CcMMcmJLxtnm3UZBhQcOOyqhjf7I_SplOvTPTZ1SYWBaiomPBZEGoE6Ab9Iseoc4SuY8ehy9PChAkMQPFvBOAzElc6_vIkKNclKRvnH2sj9BT1WM3qqY7X71ZPc468iB1uNWI/s16000/palp_festival%20bantu%20spaceships.jpeg" title="Image: Twitter/PALP_festival" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A concert 3,000 metres above sea level at one of the previous PALP Festival editions <br />Image: Twitter/PALP_festival</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">...With groups emerging from here and abroad, the names of tomorrow like Aïta Mon Amour, Milla, Nnavy or Bantu Spaceship straight from Zimbabwe to float on a mountain lake, the PALP has not stopped surprising you. Balkan fanfare for the Open Cellars, electronic piano in a vineyard, rock that drives people to Belgian elves and Australian spirit of Wolfmother on the peaks, the festival offers you again poetry on all floors... - PALP Festival via Instagram </span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The <b>PALP Festival </b>is an interdisciplinary event which will bring you unique experiences by perfectly combining all the senses. The festival mixes together contemporary music, art and other shows with the discovery of heritage and local goods and traditions. It gives attendants the chance to listen to international bands in unconventional locations, with performances and exhibitions held in Roman amphitheatres, people’s flats, vineyards, ski lifts and at the top of the mountain.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLkQQSKiZLpXpMTQCh1aRMsCJs3KCzaXG6pQ3EJdHrxWdbuOEqbC0oxzk1YaNs1Aks_fFfJldWws8WZIsZRy_WSq5Plh8U_aPbHHr3reJjc8gzzWkW7zD4G7xguVijrkJROWbzimW0iXq_C2Uyn585IQJx4AkBI7pj-D52SxF5Ti1b1JVohQ9oj0n/s960/bantu%20spaceships.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bantu Spaceship/s to perform at the 2024 PALP Festival" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="953" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLkQQSKiZLpXpMTQCh1aRMsCJs3KCzaXG6pQ3EJdHrxWdbuOEqbC0oxzk1YaNs1Aks_fFfJldWws8WZIsZRy_WSq5Plh8U_aPbHHr3reJjc8gzzWkW7zD4G7xguVijrkJROWbzimW0iXq_C2Uyn585IQJx4AkBI7pj-D52SxF5Ti1b1JVohQ9oj0n/s16000/bantu%20spaceships.jpg" title="Bantu Spaceship/s" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bantu Spaceship/s</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b style="font-size: 16px;">Bantu Spaceship/s</b><span style="font-size: 16px;"> is an electronic and hip-hop duo from Zimbabwe, consisting of Ulenni Okandlovu (Vocalist/Songwriter/Artist) from Bulawayo and Joshua Chiundiza (DJ/Producer/Artist) from Harare. The duo presents a hybrid sound, merging electro, hip hop and rap, with mbaqanga, imbube, sungura, jit, chimurenga and other Bantu music styles. Specifically borrowing elements from their Ndebele and Shona heritage, the duo blends two of Zimbabwe's most dominant cultures into one foretelling and uncharted soundscape.</span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The group is part of this young generation of artists inspired by the creative explosion born in the 1980s in Zimbabwe where artists began to combine local styles with contemporary Western sounds, thus creating alternative and experimental movements, translating this golden age into a hybrid style called “New Jit Wave”. On their first album released by Nyami Nyami Records, the duo pays homage to these past rhythms by injecting them with synth-wave, hip-hop and disco flavours. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Together, the two members of this visionary crew emanate a sweet scent of Afrofuturism. Supported in concert by the young guitarist The Serpent and the brilliant singer and guitarist Thando Mlambo, the Quartet promises to take us on a journey through time and space with creative energy and artistic abundance which have all contributed to the development of the revival of the country's music!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Last year the group performed in France at Les Rencontres Trans Musicales, an international music festival held in Rennes each December. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-4761621232023247072024-02-27T10:51:00.005+00:002024-03-12T11:22:37.388+00:00Kae Chaps' Heartbreak Chronicles Continue on Latest Song 'Headboard NeKist'<h1><span style="font-size: medium;">Kae Chaps Headboard NeKist Review</span></h1><script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div><span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Heartbreak 'doppelganger' Kae Chaps has released a steamy music video for the new single Headboard NeKist. On everyone's mind is the mild surprise at the timing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Madiro is simmering baking heat and its organic upward mobility on the charts is in the league of spectacular, or rather noteworthy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The new song Headboard NeKist twists the Heartbreak Kid's plot. Kae Chaps introduces a dynamic open to critical appreciation; is this the beginning of his typical heartbreak stories and if not, has Kae Chaps healed - Takachipasser Ichi as he likes to say. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Either criticism ties a permitting dynamic in the evolution of a romantic doppelganger.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic48xT2T0PXsRLXDu7Ic7eyntQYYBQvJRbaBq1qaVTH7YvxV6Yht7-H0yunRJMsuptuSk6fGk1NLbdHDNtnw8KMcpKC3kQg14ABbCb-eRnDR9ZwE2ZHYdlc_nSu4C3dqjoo23ERYNUbzkmJUrs847bSESeGRHDpQfuRxikn8n0DUhyX-kxhPM6cDOf/s500/Kae%20Chaps%20Headboard%20NeKist.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kae Chaps Headboard NeKist" border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic48xT2T0PXsRLXDu7Ic7eyntQYYBQvJRbaBq1qaVTH7YvxV6Yht7-H0yunRJMsuptuSk6fGk1NLbdHDNtnw8KMcpKC3kQg14ABbCb-eRnDR9ZwE2ZHYdlc_nSu4C3dqjoo23ERYNUbzkmJUrs847bSESeGRHDpQfuRxikn8n0DUhyX-kxhPM6cDOf/s16000/Kae%20Chaps%20Headboard%20NeKist.png" title="Kae Chaps Headboard NeKist" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Headboard NeKist rewinds to a former sonic trajectory Kae Chaps used in yesteryear hit Huchapa. On this melancholy, he is the kind of singer trapped in the entanglement of his making - the vocal cords churning melodies and lyrics replete with affectionate love tales.</span></div><span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The video by Studio Art Pictures features choreographic dancing with Kae Chaps in a classical performance. There's also a sequence of scenes plucked from a picnic. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This refresher inserts a shirtless welterweight who naively buries his limps in a mindless stream, its highest altitude soaking the glaring whiteness of the towel clutched on a boisterous waist. The scene may be prone to religious allusions as relived in various spiritual phenomena. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">However, all these scenes merely complicate the existing subject matter. The theme is sustained by the setting of a natural environment. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The message is allowed to minimize the role played by material expressions. The objects Headboard neKist are a point of rescue from delusion. Material one has or lack thereof, is a treacherous reality that Kae Chaps takes into account. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In full circle, the dancing remains uninterrupted despite the dimming lights and the continuous soulful singing by Kae Chaps merging with echoes reimagined to be emanating from the flute savoring the restless caress of the boy’s lips making an artful composition. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Everything else left in this short review is welcome in our dialogue box below. Use the link attached to watch the music video by Kae Chaps.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/co5qked9ZuM?si=ryOhnS23ySHP0Ynx" title="YouTube video player" width="100%"></iframe><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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Last year the list featured Tanaka Chidora for his manuscript Carrying a Country on Your Forehead and in the award's inaugural year Lucille Sambo was longlisted as She Elephant.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNEsX9fIa61D5ygW0Cm1qfMHPD-FWMcMkPeCAmaVtswD1XXqpUpJsxUP9HBGEerKoRg11gArZL2geGFUXH3uKKm-8UrodDWRN49QScC8qdNZsuqsTcLtuocy3q5JfGtFU5SOLl8XgkYqkugDmiVXE_RC7BTPbUZNpSFcDiZrpmNEaM19fPsQ69tFO/s1920/chioniso%20Tsikisayi.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1483" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNEsX9fIa61D5ygW0Cm1qfMHPD-FWMcMkPeCAmaVtswD1XXqpUpJsxUP9HBGEerKoRg11gArZL2geGFUXH3uKKm-8UrodDWRN49QScC8qdNZsuqsTcLtuocy3q5JfGtFU5SOLl8XgkYqkugDmiVXE_RC7BTPbUZNpSFcDiZrpmNEaM19fPsQ69tFO/w309-h400/chioniso%20Tsikisayi.webp" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Chioniso Tsikisayi</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Island Prize is a literary prize that has been curated with the primary aim of helping African writers break into the UK publishing scene. It was founded by Booker-longlisted author Karen Jennings. The prize is open to unpublished debut novelists from all African countries or the diaspora. </span></div></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">From the submitted entries, no more than TEN and fewer than FIVE authors will be</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">invited to submit their full manuscript. These authors will be provided with optional</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">feedback. From this shortlist the winning three entries will be chosen, with prize money of £500 for first, and £200 for each runner-up. The winning three manuscripts will be considered for publication and read by an agent.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The list this year featured 10 manuscripts:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>In Vain</b> by Joao Canoquena (Angola)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lyrics to the Colour Red</b> by Ruby Excel (Ghana)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Landlord of the Evil Forest</b> by Chidinma Iwuoha (Nigeria)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Before the Rapine</b> by Kebba S. Juwara (Gambia)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>When The Shadows Call</b> by Mali Kambandu (Zambia)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Freelance</b> by Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza (Zimbabwe)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Village Bus</b> by Phelelani Makhanya (South Africa)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Outside Where the Rain Falls</b> by Wayne Samuel (Nigeria)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Marionette</b> by Reda Soliman (Egypt)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>What it Means to Outlive a Daughter</b> by Chioniso Tsikisayi (Zimbabwe)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">To be recognized among the 10 novels longlisted from a pool of hundreds of submissions is a true honour. Writing my first novel was a multi-year journey of learning, unlearning, and growth. There were many moments of doubt along the way, but my passion for telling this story kept me going. To see that work acknowledged in this way is deeply humbling and validating. Being longlisted opens doors for connections and discussions that could help take my writing and career to the next level. I'm grateful to the Island Prize judges for their consideration and belief in my story's potential to resonate. - Simbarashe Kundizeza</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Simbarashe Kundizeza</b> is a Harare-based writer whose previous publishing credits include short stories in the 2018 Africa Book Club Short Story Competition anthology and Transition Magazine Issue 131. The writer felt extremely honoured to be part of this exclusive list of writers. He expressed gratitude to the founders of the award and everyone who has been part of his support system. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">To Karen Jennings, Robert Peett and everyone at Holland House Books, thank you for providing this much-needed platform for emerging African writers. To my fellow longlisted authors, congratulations! I am inspired by your talent and your commitment to storytelling. Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this publishing journey so far - your encouragement made this achievement possible. Here's to continuing the conversation my novel hopes to spark. The best is yet to come! - Simbarashe Kundizeza</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Chioniso Tsikisayi is a spoken word poet, writer, filmmaker, and singer based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Her work has appeared in Brittle Paper, Isele Magazine, Litro Magazine and The Kalahari Review. In 2021 she placed third for theIntwasa Short Story Competition 2021. She was a runner-up at the 65th Poetry Slam Africa in 2022 and was selected as a finalist for the African Women Playwrights Network’s festival of plays.</span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><img alt="Simbarashe Kundizeza and Chioniso Tsikisayi longlisted for the 2024 Island Prize" id="id_c64_3263_a73_d29a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1qK1oFo_PKlNGH6l4XoRx0CXnONBZLRIf=s16000" style="font-size: medium; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Simbarashe Kundizeza and Chioniso Tsikisayi longlisted for the 2024 Island Prize" tooltip="" /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">The multi-talented creative won the Canopus Award for Interstellar Writing in Fiction at the NEXUS 2023 Conference and in 2024 she was nominated for Outstanding Poet at the NAMA Awards.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: medium;">Enjoyed reading this news report? 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Thank you.</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-90098030898760953842024-02-25T13:31:00.003+00:002024-03-07T13:12:26.746+00:00Axe Poz and Donne Jovi Go Head-to-Head in the 2nd Bars On Bars Battle Rap Showdown<script async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6051853245810852"></script><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Second card of the Bars On Bars rap League came to light on the 24th of February 2024 at Moto Republik as the battle rap community witnessed a clash between Donne Jove and Axe Poz, In The Dodger Dome.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigEmvTL4K2Gs_2jZxa8IHHR_6KCGx5ra4YFY73sfi4pKJcK13RaRPzj-TBn7B4gao5dxIjnNlxImN-ItqQHjHZKHsCH2QPUVhzq9RYzDF5J44hKEbc4yZIHkNmRaXDMTpvXmHI3TkrrmkRWrjCwtkpDsrgzxOCN1u1kBZqaTuF7o8Ounw4VJtBQbp/s680/Dumi%20vs%20Axe.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Donne vs Axe on stage" border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigEmvTL4K2Gs_2jZxa8IHHR_6KCGx5ra4YFY73sfi4pKJcK13RaRPzj-TBn7B4gao5dxIjnNlxImN-ItqQHjHZKHsCH2QPUVhzq9RYzDF5J44hKEbc4yZIHkNmRaXDMTpvXmHI3TkrrmkRWrjCwtkpDsrgzxOCN1u1kBZqaTuF7o8Ounw4VJtBQbp/w400-h300/Dumi%20vs%20Axe.jpeg" title="Donne vs Axe on stage" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Donne vs Axe on stage</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image Credit: Twitter/BlacPerlZW</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The original setup had Masvingo going against Chitungwiza with Axe Poz representing Masvingo and Linc The Prez representing the latter, but due to personal family commitments Linc Tha Prez had to step down and the decorated Donne Jovi was available to take up the task. Post the Donne Jovi vs RayKaz battle, most culture conversations were petitioning for either of the two to battle Axe Poz next so the setup change did not come as a negative blow on the card.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pre-battle interactions saw the Donne fans claiming that Axe Poz was more advantaged since he had more time to prepare and Axe fans countering that with that Axe Poz initially had material for Linc Tha Prez and had to shift to Donne Jovi 2 weeks before the battle meant they had the same time to prepare. Both emcees managed to deliver a classic battle and were heavy on Schemes, Punches and Wordplay but for Axe his standout attribute was aggression and for Donne, he could freestyle. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">As usual, there was an open mic session and various rappers made it to the stage before the battle the event had performances from Mushona and Nico C.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">As was the first edition, the second edition of Bars On Bars was graced with culture icons, this time Take 5, MC Chita, Cde Fatso, Tulk Munny and Blacperl giving the movement the push it surely deserves. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">No announcements have been made as of yet but as per the released calendar weeks ago, it's most likely that there will be another card end of March.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Check out the </span><span>second edition of Bars On Bars <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=407559891677480">here</a>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Don't just read, become a part of the story! Contribute </span><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">a coffee</a><span> to Greedysouth's journey NOW!</span></span></div>Shepherd "Fir" Muzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779407280054130723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-29098978546177816342024-02-25T12:12:00.003+00:002024-03-07T13:12:26.745+00:00Zimbabwe 2024 NAMA Awards: Full List of Winners<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The 22nd Zimbabwe National Arts Merit </span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Awards (NAMA), were held on Saturday 24 February 2024 under the theme #KWAN22 in appreciation of their return to </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Bulawayo - </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">the city of kings and queens. Earlier this month, the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe announced the nominees for this year's Nama Awards via Facebook, in a video presented by the Chairperson of the Nama Adjudication Committee, Hope Masike.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaneZzu6R1wz5RV-j8LLuYxbNgc3sp7wL6g_0Kg5LUarNovI7_VSbg_frHDOptxIxtNG7TWbfAvaXjggEYkt8DHnQmdUmpueTchwZoSNXhuikpvt5BCrEk-jpO8kqlXsZBnYbDoCxUUbklzA9xOBcDMt0soIV1mdA-msVfUotI2ZQdkjtt_Rm6UA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Zimbabwe NAMA Awards 2024 Winners" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" id="id_e42e_d593_e751_3e34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaneZzu6R1wz5RV-j8LLuYxbNgc3sp7wL6g_0Kg5LUarNovI7_VSbg_frHDOptxIxtNG7TWbfAvaXjggEYkt8DHnQmdUmpueTchwZoSNXhuikpvt5BCrEk-jpO8kqlXsZBnYbDoCxUUbklzA9xOBcDMt0soIV1mdA-msVfUotI2ZQdkjtt_Rm6UA=w400-h400" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" title="NAMA Awards 2024" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">The nominees were selected from submissions and work identified by individual and institutional monitors appointed to track excelling artists. 1280 entries were received, with Bulawayo Province having the most submissions. The music categories had the most submissions, followed by the visual arts.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The Stand-up Comedy category received very few submissions and as a result, it has been scraped from this year's award show.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Here is the full list of winners and nominees for the 2024 <span class="s1">National Arts Merit </span><span class="s1">Awards (NAMA)</span>:</span></h2><div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">DANCE AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Female Dancer</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Ellain Ncube (The Chronicles)</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Deborah Kabongo (Fame in a Frame) [Winner]</span></i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Vanessa Nyoni (Street Battles)</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Male Dancer</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Tichaona Chikara (The Hero)</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Sean Mambwere (The Chronicles) </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Terence Kapesa (A man from Bulawayo)</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Dance Group</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Elysium Magna Dance Theatre</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Guruve Marimba Arts Ensemble</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Salt and Light </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Dance Choreographer</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Deborah Kabongo</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Terence Kapesa </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Sean Mambwere</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">VISUAL ARTS AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">My Daughter by Crystal Vimbanashe Beseni</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Shiriyabvutarekeni by Sea Mpetwa</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Wire Car by Christwish Malunga </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Cultural Dancer by Chenjeri Chiripanyanga</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Humility by Priviledge Garade</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Charging Gorilla by Ray Chataira </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Mixed Media</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">What's Next by Fizani Nkomo</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Scaffolding on Site by Ishmael Marirofa</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Dhunamutuna by Tawanda Takura</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><b><i>Sins of our forefathers</i></b> </span><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Exhibition</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Katundu Katurikwa - Solo Exhibition at National Gallery of Zimbabwe (Harare): Curated by Zvikomborero F. Mandangu</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Pamoyo Sihlengeni - Solo Exhibition at National Gallery of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo): Curated by Doris Kamupira </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Connections - Group Exhibition at National Gallery of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo): Curated by Hajee Ismail Mposa, Sinqobile Shamie Dube, and Doris Kamupira</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">SPOKEN WORD AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Poet</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Ngonidzashe Paradza aka Mambo Guramatunhu </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Shanay Wood</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Chioniso Tsikisayi</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Social Media Skits</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1"><i><b>Admire Takudzwa Mushambi aka Mama Vee</b></i> </span><i><b>[Winner]</b></i></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Theophilus Chigumira aka Mai Kirifodhi</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Kudzanai Chengedza aka Mbuya VaPiyasoni</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">MEDIA AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Journalist – Print</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Sharon Zebra - Alpha Media</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Sindiso Dube - Alpha Media </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Mthabisi Tshuma - Chronicle</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Journalist – Radio</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">MisRed - ZiFM Stereo</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">KVG - Star FM</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1"><b><i>Chamvary - ZiFM Stereo</i></b> </span><i><b>[Winner]</b></i></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Journalist – Television</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Collete Musanyera - Ztv </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Mr Dobbie - NRtv</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding – Online Media</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Khumbulani Muleya - Heart and Soul </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Plot Mhako - earGround Africa</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Jonathan Mbiriyamveka - Gem Nation</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">THEATRE AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Actor</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Farai Clarence Borerwe as Augustine in Beautiful Men</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Douglas Bramsen as Jafar in Aladdin</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Dean Jones as Lage in Aladdin </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Actress</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Charmaine Mujeri as Faith Nehura in Zuva Crumbling </span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Musawenkosi Sibanda as ALL MOTHER: We are One WINNER in Simunye </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Nosizo Gumede as Runyararo I am/was Marah</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Theatrical Production</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Simunye We are One - Directed by Mongi Wekhaya Mthombeni, Produced by Shearwater </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">I am/was Marah - Directed by Lloyd Nyikadzino </span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Zuva Crumbling - Directed by Tafadzwa Bob Mutumbi</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Director</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Sandy Bradrick for Aladdin</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Lloyd Nyikadzino for I am/was Marah [Winner]</span></i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Tafadzwa Bob Mutumbi for Zuva Crumbling & Beautiful Men</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">LITERARY AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding First Creative Published Work</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">The Train House on Lobengula Street by Fatima Kara </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">A Somber Graveyard Tale by Christopher Madala</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">UQhondisile MaKhumalo by Kephas Sibanda</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Children’s Book</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Sloba and the Crocodile Tears by Martin Chayambuka</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">A Day in the Park by Audrey Chirenje</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">The Haunted Pumpkin by Mai Sarungano Folktales </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Fiction Book</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Whatever Happened to Rick Astley by Byrony Rheam</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">The Magic and Masala by Violet Kee-Tul</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">UKhetiwe by Zibusiso Mabonisa </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Poetry Book</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Looking for Mother by Nkosiyazi Kan Kajiri</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Shamhu yezera renyu by Memory Chirere </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Tesserae: A mosaic of poems by Zimbabwean women - Compiled and edited by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure and Marian Christie</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Actor</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Everson K. Chieza as Jabulani in The November Promise </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Alex Ayanda Marova as Sgora in High School Diary</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Felix Machingambi as Comrade in Comrade</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Actress</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Auxillia Mucharevei as Nomsa in Destiny</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Munashe Goromonzi as Tsitsi in The November Promise </span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Bonakele Agnes Ncube as Dudu in High School Diary </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Music Video</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Famba - Anita Jaxson, directed by Taurai Zidya</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Harare to Mutare - Shingai ft Bryan K, directed by Jonathan Samukange</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1"><b><i>Damage - Tahle We Dzinza, directed by Jonathan Samukange</i></b> </span><i><b>[Winner]</b></i></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Screen Production (Television)</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">The November Promise - Derby Bheta</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">High School Diary - John Mabuyane </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">DNA Show - Tinashe Mugabe </span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Screen Production (Short Length Film)</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Maoko akandirera by Tinashe Dhorobeni</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Daughter of the Soil by Derrick Manieca </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">A few dollars more by Jabu Mudzvova</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Screen Production (Full-Length Film)</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">White Yet Black by Steve Chikosi </span></i></b><b><i>[Winner]</i></b></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Comrade by Stephen Mutsago & Abel Silungwe</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">MUSIC AWARDS</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Newcomer</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; 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font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1"><b><i>Enzo Ishall</i></b> </span><i><b>[Winner]</b></i></li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Song</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">One by One - Julian King ft Saintfloew</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><b><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Raroorwa - Enzo Ishall </span>[Winner]</b></i></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; 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margin: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">People's Choice Award</span></h3><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Voltz JT</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Saintfloew</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Holy Ten</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1"><i><b>Winky D</b></i> </span><i><b>[Winner]</b></i></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 11px;"></span><span class="s1">Mai Kirifodhi</span></li></ul> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-31214832924122978692024-02-23T17:59:00.003+00:002024-03-07T13:12:26.746+00:00Album in Focus: Muna Jumbo by Michael Magz <p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">When Michael Magz comes to mind, it is often that the thought that follows is Holy Ten. The New Bhundu Boyz as they called themselves. A skin that the duo has now shedded. Yet a cloud of that success still hangs over Michael Magz. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XxGUZF2chyI17sx17iv8oaFGfpRjhp5ioo8ET5VVfPvJrWXa5SdYUPXaph6cWLBIzHuTRcTZuKWkq8DQ4gUkJjzdSMUDk74MLntApo_-xgpmHPShI4whPdj307Q7p6pbro16SzRhM0L99aO2_aVFXhjCAc-Rh9XRH535fTNB6ySbq-TR3L5SrECa/s1241/Michael%20Magz%20Muna%20Jumbo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Michael Magz - Muna Jumbo album zip mp3 download" border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1241" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XxGUZF2chyI17sx17iv8oaFGfpRjhp5ioo8ET5VVfPvJrWXa5SdYUPXaph6cWLBIzHuTRcTZuKWkq8DQ4gUkJjzdSMUDk74MLntApo_-xgpmHPShI4whPdj307Q7p6pbro16SzRhM0L99aO2_aVFXhjCAc-Rh9XRH535fTNB6ySbq-TR3L5SrECa/w400-h399/Michael%20Magz%20Muna%20Jumbo.jpeg" title="Michael Magz - Muna Jumbo" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">This is nothing new to music. Whenever great duos have come together, there's always been one that's seen as more talented. One people think can survive and flourish as a solo act. That was always seen as Holy Ten in this instance, but Michael Magz is certainly proving he's not a wilting flower without the backing of Samanyanga Sounds.</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Muna Jumbo might be Michael Magz's debut album but it's not his first big step as a solo act. However Muna Jumbo is already proving it's going to succeed where Canaan EP failed just 4 months ago. Well maybe I should say it's going to build a much larger platform for him, on the foundation of Canaan EP's small successes. While they were more than a few times I felt that Holy Ten was the missing piece to a song while listening to Muna Jumbo, it certainly establishes him as his own man.</span></p><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">However with these reflections shared, I have to say Muna Jumbo is not a very good album. Seemingly earning it's name from the road Michael Magz grew up in, the album title brought expectations of stories from home. The tale of Michael Magz's roots. While he does give us some of that, this album feels like it's everywhere. You would think he was unsure of the recipe following and then decided to just throw everything in.</span></p><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Muna Jumbo gives us an experience of Michael Magz the rapper, Michael Magz the Dancehall artist and Michael Magz the singer. The different sides of him are all producing good songs but with everything forced to fit together on this album, you get an something that has no cohesion. It could've been two very decent EPs if just curated better.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The only thing truly consistent on Muna Jumbo is how much Michael Magz talks about his car. It doesn't feel like his bragging though but more like he's finally living the life he used dream about. And I understand it though. Let me just get an electric wheelchair and you won't hear me shut up about it. I'll be sending out tweets like, "We used to get pushed, now we push to start".</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">But then with everything about cohesion said, you have to ask yourself if the market really cares for the careful curation of an album? Michael Magz goes from a punchline rich rap "Intro", into the vibrant Zimdancehall sounding collaboration "Gudhu Plan" with Killer T, into the melodic "Chiheavy". For an album it's a very questionable transition. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjdSc53xXUEylCjXvQNckcJ_obZC1rX9m3JKgt96LRLId0j_V5bgoQPX29dK69Ul9-8sfQ7_AveZrnl5jYmPtHlk8Vc45VFSpGxNfxjx2YqbPUIaobvgT4fnaUJ3z2SBuoihKpURC7FyvY5wBoqi1eSKu96cCZM2VYac2m79YzstTV4UbesRihhd1/s1241/Muna%20Jumbo%20back.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Michael Magz - Muna Jumbo zip mp3 download" border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="1241" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjdSc53xXUEylCjXvQNckcJ_obZC1rX9m3JKgt96LRLId0j_V5bgoQPX29dK69Ul9-8sfQ7_AveZrnl5jYmPtHlk8Vc45VFSpGxNfxjx2YqbPUIaobvgT4fnaUJ3z2SBuoihKpURC7FyvY5wBoqi1eSKu96cCZM2VYac2m79YzstTV4UbesRihhd1/w400-h393/Muna%20Jumbo%20back.jpeg" title="Michael Magz - Muna Jumbo" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Not only sonically but in subject matter. It goes from poignant storytelling of his life and upbringing, into talking about taking a moment to celebrate, then romance. However isn't that how the typical Zimbabwean music fans playlist goes? So can we really say the album was wrongly sequenced when it somehow fits into the Zimbabwean music space?</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">As a rap fan and a fan of Hiphop, I would give this album as experience a 5/10 at best. But if I ignore all the standards of what makes a good and I treat this like a compilation of singles, my appreciation grows to 6.5/10. The rap fan in me is fed by tracks like <b>Intro</b>, <b>Dhaza</b>, <b>1774 Flows</b>, <b>I told you</b>, <b>Ndee</b> ft Bagga and <b>Outro</b>. While my Dancehall and Afrobeats side gets to enjoy</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> everything else. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Sorry</b> ft Freeman is certainly one of my standout favourites and it makes you see the genius bit of Michael Magz casting a wide net with all these different genres. For whatever it lacks, Muna Jumbo will certainly win him fans from the general public. The Hiphop heads will be groaning with disappointment, but music is a business after all.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Greedysouth rating: 5.9/10</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" id="id_3241_9240_f765_8f02" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/425ZxvDc9Zw2KHbyfBVs0K?si=Hnlylt8YQiGPg6pDsZL2hg" width="300"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p></div>Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-57557537640843462002024-02-23T15:29:00.006+00:002024-03-07T13:12:26.746+00:00Varaidzo "Vee" Kativhu honoured with one of the UK Prime Minister's Points of Light awards<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Vee Kativhu was recently honoured with one of the UK Prime Minister's Points of Light awards. Kativhu received the award in recognition of her work as an educational activist with her platform Empowered by Vee. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIKQX-vb7YDh_kBsB8DlFiJEMOFCEwc2eUZz74ilpGLSpLftZz14jCQvLQFK-_hwFs0ZOEMWyFaglKRix9WskMnKm2hA0RCrfocwLj27jrS6QT6aMNynGLQ6v5qH-JcxVGeLCr6VoCPZr7rU2VFMbe9HasdGlM4cuE0MzwdJ8QdFeveVxfwFmOEYC/s800-rw/Vee%20Kativhu%20Prince%20Harry.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Varaidzo "Vee" Kativhu and Prince Harry" border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIKQX-vb7YDh_kBsB8DlFiJEMOFCEwc2eUZz74ilpGLSpLftZz14jCQvLQFK-_hwFs0ZOEMWyFaglKRix9WskMnKm2hA0RCrfocwLj27jrS6QT6aMNynGLQ6v5qH-JcxVGeLCr6VoCPZr7rU2VFMbe9HasdGlM4cuE0MzwdJ8QdFeveVxfwFmOEYC/w400-h274/Vee%20Kativhu%20Prince%20Harry.webp" title="Varaidzo "Vee" Kativhu and Prince Harry" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vee Kativhu and Prince Harry during the 2023 Diana Awards</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Every week day the Prime Minister recognises an inspirational volunteer with the Daily Point of Light award.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 16px;"><img alt="" id="id_7fa5_5c64_20cc_c1ab" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UwnppUnNTCj0NoOV3TF8CFiBpZyCNOkk" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></i></div><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vee Kativhu's letter from the UK Prime Minister</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">Image: Twitter/VeeKativhu</i></span></div></span><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">With the award, Kativhu received a letter from the Prime Minister expressing his gratitude for her efforts in improving access to education for thousands. The educational activist in turn wrote a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to reaffirm his support of education by allocating 15% of aid towards global education efforts.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><blockquote><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Echoing your words, Prime Minister, “Education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet.” It’s a powerful tool that promises brighter futures for young individuals often sidelined. </span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Yet, with over a quarter of a billion children worldwide deprived of schooling, the reduction in the UK’s funding for global education presents a paradox to our shared objectives. </span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">In this light, I urge the UK government and all political entities to reaffirm their commitment to education by allocating 15% of aid towards global education, as per the global benchmark. - Vee Kativhu</span></blockquote><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Kativhu's "Empowered by Vee" seeks to </span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">bridge the gap between student ability and self-belief</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> to restore academic confidence. It has over 17,000 students in its network and has so far had more than 2,000 conference attendees. Kativhu's educational YouTube channel has also amassed over 275,000 followers and hundreds of thousands of views.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" id="id_44a_8641_4219_7913" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wnYwuxMQTNIluGsgx6DCJ-IQGth_mxQY" style="height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 353px;" title="" tooltip="" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Vee Kativhu's Points of Light certificate</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Image: Twitter/VeeKativhu</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="s1"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.greedysouth.co.zw/2023/06/varaidzo-vee-kativhu-co-hosts-2023.html">Varaidzo "Vee" Kativhu</a> is a recent graduate of both Oxford and Harvard Universities. She has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to diversity and empowerment, receiving accolades such as the Diana Award Legacy Award from Princes Harry and William, the United Kingdom Rare Rising Star award from Members of the UK Parliament, and the Diversity Champion award from Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Kativhu is also a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals selected by the United Nations for the 2022-2024 period. In June this year, Kativhu (a former Diana Award winner herself) co-hosted the 2023 Diana Awards with Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and hopes to continue working alongside other changemakers to address the pressing issue of the 130 million girls who are currently out of school.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950661276975078670.post-59090469922915391242024-02-22T20:45:00.010+00:002024-03-07T13:12:26.746+00:0010 Zimbabwean Podcasts you need to checkout in 2024<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The Zimbabwean podcast space has been ever-expanding, with more and more creatives entering the space with content on each and every subject. In our hope to help you navigate the options, we sent out a tweet asking our followers for their favorites and we did some research of our own (A few searches on Google and podcast platforms).</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">We tried to check out as many Zimbabwean podcasts as we could, to give you our 10 favorites across different categories to give a listen to this year. They range from sports, interviews, and social commentary to literature and hilarious know-it-alls. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Here is our list of 10 Zimbabwean podcasts you need to check out this year:</span></h2><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><h2 style="font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The Clubhouse End Podcast</span></h2><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6F3z3wYnWS34yy2n2Nt4vSPuIR36ywLU3n-0RpJtsEmK3IxJpjvnrau80RriBk9ft7S6PC6J6HUh6awPOQupYV-6-XcKfR8n_bdN4j3qZ_6yHuqUIDVdsBjoFePFCjykbJIIVuqW_ckTmqfEY6YyFpKVmc3CnVin2zn0n0gEJNkrhy7a4eXW3Un6/s600/zimbabwe%20podcast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Zimbabwean Podcasts you need to checkout in 2024" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6F3z3wYnWS34yy2n2Nt4vSPuIR36ywLU3n-0RpJtsEmK3IxJpjvnrau80RriBk9ft7S6PC6J6HUh6awPOQupYV-6-XcKfR8n_bdN4j3qZ_6yHuqUIDVdsBjoFePFCjykbJIIVuqW_ckTmqfEY6YyFpKVmc3CnVin2zn0n0gEJNkrhy7a4eXW3Un6/w400-h400/zimbabwe%20podcast.jpg" title="Zimbabwean Podcasts you need to checkout in 2024" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Hosted by Larry Kwirirayi, </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1WUupD4dajaBFJ7daIfnKe" id="id_eb4b_503b_aba2_26db" style="font-size: 16px;">The Clubhouse End</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> is a podcast focused on Zimbabwean cricket. From organizational changes to squad selection, it covers everything.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><img alt="Larry Kwirirayi Mugabe and Me" id="id_bde5_ecca_6715_4eb6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1r-URmCVBUwEpnmUjH2ficBZsPciArGgm=s16000" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Larry Kwirirayi Mugabe and Me" tooltip="" /><br /></p><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Side note: Larry Kwirirayi also recently released a three-part limited podcast called <a href="https://afripods.africa/episode/the-roots-and-the-awakening/879bea55-0281-42af-9901-90db913ba77a">Mugabe and Me</a>. The podcast explores his relationship with the complicated legacy of Robert Mugabe on what would have been his 100th birthday week. </span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><h2 style="font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Byo Podcast</span></h2><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><img alt="Byo Podcast Ingxoxo-99 podcast" id="id_7cd5_2e19_f346_e5b1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1B64LMPe-Udq9O9HWBHgyChVxnsrcgHMQ=s16000" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Byo Podcast Ingxoxo-99 podcast" tooltip="" /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The premise of the </span><a href="https://linktr.ee/ByoPodcast_Ingxoxo99?fbclid=PAAaZ8OfMB5_RgFqSxKVQ9VpQqr-pbunJa4jt37oYzHEqyhrTyKp-FX3btI5E_aem_AUtmpGCHvIqeIBfxfYlaWH6eUPpva8uUMqN-AHCKlEFa44ksgUAcRGtU_OpcURNMN5A" id="id_fd90_9ace_4d69_e95f" style="font-size: 16px;">Byo Podcast Ingxoxo-99</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> podcast is a chat (ingxoxo) between unemployed/unfocused youths discussing the latest trending news. The conversations are often filled with relatable humour and sometimes the podcast hosts guests such as artists and content creators.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Dirty Chai with Chio</span></h2><div><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="Dirty Chai with Chio Hosted by Chioneso Sakutukwa" id="id_9cd3_b025_ab6d_62d1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1RLNfeWqhhbqwRBrSNyldwJOHw7IMfEp5=s16000" style="font-weight: 400; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Dirty Chai with Chio Hosted by Chioneso Sakutukwa" tooltip="" /></span></div><div><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Hosted by Chioneso Sakutukwa, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3OYZhWCmFlIHAJgEjh8ck5?si=-ojzmR81Q3CL1DR-pRGg0A">Dirty Chai with Chio</a> is a career podcast, centred on business and career mindset. It features candid conversations exploring the essential elements of career triumphs, discussions on habits to achieve different types of success and embracing transformative mindset shifts. No matter your current career/life path, Dirty Chai will discuss experiences that cross over and touch people in all areas of life.</span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><h2 style="font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Let Loose With Dennis</span></h2><div><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="Let Loose With Dennis" id="id_a328_4c7d_c68f_d954" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12-e7BjO3HFVX9HNVvwJQV4797MNmwLPa=s16000" style="font-weight: 400; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Let Loose With Dennis" tooltip="" /></span></div><div><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Hosted by media personality Dennis Shoko, <a href="https://youtu.be/lVpkUH7qaJQ?si=52H_KfMa-3Ag6Uae">Let Loose With Dennis</a> is an interview show where Dennis has a laid-back chat with almost anyone. The podcast has featured the likes of presidential hopeful Robert Chapman, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, Tich Mataz and NAMA-winning comedian King Kandoro among others.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><h2 style="font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;">Ihwi</span></h2><div><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="Ihwi Hosted by Rutendo Chichaya" id="id_c580_5de2_28d_303f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1tZn2BGVw1NPkQBApURepwSTFF5mV_GOf=s16000" style="font-weight: 400; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Ihwi Hosted by Rutendo Chichaya" tooltip="" /></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Hosted by Rutendo Chichaya, <a href="https://tr.ee/SkgWhn-Dbp">Ihwi</a> is a series of conversations with various storytellers from Zimbabwe and beyond. The podcast features conversations with authors, bloggers, poets, animators and mural artists among other storytellers.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;">The Digitally Native Podcast</span></h2><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><img alt="The Digitally Native Podcast Hosted by Fungai Machirori" id="id_9e17_7d2e_3ab0_2f5d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1tHDMi6z2-HjJSJzbct5EAW2kQNSlvRfA=s16000" style="font-size: medium; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Hosted by Fungai Machirori" tooltip="" /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Hosted by Fungai Machirori, <a href="https://www.digitallynativepodcast.com/" id="id_4745_644e_4ecb_723b">The Digitally Native Podcast</a> podcast explores what it means to be digital, and to live digital lives from an African perspective. It features various personal reflections from Fungai and interviews with experts. It is focused on topics and trends around digital and social media, and digital innovation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;">As Told By Us </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><img alt="As Told By Us Podcast" id="id_500c_6f02_4ed4_309f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1LuTdNi5fken99fVAK8yjk7CQ1Ze2OKf2=s16000" style="height: auto; width: 353px;" title="As Told By Us Podcast" tooltip="" /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6ATY2azot4kP0jebKgW743">As Told By Us</a> is a weekly podcast where four professional millennials discuss living in Zimbabwe and the process of figuring life out through various topical issues. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;">Friday Drinks</span></h2><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="ZFN Capital's Friday Drinks" id="id_fe80_1ae9_8e0a_6c93" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12oXGxEn9nl2EWDNVpOFqBeiZgUj75WPI=s16000" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="ZFN Capital's Friday Drinks" tooltip="" /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">ZFN Capital's </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ZFNCapitalFridayDrinks/videos" style="font-size: 16px;">Friday Drinks</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> hosts conversations reflecting on current affairs and government policy over a tipple. The podcast is both insightful and entertaining as it deftly infuses serious discussions on policies affecting our daily lives.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;">In This Economy</span></h2><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="In This Economy is hosted by Kim Nyajeka" id="id_aac2_23e0_58b1_deb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1jrAgIzm2nzFfqkylWE4JX-Qxlrv9_145=s16000" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="In This Economy is hosted by Kim Nyajeka" tooltip="" /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/44jlpxqs7zN7Zz9vQuMxCP">In This Economy</a> is hosted by Kim Nyajeka and it explores how the the current economic environment is impacting the everyday lives of young people around the world.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;">Black & Forth</span></h2><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="Black and Forth features King Kandoro & Munashe Chirisa" id="id_b42b_2042_8f9b_a433" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18RMubLMeTBtbT-Vo52WBCPTQpEgG0dNR=s16000" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; height: auto; width: 353px;" title="Black and Forth Podcast" tooltip="" /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19.1px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@backandforthpod" style="font-size: 16px;">Black and Forth</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> features King Kandoro & Munashe Chirisa sitting down and discussing at length things they know nothing about. It's a hilarious conversation about anything and everything. Well worth every second.</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">What Zimbabwean podcasts are you listening to? Let us know in the comments </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoyed reading this news report? Support Greedysouth by <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/greedysouth">buying the team a cup of coffee</a>. Your support assists in the production of such quality reports. Thank you. </span></p> Tafadzwa Madzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838264817381020088noreply@blogger.com2