Saturday, 4pm Afro-Jazz. Kudzie Kayz is a Zimbabwean guitarist, singer and session musician. He sings and plays Afro-Jazz fused in an original mix of indigenous African sounds and contemporary urban styles with a strong Afro soul feel. Moreover he is a successful actor and model. Kayz’s musical gift was discovered during his primary level where…
Friday, 6:45pm World music. Adding on to his 2018 debut “Mavambo”, 2020 Lockdown video of “Sango” and 2021 hit track “YoriraNgoma”, Mr. Matiure is a passionate scholar holding an Honours in Music Business, Musicology and Technology and contributes to Zimbabwean musical literature and performance. Despite the Pandemic, Taffie has managed to create digital platforms to…
Sunday, 5:45pm Marimba. Pamuzinda was established in 1990 in Highfield, a high-density suburb in the capital city of Zimbabwe, where resources are scarce and social as well as economical problems are a hindrance to the development of art and culture, especially among young people. The group was officially launched at a St Mary’s New Highfield…
Saturday, 6:15pm World music. Zimbabwe’s Munyaradzi Nyamarebvu performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit. Backed by the distinctive timbral qualities of a Zimbabwean mbira based guitar sound alongside indigenous instruments such as hosho, marimba and “mbira dzevadzimu”, he draws his influences from Shona traditional folk rhythms. Munya’s music addresses African, Ubuntu…
Saturday, 7pm Afrobeat. Maizon is a Zimbabwean afro jazz musician, song writer, a masterful story teller and lyricist. He grew up as part of CHIPAWO (children workshops on performing arts) working with Tisa Chifunyise, the wife of Steven Chifunyise. He studied ethnomusicology at the Zimbabwe College of Music and worked as music instructor and arts…
Friday, 8:15pm Afro Pop. What happens when the respected, ancient sounds of Mbira music of Zimbabwe are artistically blended with modern musics of Africa plus energetic yet elegant stagework? Well, people dance to the rhythmic magic, sing along to lyrics that speak to them and cry with laughter about the bizarre and sometimes heartbreaking stories…