Zimbabwe Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/zimbabwe/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:32:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Zimbabwe Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/zimbabwe/ 32 32 67616479 Syndicated Loverboy – Oliver Mtukudzi in Kwekwe https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/syndicated-loverboy-oliver-mtukudzi-in-kwekwe/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/syndicated-loverboy-oliver-mtukudzi-in-kwekwe/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:32:48 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573608 Recent damning revelations about Zimbabwean superstar, Oliver Mtukudzi’s paternal negligence divided public opinion. This piece revisits the songs Tuku wrote in the heat of his family controversies and libertine adventures. What influence did Kwekwe have on his career over his decade there with his new family and an abused daughter from his first marriage?

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/syndicated-loverboy-oliver-mtukudzi-in-kwekwe/feed/ 0 573608 Stella Chiweshe: Zimbabwe’s mbira queen, rebel music star and pioneer https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/stella-chiweshe-zimbabwes-mbira-queen-rebel-music-star-and-pioneer/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/stella-chiweshe-zimbabwes-mbira-queen-rebel-music-star-and-pioneer/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:46:27 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572682 She paved the way for women to play the mbira – and then took the ancient tradition global.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/stella-chiweshe-zimbabwes-mbira-queen-rebel-music-star-and-pioneer/feed/ 0 572682 “Harare Voices and Beyond” – Confessional family drama extraordinaire: A welcome addition to the canon https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/harare-voices-and-beyond-confessional-family-drama-extraordinaire-a-welcome-addition-to-the-canon/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/harare-voices-and-beyond-confessional-family-drama-extraordinaire-a-welcome-addition-to-the-canon/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:51:29 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572665 Child abuse, domestic violence, and incest all find a voice in Chatora’s new book: Harare Voices and Beyond which offers a difficult but essential read.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/harare-voices-and-beyond-confessional-family-drama-extraordinaire-a-welcome-addition-to-the-canon/feed/ 0 572665 The return of Andrew Chatora…Harare Voices and Beyond https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-return-of-andrew-chatora-harare-voices-and-beyond/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-return-of-andrew-chatora-harare-voices-and-beyond/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:57:29 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72350 The UK based Zimbabwean author, Andrew Chatora, has yet another new novel on the way! This is the third novel in three years from the fast rising writer from Mutare. It is called Harare Voices and Beyond. Preview by Memory Chirere, University of Zimbabwe.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-return-of-andrew-chatora-harare-voices-and-beyond/feed/ 0 72350 Harare Open Book Festival attracts star power for its maiden edition https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/harare-open-book-festival-attracts-star-power-for-its-maiden-edition/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/harare-open-book-festival-attracts-star-power-for-its-maiden-edition/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:24:17 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72339 The Harare Open Book Festival (HOBF), launched on October 29, will complement the efforts of Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) and Harare Literature Festival (Litfest).

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