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News Zimbabwe » Music: Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwe and world music star, dies at 66

News channel or source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/23/18399120/oliver-mtukudzi-zimbabwe-and-world-music-star-dies-at-66
Published on: Wednesday 23 January 2019

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News Zimbabwe » Music: Zimbabwe’s Powerful Music of Struggle

News channel or source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/zimbabwes-powerful-music-of-struggle
Published on: Monday 19 March 2018

In April of 1980, when Bob Marley arrived to headline the independence celebrations that would see Rhodesia become Zimbabwe, his song “Zimbabwe,” the centerpiece of the “Survival” album, was the most ...

News Zimbabwe » Music: Zimbabwean music star Mtukudzi declared a national hero

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/zimbabwean-music-star-mtukudzi-declared-national-hero-172137212.html
Published on: Thursday 24 January 2019

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Thursday June 30, 2011 file photo, Zimbabwe music superstar, Oliver Mutukudzi plays in his music academy in Norton ...

News Zimbabwe » Music: Chiwoniso Plays Zimbabwean 'Rebel' Music

News channel or source: https://www.wshu.org/2008-10-14/chiwoniso-plays-zimbabwean-rebel-music
Published on: Tuesday 14 October 2008

Zimbabwean singer Chiwoniso grew up on a soundtrack of Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and even Mozart. But her father, an ethnomusicologist, made sure that she also knew the songs ...

News Zimbabwe » Music: Music legend Oliver Mtukudzi is given national hero status in Zimbabwe

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/africa/oliver-mtukudzi-zimbabwe-national-hero/
Published on: Wednesday 23 January 2019

Mtukudzi was one the country’s most celebrated musicians and the Zimbabwe arts regulating body wrote to the President to seek the status for him. “He deserves the status because of his hard work and ...

News Zimbabwe » Music: Zimbabwe: Chimurenga & Tuku Music | African Jazz | All About Jazz

News channel or source: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/zimbabwe-chimurenga-and-tuku-music-by-aaj-staff
Published on: Friday 14 November 2003

In all the focus the Western world has placed on the individual, it has lost sight of the family—both immediate and extended versions, encompassing the members of a shared culture. In part that's due ...

News Zimbabwe » Music: Is music producer Oskido Zimbabwean? All you need to know

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/entertainment/music/is-music-producer-oskido-zimbabwean-all-you-need-to-know/ar-AA23EELy
Published on: Wednesday 20 May 2026

Oskido found himself at the centre of a raging social media debate after a major revelation about his nationality left South Africans completely shocked.

News Zimbabwe » Music: New Mexico's Polyphony Marimba plays traditional Zimbabwe music at The Music Village

News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/mexicos-polyphony-marimba-plays-traditional-092109836.html
Published on: Tuesday 22 August 2023

SOUTH BEND — The Music Village presents “Concert & Conversation: A Cultural Music Pop-Up with Polyphony Marimba” at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at 333 S. Michigan St. Peter and Karyna Swing formed Polyphony ...

News Zimbabwe » Music: Zimbabwe and world music star Oliver Mtukudzi dies at 66

News channel or source: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/zimbabwe-music-star-oliver-mtukudzi-dies-in-harare-at-66/
Published on: Tuesday 22 January 2019

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans ...