Award-winning musician Winky D has won widespread praise following the release of his new song Chivanhu, with commentators describing it as a powerful reflection on culture, identity, governance and the state of Zimbabwean society.
Few musicians in Zimbabwean history have left a cultural imprint as deep and enduring as Leonard Dembo, the shy sungura maestro whose music became the soundtrack of a generation while his own life unfolded in quiet personal struggle.
Musician Shingai Shoniwa has released a new single, “Mhondoro,” using music to raise awareness about environmental protection, river communities and Zimbabwean cultural identity. The song forms part of the global EarthSonic Flow project linking water stories from across the world.
ZimLinkUp, the flagship cultural event of the Zimbabwean diaspora in the UK, is set to return with its most ambitious edition yet, as organisers unveil an expanded experience that fuses music, community, and celebration on an unprecedented scale.
Bulawayo is preparing for a major music spectacle as top local and regional performers gather for the Harris Music Festival, marking the close of this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.
Zimbabwean-American artist Draze released a new single titled No, featuring legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo, ahead of Zimbabwe’s Independence Day celebrations on April 18.
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) ceased to be merely an events venue. It became something far more consequential, a living archive of Zimbabwean musical heritage, reassembled, reinterpreted, and performed in real time.
In the smoky beer halls of Bulawayo in the late 1970s, a young man with restless feet and a voice that seemed to rise from the red earth itself began to rewrite what it meant to sing in Ndebele.
