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As black Zimbabweans fought their last battles against the colonial Ian Douglas Smith-led Rhodesia Front (RF) in the 1970s, music had become part of the revolution.
In the rural areas, the masses would gather during the night for all-night pungwes (open-air political meetings) where freedom fighters educated them about the war, as well as boost their morale through song and dance for most of the night.
One of Zimbabwe’s greatest music composers, Dickson Chingaira, aka Cde Chinx, passed away on Friday, plunging the arts and music industry into mourning.
Zimbabwe’s iconic revolutionary musician, Cde Chinx Chingaira, has died at the age of 61.
Cde Chinx has been rumoured dead twice before and the latest hoax forced his family to release his frail picture while in hospital.
Veteran Chimurenga singer Dickson Chingaira who is popularly known as Cde Chinx is still admitted at West End Hospital.
By Mtandazo Dube First it was the son Julian Marley, then the backing group I Threes, before settling for what looked like a definite, Rita Marley, to come to Zimbabwe and collect legendary Bob Marley’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Harare this Thursday. The Julian and I Threes projects suffered still births. Rita has since said […]
Liberation struggle musician Dickson “Cde Chinx” Chingaira is admitted at St Anne’s Hospital in Harare, battling an ailment that is still to be diagnosed. The musician has been in and out of hospital for the past 10 months and says a burning sensation runs through his body. The excruciating pain spreads from legs to the […]
At the recently held Zima awards, Cde Chinx brought his two wives to the stage to share with him the joy of receiving a house in Mabelreign. According to media reports, the house will have two master bedrooms to accommodate the two wives.
Cde Chinx (Dickson Chingaira)’s woes of shuttling between the dormitory towns of Chitungwiza and Norton for his two wives are over — thanks to the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima).
Cde Chinx is a happy man. The musician is basking in the glory of an honour bestowed upon him by the Zimbabwe Music Awards. He has been selected in the Chairman’s Award category of this year’s ZIMA to be held next month.