Rest In Peace Chiwoniso Maraire
Zimbabwean musician Chiwoniso Maraire, died on July 24, 2013, at age 37. Doreen Gaura pays tribute to the revolutionary mbira player, spiritual songstress and gifted lyricist. Dear Chiwoniso, You may not know me, but I have known you for about 20 years now. The first time I met you was back in […]
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Socially conscious rhymes and hipster swag; sexy dance moves and magical mbira; traditional Shona sounds and contemporary jazz skills; rock, traditional Japanese, Colombian cumbia music and electro…the recent Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) got bodies from different racial and social walks of life, some even from as far as Europe, the U.S. and […]