This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Zimbabwe.

Musical groups

Barura Express Leonard Tazvivinga Dembo, also Musoro We Nyoka (born Kwangwari Gwaindepi; 29 December 1959 in Chivi – 9 April 1996), was a Zimbabwean guitar-band musician and member of the bands Barura Express and The Outsiders. Incorporating traditional Shona ...

– band *

Bhundu Boys The Bhundu Boys were a Zimbabwean band that played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco, country, and pop influences. Their style became known as jit, and is quite popular across Africa, with some international succ ...

– jit and

chimurenga music Chimurenga music is a Zimbabwean popular music genre coined and popularized by Thomas Mapfumo. ''Chimurenga'' is a Shona language word for liberation, which entered common usage during the Rhodesian Bush War. The word's modern interpretation has ...

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Hohodza Portia Gwanzura & Hohodza Band is a UK based Zimbabwean band formed in 1992. One of its main aims is to promote Zimbabwean culture. History Formation The band members were mainly self-taught, drawing heavily on their traditional musical and danc ...

– band *

Mbira dzeNharira Mbira DzeNharira was formed by Tendayi Gahamadze in 1987 in Norton, a town 40 km west of Harare. To date they have released 11 CD and 3 DVD albums. Background Mbira dzeNharira revolutionized the sound of mbira by electrifying and rearrangi ...

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mbira Mbira ( ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and p ...

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Mechanic Manyeruke and the Puritans Mechanic Manyeruke and the Puritans are a Zimbabwean gospel music group. Mechanic Manyeruke, the founder of the group (born 16 August 1942) is regarded as one of the top five notable gospel music pioneers in Zimbabwe. Although Mechanic Manyer ...

– gospel music group *

R.U.N.N. family R.U.N.N. Family were a Zimbabwean musical group that had several hits in the 1980s, whose songs combined mbira-inspired music with reggae and rhumba influences.R.U.N.N. Family AllMusic.com biography [] Background The group was made up of siblings ...

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-inspired

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the ...

and

rhumba Rhumba, also known as ballroom rumba, is a genre of ballroom music and ballroom dance, dance that appeared in the East Coast of the United States during the 1930s. It combined American big band music with Afro-Cuban rhythms, primarily the son cub ...

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Siyaya ''Siyaya'' (sometimes known as ''Siyaya Arts'') are a music, dance and theatre group from Makokoba, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Origin Siyaya formed in 1989 and were originally known as Nostalgic Actors and Singers Alliance (NASA). They started with 5 me ...

– music and dance group

Musicians

Flint Bedrock Edson Masunda (born 27 April 1985), better known by his stage name Flint Bedrock, is a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter and music producer. Born in Seke, Harare Flint moved to London at the age of 17 before settling in Leeds in 2005 where he began ...

(born 1985) – pop singer-songwriter *

Mkhululi Bhebhe Mkhululi Bhebhe (born 5 April 1984 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean contemporary gospel music vocalist. Career In 2008, Bhebhe entered the '' East and Southern African Idols'' show held in Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi ( ) is the Capital city, ...

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Musekiwa Chingodza Musekiwa Chingodza is a Zimbabwean mbira and marimba player and teacher. He was born in 1970 in Zimbabwe. Biography Musekiwa Chingodza was born in Mwangara village, Murewa, Zimbabwe, in 1970. He began playing mbira at the age of five and is se ...

(born 1970) –

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marimba The marimba () is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the timbr ...

player * Chirikure Chirikure (born 1962) – musician and songwriter *

Stella Chiweshe Stella Chiweshe (also Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati, Mbuya Stella Chiweshe, or Stella Nekati Chiweshe; 8 July 1946 – 20 January 2023) was a Zimbabwean musician. She was known internationally for her singing and pla ...

(born 1946) – mbira player and singer-songwriter *

Dizzy Dee Desire Sibanda (born 17 December 1985) is a Zimbabwean reggae singer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Dizzy Dee. He moved to Australia in 2007 and currently resides in Melbourne where he performs and works as a disk jockey on a re ...

(1999–1999) – Australia-based

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Leonard Dembo Leonard Tazvivinga Dembo, also Musoro We Nyoka (born Kwangwari Gwaindepi; 29 December 1959 in Chivi – 9 April 1996), was a Zimbabwean guitar-band musician and member of the bands Barura Express and The Outsiders. Incorporating traditional Shona ...

(1959–1996) – guitarist and singer-songwriter; member of the band

Leonard Zhakata Leonard "Karikoga" Zhakata (born . 25 June 1968) is a Zimbabwean musician and singer. He writes and sings mainly in his native Shona tongue. Zhakata, who adorns trademark glittering outfits, is best known for his hits ''Hupenyu Mutoro'', ''Bata ...

(born 1968) – A Rusape born songwriter, poet and social commentator *

Tehn Diamond Tendai Ryan Nguni (born 17 January 1985), better known by his stage name Tehn Diamond now Tehn is a Zimbabwean hip hop rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor from Harare, Zimbabwe. He is a member of the hip-hop collective Few Kings, with whom he ...

(born 1985) –

Zimbabwean hip hop Zimbabwean Hip hop is the variety of hip hop that is popular in Zimbabwe. It emerged in the early 1990s. Prominent artists include Voltz JT, Junior Brown, Calvin, Saintfloew, Holy Ten, Mahcoy, Asaph, Kriss Newtone, Suhn, Denim Woods, Hanna, Tanto ...

musician and

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

Chartwell Dutiro Chartwell Shorayi Dutiro (1957 – 2019) was a Zimbabwean musician, who started playing mbira when he was four years old at the protected village, Kagande; about two hours drive from Harare, where his family was moved by the Salvation Army miss ...

(born 1957) – mbira player and singer-songwriter *

Mbuya Dyoko Mbuya Beulah Dyoko, best known as Mbuya Dyoko (23 November 1944 – 26 May 2013) was a Zimbabwean musician. History Born in Zvimba, best known for the song "Makuwerere", she was the first female mbira musician to record her music commercially i ...

(1944–2013) – mbira player *

John Edmond John Edmond (born 18 November 1936) is a Rhodesian folk singer and retired soldier who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War where he was sometimes know ...

(born 1936) –

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' Succession of states, successor state to th ...

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Tendayi Gahamadze Tendayi ''(Samaita)'' Gahamadze (born July 3, 1959) is a Zimbabwean artist and songwriter. Background Tendayi Gahamadze was born at his parents' farm in Musengezi and went to Mkwasha Primary School. He went to Moleli for secondary education ...

(born 1959) – mbira player and singer-songwriter; member of

* Michael Gibbs (born 1937) – England-based

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

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Derek Hudson Derek Hudson (23 May 1934 – 20 December 2005) was an English-born Zimbabwean conductor. He conducted ballets and orchestras in over a dozen countries, before moving to Rhodesia in 1977 to conduct the Bulawayo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulaway ...

(1934–2005) – English-born conductor and composer *

Ngonidzashe Kambarami Ngonidzashe Kambarami (born 19 October 1983), popularly known as Ngonie, is a Zimbabwean musician who has produced three albums to date: ''Ndinoimba'', ''Angu Mashoko'', and ''idenderedzwa''. His debut song "Ndiwe Chete" launched his music caree ...

(born 1983) – urban grooves artist *

Victor Kunonga Victor Kunonga (born October 25, 1974) is a Zimbabwean award-winning Afro-jazz singer and songwriter. Though having come to light in 2004, Victor quickly rose to fame with his first two albums and was a household name by 2007. Biography Victor K ...

(born 1974) – Afrojazz singer-songwriter *

Forward Kwenda Forward Kwenda is a mbira performer from Zimbabwe. He was given the name "Forward" due to his involvement in many activities including his performances for guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. Early life He was born in the rural Buh ...

(born 1963) – mbira player *

Jah Prayzah Mukudzeyi Mukombe (born 4 July 1987), better known as Jah Prayzah, is a Zimbabwean contemporary musician and lead member of the band ''Third Generation''. He is popularly referred to by fans and media as "Musoja", the Shona word for "soldier", ...

(born 1987) – Afropop and Afrojazz musician *

Berita Gugulethu Khumalo (born 27 June 1991), best known by her stage name Berita, is a Zimbabwean-born singer, songwriter and music producer. Her music is a combination of soul music containing elements from Afro Jazz, contemporary pop influences as we ...

(born 1991) – Afrosoul and Afropop singer *

Hope Masike Ruvimbo Hope Masike, professionally known as Hope Masike (born September 9, 1984) is a Zimbabwean musician and dancer. She is known as "The Princess of Mbira" and her music has its roots both in traditional and modern African culture. Hope is a ...

mbira player and percussionist and singer *

Ignatius Mabasa Ignatius Tirivangani Mabasa (born 1971) is a Zimbabwean writer, storyteller, and musician, who writes mainly in Shona. Mabasa was born in Mount Darwin and grew up on his grandfather's farm there. He attended school in Chitungwiza, where he began t ...

(born 1971) – writer and musician *

Alick Macheso Alick Macheso (born 10 June 1968), is a Zimbabwean musician. He came onto the music scene as a solo artist in 1998, with his debut album ''Magariro'', which carried "Pakutema Munda ", probably the least noticeable from that album. From the first ...

(born 1968) – singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Safirio Madzikatire Safirio Madzikatire, also known as Mukadota, was a multi-disciplinary artist specialising in comedy and music."Safirio "Mukadota" Madzikatire." Music of Zimbabwe. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. . His nickname comes from his role as Mukadota B ...

(1932–1996) – actor and musician * Takunda Mafika (1983–2011) – mbira player *

Cosmas Magaya Cosmas Magaya (5 October 1953 – 10 July 2020) was a Zimbabwean mbira musician. Background Raised in the rural areas of Mhondoro-Ngezi, Magaya played a role in the research of musicologist Paul Berliner's books ''The Soul of Mbira'' (1978), ...

(born 1953) – mbira player *

Tkay Maidza Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza ( ; born 17 December 1995) is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper. Biography Maidza was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her parents are metallurgists. In 2001, her family moved to Australia ...

(born 1996) – Australia-based singer-songwriter and rapper *

Lovemore Majaivana Lovemore Tshuma (born 1954), commonly known as Lovemore Majaivana is a Zimbabwean musician, arguably the most popular Ndebele singer, and by far the most prominent to have come out of Gweru. He earned the stage name 'Majaivana' (which means g ...

(born 1954) –

Ndebele music The traditional music of the Ndebele is characterised mainly by the widespread use of choral song accompanied by leg rattles (''amahlwayi''), clappers (''izikeyi'') and clapping of hands. Compared with choral song, solo singing and purely inst ...

singer-songwriter *

Zeke Manyika Zeke Manyika (born 23 February 1955 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) is a drummer, vocalist and songwriter. Career Manyika was born in Zimbabwe, but has lived in Britain for most of his life. From 1982 to 1984 he was a member of the pop grou ...

(born 1955) – England-based

rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm an ...

singer-songwriter and drummer *

Leonard Mapfumo Leonard Mapfumo (born January 30, 1983) is an urban grooves/hip-hop artist from Harare, Zimbabwe. Active on the national hip-hop scene since 2000, he has gained recognition as one of the fathers of Zimbabwean urban sounds, with four number one ...

(born 1983) – urban grooves and hip hop artist *

Thomas Mapfumo Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo (born July 3, 1945) is a musician nicknamed "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" (the praise name of his clan in the Shona language) for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his mu ...

(born 1945) –

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Chiwoniso Maraire Chiwoniso Maraire (5 March 1976 – 24 July 2013) was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, and exponent of Zimbabwean mbira music. She was the daughter of Zimbabwean mbira master and teacher Dumisani Maraire (and former officer in the Zimbabwe Minis ...

(1976–2013) – mbira player and singer-songwriter *

Dumisani Maraire Abraham Dumisani Maraire (27 December 1944 – 25 November 1999), known to friends as "Dumi", was a master performer of the '' mbira'', a traditional instrument of the Shona ethnic group of Zimbabwe. He specialized in the form of ''mbira'' call ...

(1944–1999) – mbira player and singer-songwriter *

Mashasha Peter Mujuru (born 15 October 1982), known by his mononym Mashasha, is a Zimbabwean musician, bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer based in the UK. He is widely regarded as an original and important new voice in African music. His d ...

(born 1982) – guitarist and singer-songwriter *

Maskiri Maskiri, born Alishias Musimbe on 6 April 1982 is a Zimbabwean rapper. Early background He was born in Chitungwiza, a residential town about 25 km out of Harare, where he grew up and attended Chemhanza Secondary School until being expelle ...

(born 1980) – hip hop artist and rapper *

Dorothy Masuka Dorothy Masuka (3 September 1935, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) – 23 February 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africajazz singer *

Paul Matavire Paul Matavire was a blind Zimbabwean musician and songwriter born in Maranda, Mwenezi District. He rose to prominence in the 1980s when he joined the Jairos Jiri Band based in Bulawayo at the Jairos Jiri Rehabilitation Centre. He was then electe ...

(1961–2005) – blind jit musician *

Louis Mhlanga Louis Mhlanga (born 10 November 1956) is a Zimbabwean artist based in South Africa, an award-winning guitarist and producer. Mhlanga taught himself to play the guitar at a young age and is considered one of the best Southern African guitarists ...

(born 1956) – South Africa-based Afrojazz singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Obi Mhondera Obi Simbarashe Mhondera (born May 21, 1980 in Mutare, Zimbabwe) is a songwriter, producer and re-mixer responsible for many major releases worldwide, particularly in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Background He was born and raised in Zimba ...

(born 1980) – England-based pop songwriter *

Eric Moyo Eric Moyo (born 1982, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean singer and the first winner of '' Idols East Africa'' a version of the Idol series. As part of the recording contract, Moyo was assured of US$25,000 in guaranteed album sales from the telecompany ...

(born 1982) – singer *

Tongai Moyo Tongai Moyo (12 March 1968 – 15 October 2011) was a contemporary Zimbabwean musician, often referred to as Dhewa. Born and raised in Kwekwe, Dhewa rose to fame in the late 1990s as a solo artist and with the band Utakataka Express. Highly succe ...

(1968–2011) –

sungura Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and hosho. Their music symbolizes much more than a simple rhythm, as the folk and pop style styled music was used as a symbol of hope for Zimbabweans l ...

singer-songwriter *

August Msarurgwa August Musarurwa (usually identified as August Msarurgwa on record labels) was the Zimbabwean composer of the 1950s hit tune "Skokiaan" (also known as Skokiyana, Skokian). History August Musarurwa was born and raised in the Zvimbamap district of ...

(1920–1968) – composer *

Audius Mtawarira Audius Tonderai Mtawarira (born in Chimbumu, Guruve, Zimbabwe, 1977) is a Zimbabwean singer-songwriter and record producer, who often works mononymously as Audius. From 1996 to 2012 he lived in Australia. At the APRA Music Awards of 2009 he was ...

(born 1977) – Australia-based urban grooves artist *

Oliver Mtukudzi Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi (22 September 1952 – 23 January 2019) was a Zimbabwean musician, businessman, philanthropist, human rights activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa Region. Career Mtukudzi grew up in Highfield, a ...

(1952–2019) – Afrojazz singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Sam Mtukudzi Sam Mtukudzi (April 1, 1988 – March 15, 2010) was a Zimbabwean musician. He was the son of the late singer Oliver Mtukudzi. Early life and career After graduating high school, Sam joined his father on tours playing the saxophone and a guitar. ...

(1988–2010) – Afrojazz musician *

Anna Mudeka Anna Mudeka is a Zimbabwean-British musician, business executive and music festival organizer. She is the organizer of the Southburgh Festival of World Music in Southburgh in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England En ...

– England-based musician *

Carol Mujokoro Carol Mujokoro (born Carol Chivengwa) is a Zimbabwean Christian/gospel music artist and pastor. Biography Carol Mujokoro is a Zimbabwean Christian Musician, Songwriter, Composer as well as a Pastor. She started her professional music career in t ...

– gospel music artist *

Ephat Mujuru Ephat Mujuru (1950–2001), was a Zimbabwean musician, one of the 20th century's finest players of the mbira, a traditional instrument of the Shona ethnic group of Zimbabwe. Allmusic biography/ref> Biography Although Mujuru played all of Zimb ...

(1950–2001) – mbira player *

Mono Mukundu Clive 'Mono' Mukundu is a Zimbabwean music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist largely known as a guitarist. He is also an author. Mukundu has featured on more than 1000 albums and over 200 singles from 1988 to date. Early life Mukund ...

(born 1970) – music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist *

Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa (December 5, 1988 – February 15, 2020), was a Zimbabwean African jazz (Afro Jazz) singer, songwriter, producer and musician. Biography Musarurwa was born and raised in Zimbabwe, his career began within the family, ...

(born 1988) – Afrojazz musician *

Isaac Musekiwa Isaac Musekiwa (c. 1930 – 1991) was a soukous recording artist and saxophonist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese mu ...

– DR Congo-based

soukous Soukous (from French '' secousse'', "shock, jolt, jerk") is a genre of dance music from Congo-Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville. It derived from Congolese rumba in the 1960s, becoming known for its fast dance rhythms and intricate guitar improv ...

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Busi Ncube Sibusiswe "Busi" Ncube (born 15 June 1963) is a female mbira musician and singer from Zimbabwe, who sings in six African languages. She play the guitar, mbira and percussions. She was a member of the Afro-Fusion group Illanga; the group released ...

(born 1963) – mbira player and singer *

Albert Nyathi Albert Nyathi (born 15 November 1962 at Kafusi in Gwanda District in Matabeleland South) is a Zimbabwean poet, musician, writer, actor, and philanthropist who is particularly famous for the poem and song "Senzeni na?", which he composed following ...

(born 1962) – poet and singer-songwriter *

, musician *

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(born 1985) – Madagascar-born urban grooves artist *

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(1936–1977) – jazz guitarist *

Herbert Schwamborn Herbert Schwamborn is a Zimbabwean born film and music producer, also known by his artist name of Metaphysics. He is most famous for being a member of the multi-platinum selling German band Söhne Mannheims (''Sons of Mannheim''). He is also ...

(born 1973) – Germany-based hip hop and

electronic music Electronic music is a Music genre, genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or electronics, circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromech ...

artist; member of the band

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Jonah Sithole Jonah Sithole (1952–1997) was a Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist and composer, known particularly for the mbira-inspired style known as mbira-guitar or chimurenga music. Early life Jonah Sithole was born in the province of Masvingo and grew up in ...

(1952–1997) – chimurenga music artist and guitarist *

Solomon Skuza Solomon Skuza (1954–1995), also known as Jah Solo was a Zimbabwean musician, one of the most popular to come out of Plumtree. In addition to his native Kalanga, he wrote lyrics in Ndebele, Shona and English as well. Other popular Kalanga musi ...

(1956–1995) – pop singer-songwriter *

Buffalo Souljah Thabani Ndlovu, known professionally as Buffalo Souljah, is a South Africa-based Zimbabwean reggae recording artist and songwriter. He won ten times at the Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, Soundcity Music Awards, and Zimdancehall Awards and ...

(born 1980) – Zimdancehall and reggae artist *

Shingisai Suluma Shingisai Suluma (born 1971) is a Zimbabwean Christian singer, songwriter and worship leader. Biography Shingisai Suluma was born to Christopher and Dorcas Chadoka in 1971. Shingisai's parents were musically inclined; they both sang in chur ...

(born 1971) – gospel music artist *

Takura Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. He is well known for his frequent collaborations with Chase & Status and Sub Focus, as well as many other dubstep and drum and bass artists. His guest appearances have accumulated over 17 m ...

(born 1991) –

house music House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering ...

and hip hop artist *

Tocky Vibes Obey Makamure (born 29 November 1993), popularly known under the stage name Tocky Vibes, is a Zimbabwean award-winning Zimdancehall artist, songwriter and lyricist. He has released multiple singles. Early life Makamure was born in Rugare Subu ...

(born 1993) – Singer Lyricist Songwriter *

System Tazvida Funuel Nyasha Tazvida, best known as System Tazvida, was a Zimbabwean musician born on 2 May 1968 in Zaka Masvingo (Fort Victoria ) during the Rhodesia era the modern day Zimbabwe. Very popular in his home country mainly in the 1990s, though n ...

(born 1968) – singer-songwriter *

Biggie Tembo Jr. Biggie Tembo Jr. (born 8 April 1988) is a Zimbabwean Jit musician who recorded for Gramma Records. He released his debut album, ''Rwendo'', in 2010. He is the son of Bhundu Boys singer Biggie Tembo. In 2012 he was engaged by Alick Macheso Ali ...

(born 1988) – jit musician *

Clem Tholet Clem Tholet (1948 – 6 October 2004) was a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War. Biography Clem Tholet was born in Harare, Salis ...

(1948–2004) – Rhodesian guitarist and folk singer *

Garikayi Tirikoti Garikayi Tirikoti (born 29 April 1961) is a Zimbabwean Mbira player, instrument maker, composer, arranger and teacher of mbira music Mbira ( ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a ...

(born 1961) – mbira player * Diego Tryno (born 1998) – urban contemporary and hip-hop musician * Viomak –

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ian and activist *

Vusa Mkhaya Vusa Mkhaya (born 19 October 1974), is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter best known for being a member of the award winning vocal trio, Insingizi. Early life Vusa Mkhaya was born on the 19th October 1974 in Bulawayo. He was raised in Bulawayo ...

(born 1974) – singer-songwriter *

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(born 1987) – Australia-based singer who appeared on ''

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Edith WeUtonga Edith Katiji, known professionally as Edith WeUtonga (born 22 April 1979), is a Zimbabwean Afro-jazz and traditional music artist, bass guitarist, songwriter, actress and music teacher. She was born in Kadoma, which lies approximately 16 ...

(born 1979) – Afrojazz singer-songwriter and bass guitarist *

Winky D Winky D (born Wallace Chirumiko,1 February 1983) is a Zimbabwean reggae-dancehall artist, known popularly as "The Big Man" (stylized as "Di Bigman"), and also known as Dancehall Igwe, Gaffa, Ninja President, Proffessor, Extraterrestrial (stylize ...

(born 1983) –

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Ro ...

and reggae artist *

Jonathan Wutawunashe Jonathan Wutawunashe is a songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making ...

– gospel artist *

(born 1968) – sungura and

adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

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Charity Zisengwe Charity Zisengwe (pronounced as Zee-SANK-way) is a Zimbabwean intercessor, inspirational speaker, bible teacher, contemporary Christian music recording artist, worship leader and songwriter. In 2006 she founded Glory Fields Ministries. Her mus ...

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contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and ...

artist *

Mudiwa Hood Mudiwa Hood is a Zimbabwean rapper, singer, and actor. Early life and education Hood was born Mudiwa Hood in 1985 in Harare and grew up in Chitungwiza, attending Nyazura High School. He later earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and ...

– (born 1985) is a

gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...

artist and actor.

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