Southern Africa: How Zimbabwe Became the Home of African Guitar Music

[New Zimbabwe] Chimuerenga means 'uprising', not in a metaphorical sense either. It's a Shona word that loosely translates into "revolutionary struggle". It has been adapted into the word commonly used whenever people protest and start pushing back against the political structures keeping them oppressed. In the culture of Zimbabwe, this is a word that, sadly, is deployed a lot. So much so that it's developed a second meaning, describing the genre of music that came from Zimbabwe in the mid-1960s.

Zimbabwe: Jah Prayzah Grieves Fans Killed On Way to Edmonton Show

[263Chat] Musician Jah Prayzah is mourning the loss of two young fans who died in a tragic car crash while on their way to attend his concert in Edmonton, Canada.