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Join Mercy for a fortnightly programme devoted to playing music from Africa with an emphasis on Zimbabwean music to awaken an interest in the diverse musical genres by African musicians.
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A mixed bag of great laid back music from Zimbabwe
African music with an emphasis on Zimbabwean music
The show features oldies music from the likes of 'Dr Love' Paul Matavire, Leonard Dembo, Thomas Mapfumo, Simon Chimbetu among others.
African Rumba music originates from the Democratic Republic of Congo but is widely played at African weddings and other celebrations due to the beats which are easy to dance, even for those who do not understand the lyrics of the songs. This show features some of the popular relatable old school rumba songs.
As March is a month dedicated to women, this show features some Nigeria’s finest female musicians.
If these songs by Zimbabwean musicians are not on your playlist, have a listen to music that is 'bubbling under' the usual hits and see if you like any of them.
This show features music by Zimbabwean Afro Jazz artist Tanga wekwa Sando.
This show features music by a South African singer/ songwriter and self taught guitarist Zahara. This show is a tribute to Zahara who was multi talented including being a great vocalist but sadly died on 11 December 2023 at the age of 36
This shows features recently released music from Zimbabwe. These include latest songs by Freeman featuring Jah Prayzah, Baba Harare featuring Saint Floew, Holy Ten, Gemma, Takura, Guspy Warrior Featuring Baba Mechanic Manyeruke
African music with an emphasis on Zimbabwean music
The show features music that can be danced to. The songs are a mix of different genres by artists from different countries in Africa
The show features Oliver Mtukudzi's music. Oliver is an African Legend and one of the most popular musicians to ever come out of Zimbabwe. Oliver Mtukudzi also affectionately known as TUKU by his fans has released 67 Albums in his musical career. The show plays a few of the songs from his wide collection.
This is a second feature of Gospel music which is one of the biggest musical genres in Africa. Songs featured in the show are timeless classics with most of them being more than 20 years old but still relevant today as they were at the time they got released.
The show features music by ExQ who rose to fame in the early 2000's when Urban Grooves music genre was gaining popularity in Zimbabwe. He has continued to produce great music and on the 5th of August released his latest album titled 'Enoch' which is his real first name. This show will play music from this latest album including songs from his previous albums
The show plays music from Africa Unite a posthumously released album by the legendary Bob Marley and The Wailers which features Artists from Africa who perform their own reinterpretation of his Classic Songs.
This show features songs by Miriam Makeba, Ishmael Lo and the Soul Brothers among others. These timeless classics sound as good as they did many years ago.
Popular songs by African Artists
This is the first party of a series of features on Sungura Music. The show features Sungura music from Simon Chimbetu , Leonard Dembo and Alick macheso.
The show features some live emotional performances by the late Zimbabwean Legend Oliver Mtukudzi and South African Artists Zahara and Freshly Ground.
The show features music from one of Africa's best reggae musicians. The late but great Lucky Dube played a pivotal role in shaping African music history. Born in South Africa, he is Africa's own version of Bob Marley.
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