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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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This episodes features hit songs including collaborations with other artists by Zimbabwean artist Nutty O. One such song is a collaboration with reggae legend Bob Marley from the 2023 Album Africa Unite
The show brings back memories for our older audience and hopefully evokes some curiosity in our younger audience to explore the richness in African golden oldies
This episode showcases music spanning a little more than 20 years from different African countries including Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa and Senegal.
1This episode plays some popular songs from the early 2000's by the ten young artists after pioneering a genre of music they names Urban Grooves.
This episode samples music from Oliver Mtukudzi's wide range of music which comprises of 67 albums spanning over four decades. Not only did Oliver Mtukudzi have a huge international footprint, he was adored by many within Zimbabwe. He was declared a National Hero and the first musician to receive such a status on his passing in 2019.
About time you updated your playlist with some good music. This episode features music from Davido, Chillmaster, Jah Prayzah, Sylent Quo among others that you can add to your African Music playlist
The episode showcases awesome live performances by African artists including one set in an African Village under a tree to one on an international stage with the support of a choir of 900 .The songs bring to light topics that range from simple to complex ones. The music is timeless and spectacular.
The episode Sungura Music from the 90's and early 2000 by System Tazvida, Leonard Dembo, Pengaudzoke, Alick Macheso and Paul Mpofu.
By popular demand, the podcast features music by popular Zimbabwean Artists Jah Prayzer, Oriyano and Nisha Ts. Comparisons have been made between Jah Prayzer and Oriyano's music but what is undisputed is that both artists are extremely talented. Nisha Ts a female Zimbabwean artist, has recently been breaking a lot of glass ceilings with her diverse and vibrant recent releases.
The show plays African Rumba whose roots emanated from the Congo area, then spread and diversified to many other parts of the world due to slavery, colonization and migration of the people from that area. This podcast focuses on music from the modern day Democratic Republic of Congo. This type of music is very popular in many countries across the continent of Africa despite language barriers because it is rather danceable.
This episode features music by young trending artists as the African sound continues to evolve and explore different genres but also keeping that African authenticity
Zim Gospel Artists, The Unveiled and Minister Mahendere are featured in this episode.
This episode showcases African female artists in their purest form. Their artistry is reflected within their beautiful voices mixed with their emotions and messages in the music.
African music with an emphasis on Zimbabwean music
We feature songs currently trending in Zimbabwe including songs by Nisha Ts, Madam Boss Bling 4, Chillmaster and Driemo
The African Renaissance first podcast for 2025, explores diverse African music from Liberia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia among others. Nothing but good vibes only!!
A special episode on Christmas day featuring dance music for the festive season!
The show features songs that showcase some of Zimbabwe's genres of music including Jiti, Sungura, Kanindo, Mbira and Zimdancehall
The "Best African Musical Performance" award was introduced at the previous Grammys. The current nominations of five songs by Afrobeats Artists, therefore means that the category will be awarded for the second year running. This episode features music by the current Nominees, including some of their older songs.
Episode features songs by different African artists collaborating including those from newly released album by Saintfloew titled Trap YaMufundisi and a song by Nigerian Asake featuring Brazilian Ludmilla among others.
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