Brief Zimbabwean Music History
Amongst some of the industry’s greatest exports are phenomenal artist such as; The Bhundu Boys, who were celebrated at one time as Africa's best pop outfit by British music lovers. Ambuya Stella Chiweshe brought new meaning to Africa’s rhythm by exporting mbira music to Germany and currently riding the crest his musical success, is the indomitable Oliver Mtukudzi, whose face has appeared on the cover of many international magazines and journals of high repute. His music has contributed to the successful movie tracks such as Neria and he has been voted the best African Artists by HMV London.
With these developments in our local musical industry, and the recent emergence of amazing talent across a wide spectrum in the last ten years, ZIMA was founded to salute these musical greats
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