Freemuse report on Zimbabwe presented at WOMEX 2001
Journalist and writer Banning Eyre (US) presenting his report, Playing With Fire - Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music, at WOMEX, Rotterdam, 27th of October 2001. He talks about the background for the report and mentions some examples of music censorship from daily Zimbabwean life.
Arts journalists and musicians met on 10 March 2011 in Harare at the Book Café to explore and understand issues related to music freedom and its impact in Zimbabwe
Close to 2,000 music composers in Zimbabwe protest, asking the national broadcaster to stop playing music for six hours on this year’s Music Freedom Day
Three singers have been languishing in prison for over a week for allegedly singing a modified version of Mbare Chimurenga Choir’s ‘Nyatsoteerera’ song
The South African band Freshlyground was banned from performing in Zimbabwe after releasing the music video ‘Chicken to Change’ which mocks Robert Mugabe
