Censorship threatens future musicians Thomas Mapfumo and Freemuse executive director Marie Korpe interviewed by BBC at the launch of 'Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today'
The Zimbabwean government records 'praise music' to replace critical songs. Extensive article on Zanu PF and their use of music as propaganda, past and present
Interview with Thomas Mapfumo on his first performances at home in almost a year, his new album ‘Chimurenga Rebel’, and the prospects for Zimbabwe's immediate future
While the radio keeps rotating songs that praise the current regime, opposition and dissenting voices are silenced, and things fall apart, writes Maxwell Sibanda from Harare
"Playing with Fire: Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music". Extensive Freemuse report, including case studies on Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Read abstract and full report (PDF)
Protest music is alive and well in Zimbabwe, where the oppressed and the impoverished find hope and strength in the songs of Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Extensive article, including interviews with Mapfumo and Mtukudzi, as well as with government officials
