"I went on radio and after five minutes there was a phone call and I was pulled out of the studio", tells Andy Brown about censorship in Zimbabwe. "How can I carry on making music if I have to starve?" he asks. Andy Brown was interviewed by Ole Reitov/Freemuse at Roskilde Festival 2000, Denmark.
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
Extensive background information on the political music of Zimbabwe - with artists like Mapfumo, Brown, and Mtukudzi - and also dealing with the Zanu PF governments use of music as propaganda
The release of the gospel album 'Zim-Praise Volume 1' has allegedly been stopped by Zimbabwian authorities because of its cover photo, writes The Zimbabwe Standard
Thomas Mapfumo’s promoter has appealed to Amnesty International to assist the musician when he comes home later this month. Mapfumo had been informed that there were plans to eliminate him during his visit to the country
Job of a secret police officer in Zimbabwe now hangs in balance. His offence: he was linked to music that is deemed to be ‘sensitive’ by president Robert Mugabe’s regime
Two musicians who are facing charges of singing songs that are ‘sensitive’ failed to appear in court, and now a magistrate court has issued a warrant of arrest for them
