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DISAPPEAR IN FRANCE | Dancers at a Paris dance studio in France follow choreographer Barro as they dance to Winky D's 2016 hit song Disappear "Saxophone Version by Oskid".
earGROUND | We Break it first!
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Netherlands based Zimbabwean Melissa Muchaneta Budding Vandira, founded Bereka, a company that began with a Zimbabwean inspired baby carrying sling (Mbereko) & then evolved to include mother and baby workouts and eventually a vibrant community. She has built a thriving business
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GRAMMY award winning TYLA sings along to Mark Ngwazi’s song
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TUKU was a big-time legend and on another level. OLIVER MTUKUDZI on Late Night with David Letterman on CBS in 2002.Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer who has interviewed hundreds of the world's most prominent people and the GOAT Tuku was one.
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UPDATE « Long forgotten but super talented yesteryear music star Kalabash (real name Artwell Kwenda) of the duo Kuligan and Kalabash who gave us Pukunyu and Sorry Ndanga Ndakadhakwa hits has literally broken the internet with his cover of two songs off the Heart & Soul Riddim.
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BREAKING «« Best Male Artist - Southern Africa - Winky D “Happy Again” | AFRIMA AWARDS 2023 held in Dakar , Senegal last night.
@winkydonline
@afrimaofficial
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Our NEXT guest |
@plotmhako
speaks to music superstar.
@stonebwoy
« Next Monday. Don't miss.
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FORETOLD! In 2013
@winkydonline
released the song Mafirakureva which bemoaned & warned the nation about the rising dr*g abuse situation in Zimbabwe. The song attracted mixed reactions from fans. 10 years later we are faced with a frightening dr*g situation of pandemic proportion
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Stonebwoy speaks to Zimbabwean artists. Full interview with
@plotmhako
🇿🇼 drops monday on earGROUND Fb/Youtube 7pm CAT
@stonebwoy
.
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INTERNATIONAL REGGAE & WORLD MUSIC AWARDS (IRAWMA) 2023, Jamaica. Congrats to WINKY D
@winkydonline
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Ugandan artists do a cover of TODII done by the late great music legend Oliver Mtukudzi. Tuku's music had a cross-cutting impact. His authenticity and creative genius charmed the world. What will it take for the young crop of artists for them to reach such levels of impact?
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RASTAMAN again! KALABASH is literally uncontainable. The Reggae artist from Chiredzi is doing it the sugar-can way. Sweet melody, powerful rhythm. 2023 he will definitely disrupt the space.
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Meet UK based Bruce Ncube a Njube Giant taking Zimbabwean music global. Bruce is a Zimbabwean artist who specialises in teaching traditional songs from Zimbabwe in 3 to 6-part harmonies.
@NjubeGiant
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Burna Boy delivered a flawless performance in Zimbabwe as part of his Space Drift Tour.
@SwishSays
#BurnaBoyZim
@burnaboy
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Winky D has previously won 7 NAMA People's choice awards including the one from last year. The category is open for public participation through the voting for the most favorite artist. Will he scoop it again this year? 25th of February 2023, NAMA, at HICC.
@winkydonline
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MEET the creative genius Zibusiso Zie Tshuma (IG
@zibusisozietshuma
) from Gwanda, Zimbabwe • Zie the artist is a self taught visual artist and music producer.
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‘Tisati taita loss’ - When MAGZ missed the Memo “Someone in the audience handed Holy 10 a wad of pounds, Holy handed them to Michael Magz to keep, Michael throws them to the crowd”
🎥
@FifiMatope
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BIG Congratulations to Winky D for winning the Best African/Dancehall Entertainer Award at The 40th International Reggae and World Music Awards- IRAWMA held in Kingston, Jamaica last Sunday
@winkydonline
@IRAWMAAwards
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THE ADDRESS | An excerpt from WINKY D's new song featuring Holy Ten.
#eurekaEureka
#winkyd
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SAD NEWS || Mai Rwizi popularly known as Susan Chenjerayi has passed died. Susan was an actor and musician par excellence and was well known for playing the famous “Mai Rwizi” character that entertained people through music and acting in the drama series Mhuri yaVaMukadota.
#RIP
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BREAKING NEWS || WINKY D & NUTTY O will join a star-studded line-up of international stars at The FIRST EVER official Bob Marley float at
#NottingHillCarnival
in UK this year!
@abxnuttyo
@winkydonline
@bobmarley
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ANDREA THE VOCALIST & the FOUNDERS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR | Bulawayo
@AndreaVocalist
@Tendaijoe
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Did you know that TAKE 5 was still 19 years old when he dropped CHAMHEMBE? Chamhembe was more than just a compilation, it was a sonic eruption, a vibrant tapestry of talent, and a launchpad for some of the country's most iconic artists. Today, as we celebrate its 20th anniversary
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Once upon a time in Zimbabwe, Botswana Television was the most watched channel. Which program do you remember watching ?
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Agnes Nyanhongo is a Zimbabwean female sculptor from Nyanga and the daughter of a famous first generation sculptor Claude Nyanhongo. She started sculpting at the age of 12 in 1975. You might have come across some of her works at the Robert Gabriel International Airport.
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Rapper & former Star FM Presenter Nonkululeko Ndlovu aka Black Bird has been appointed Head of Production at Zambia‘s POWER TV station.
In 2013 she was fired from Star FM for reading out a wiki page which claimed that former & late President Mugabe was of Malawian origin.
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1/3 Winky D & Nutty O 🇿🇼 feature on the forthcoming BOB MARLEY ALBUM - Africa Unite amongst a line-up of African music stars. The two Zimbabwean stars are part of the the So Much Trouble in the World song alongside the late Reggae legend.
@abxnuttyo
@winkydonline
@bobmarley
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Winky D pays tribute to the late musician Garry Mapanzure || Highlights from KADOMA MUSIC FESTIVAL last night
🎥 Rangah Tagwireyi
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From Chimanimani to the World stage! Learnmore Jonasi a comedian from Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, received the Golden Buzzer from his idol, Terry Crews on
#AmericasGotTalent
. He had the audience in stitches.
#AGT
#AmericasGotTalent
• 🎥
#snippet
from NBC
@learnmorejonasi
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A rapper in Harare takes his music to the streets literally
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And another 1 👏🇿🇼 | Congratulations to Kudzi Chikumbu on being appointed Global Head of Creator Marketing at Tik Tok
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Its official. American Rapper DaBaby is coming to Zim.
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COMING TO AMERICA | Big congrats to
@AsaphAfrika
. He will be representing Zimbabwe at the Next Level Global in the USA in a few days time. He will join other notable hip hop artists from around the world. The award winning rapper was part of the Next Level 🇿🇼participants in July
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Actor and comedian
@KevinHart4real
has bought an art piece by acclaimed Zimbabwean artist
@takadiwa
. He joins a growing list of international stars who purchased art from the Mbare based contemporary artist who include Jay Z. Moffat works from his Mbare Art Space.
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INFLUENTIAL WOMAN | 2022 | FINANCIAL TIMES
Big congrats to Tsitsi Dangarembga < Zimbabwean novelist, playwright and filmmaker for being part of the Financial Times 25 most influential women of 2022.
@EfieZethu
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The Heartbreaking Willom Tight Story « Living music legend Willom Tight breaks down as he narrates how a 10 year contract "robbed" his career.
KOMBI STATION podcast driven by earGROUND | 2021
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THIS IS HISTORIC • VOLTZ JT has just made history 🇿🇼.
#NOPmakoni
The Gee is comfortably seating on number 1 to 10. Yes, for the first time, a Zimbabwean artist occupying Top 10 on Apple Music all by himself”.
Congrats
@Voltz_JT
@RMidzy
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RECAP • “Vanhu vaitoda zvekudaro“ This was the electric mood "Highly charged" before Winky D set REDEFINED on fire!
Video - Gateway Stream Media
@GatewayStream
@winkydonline
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BREAKING « MORGAN HERITAGE Collaborates with JAH PRAYZAH. Meanwhile, tomorrow the group releases their latest single and video JUST A NUMBER.
@jahprayzah
@morganheritage
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German Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Udo Volz and Hip Hop artist
@Voltz_JT
- German Embassy Harare. Voltz JT will be performing in Bonn, Germany on the 27th of January together with Holy Ten
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ARRESTED | South African, Amapiano duo Tarryn Reid & Clairise Hefke, collectively known as TxC were last night arrested in Harare after performing at Alex sports Club over an an alleged breach of contract after an unfulfilled show in Zimbabwe last year.
#txcdjs
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THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | These two students from Glen Norah 1 High school perfectly imitate National FM‘s Kanyemba Bhonzo and Bhozhongora.
@nationalfmzim
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Who said MAPOSTORI can't chant?. Check this out. "Way too short but dope”. Give us more tunes please 💯👊🏾 _ Tichaona Advocat Munetsi
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HIGHLIGHTS || “You gonna love this!“ • Watch Team Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 perform at the Annual International Arts Festival on the 11th of June in Belarus.
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THE HOMELAND dominates <
@shattawalegh
@JChameleone
@Romyjoons
The new
@morganheritage
hit song “Ready” is trending on
@audiomack
@audiomackafrica
!!! Download/ stream here 👉🏾
#Ready
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NIJO | CREATIVE OF THE YEAR | 2022. This is an appreciation for the wonderful work NIJO has been doing throughout the year. The earGROUND team wishes him a great 2023 and beyond. May his star continue to shine, his clean and positive influence growing.
@thaslickpastor
💯👏🏽
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Burna Boy’s ‘LAST LAST’ music video hits 100 million views in 5 months
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NADIA NAKAI Speaks on Zimbabwean artists (Nutty O, Takura, Jah Prayzah, Winky D), her respect for Kikky Baddass, her desire to collaborate with Winky D, the BET situation and more | The Episode hosted by Darryl Nyamz & Bruce «
@Nadia_nakai
Episode here
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Zimbabwe's first ever Ndebele Sci-Fi movie! Directed by Daniel Lasker
The Trailer releases this Friday 13th May! 🎬 👀
@dannymclasker
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YUNG TS is a UK born Zimbabwean who has been making the UK drill community stand on its toes. He is part of the new generation of creatives who have a very unique style of writing which make their lyrical content catchy. He fuses his music with Shona making it even more catchy.
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1/3 Meet Levy Mwachirolo who spent 9 years on the streets of HARARE as a street kid after the death of his father and subsequently dropping out from school at Grade 7. His parents were immigrants from Mozambique.
Cnr First Street & Kwame Nkrumah in Harare became his home.
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24 years on! John Banda has been gone for longer than he lived but his name still lives. Colin Sibangani Dube died in 1999 at the age of 21 after drowning at a Hotel in Bulawayo ahead of a performance in the city. Its sad that his life was cut short. Gone but his legacy lives.
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Africa’s Reggae/Dancehall star STONEBWOY just turned 35. Happy birthday
@stonebwoy
.This month Morgan Heritage drops a song that features Bounty Killer, Stonebwoy and Cham.
@morganheritage
@grunggaadzilla
@TheCham
@plotmhako
COMING SOON!!! Pre-save 👉🏾
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1/2 THIS IS EXTREMELY SAD | Capetown promoter Ishmael Nkata was last night shot dead. The Zimbabwean Entrepreneur popularly known as Mandebvu was the owner of a venue called The Gardens were most Zimbabwean artists did live events in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Check out Reggae artist Alaine singing to Mark Ngwazi's song. Alaine is a top Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor.
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A new chapter begins! earGROUND on the ground. Thank you Minister Michael Mahendere for being our first guest at earGROUND media studio in Harare. To us this was an opening prayer! 🙏🏽
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Scenes from the recent ROC NATION BRUCH. THE BEAST with Mark Wahlberg, Kelly Rowland, Lil Uzi Vert, Damson Idris, DJ Khalid, 2Chains, Tobe Nwigwe and many in LA
📸 » Jamiefcw
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„They want to arrest the music. Music should flow like a river. They dont have to control my playlist. I want to play what I want, I have to play what you want“ Winky D _ ZITF SHUTDOWN, Bulawayo last night
📸
@RangahT
@winkydonline
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1/2HEARTBREAKING || MUDENDERE „This is very sad. Zimdancehall artist Dobba Don is very talented and had huge potential to make it beyond our borders but sadly dr*gs hit his career. There have been numerous efforts to get him help in the past.“
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WINKY D wins the 2021 Accountability Music Award given to an artist who speaks against corruption thru music. ‘Njema’ was nominated alongside Femi Kuti ‘pa pa pa’, King Kaka ‘Wajinga Nyinyi’,Ney Wa Mitego ‘Raisi Wa Kitaa’ and Angelique Kidgo and Yemi Alade ‘Dignity’
@winkydonline
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The USD$325K Outfit | Our comrades at SMART ZHET dropped us a breakdown of what was worn by Burna Boy on Friday in Zimbabwe. This breakdown meant to zoom in on the little details that makes a superstar.
@smartzhet
#lovedamini
#BurnaBoy
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One of the most impressive things about Burna Boy is his ability to emotionally connect with his audience. The African Giant knows how to create magic.
Harare, Zimbabwe 3 June 2022,
@SwishSays
| earground
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BEHIND THE SCENES | The making of DZIMBA DZEMABWE _ Winky D ft Shingai
🎥
@ShingaiMusic
@winkydonline
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QOUNFUZED Wazadza! The UK based hit-making musician (real name Mcdonald Sheldon) is currently in South Africa on tour. Last night he performed in Cape Town. Tonight he is in Johannesburg. On Friday he was in PE.
« Below are images from a packed CapeTown show hosted by Big League
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CHEF LUCKY MANJORO has cooked for different President’s and different ministers. This weekend he cooked for MAMA BURNA and BURNA BOY.
#earGROUND
#newvoicesamplified
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Zimbabweans are reacting to the choice of actors portraying to be 🇿🇼 in the new Series PARISH: Parish follows a taxi driver whose life is turned upside down when he agrees to pick-up a Zim gangster mostly known for exploiting undocumented immigrants in the U.S
#parishseries
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Incase it’s your first time hearing the sound. This is a sub genre called SHEBEEN RAP.
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“Kana wakaganza, wakaganza NAWANADEM”. In a space of 20 seconds VOLTZ JT delivered a killer verse on DHANZI, a song by MASTER H. His style is quite unique and complex, making it a real feast to dissect!
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Diamonds in the rough || Meet Shadreck Chimonya & the Small Boys band 🇿🇼. The band is based in Thohoyandou in Limpopo SA and they are from Zimbabwe. For those who would like to assist you can reach Shadreck on : Phone and E-wallet number 0721518044
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1/2 Here are the African stars featured on the AFRICA UNITE - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - POSTHUMOUS Album.
Here’s the track-list:
1. So Much Trouble In The World ft. Nutty O and Winky D
2. Dem Belly Full ft. Rema and Skip Marley
3. Redemption Song ft. Ami Faku
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….and another one _ DISAPPEAR | Former Big Brother housemate, actress, dancer and influencer Thato Immaculate cant resist the Gaffa magic. A viral wave sparked!
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What Tanto Wavie has been doing is quite innovative. Of course it might take a bit time for people to hop on the alternative sound but it’s a matter of time.
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Zimpapers TV Network (ZTN) TV'S rooftop studio is such a super cool idea. It gives a very beautiful background of HARARE's skyline.
@ZTNPrime
💯🙏🏽
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Maverick City and Kirk Franklin are now in Zimbabwe. See you today at Glamis Arena. Keep your ears on the ground for live updates
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Did you know that the lady who appeared (singing & crying) in the video of Albert Nyathi's 90s hit SENZENINA was not the actual singer? She was simply lip syncing.
« Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana talks about Senzenina
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This is something
@ZtaUpdates
could consider! Promoting tourism through music.
@HopeMasike
at Victoria Falls during the recent PIANO MEETS MBIRA Tour of Southern Africa with renowned German pianist Andreas Kern.
🎥 Katrin Simon | German Embassy Harare
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It's a week to go before the INTERNATIONAL REGGAE &
WORLD MUSIC AWARDS (IRAWMA). Zimbabweans are rallying behind Winky D.
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WINKY D + Vigilance Band and the thousand men choir performing last night at KADOMA ODYSSEY.
@winkydonline
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Its a Hit Mudhara! | US based Zimbabwean comedian Long John The Comedian won The A list Comedy Competition in Atlanta. The competition featured some of the Best USA Comedians And after 3 rounds, he took First place. Congrats! 💯🇿🇼
@long_John_
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JULIAN KING scores a brace far away from home. He took number 1 on STAR FM & on POWERFM end of year chart shows. One by One is the song of the year on the two national stations. This is the first time a Zimbabwean in the diaspora has done this.
@_julianking_
@saintfloewmusic
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SANDRA NDEBELE + FREEMAN + HWABARATY + WINKY D + AMMARA BROWN | Love shouldnt Hurt
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To Winky D, the lyrical genius who soundtracks our lives! Happy birthday, legend! Your music has inspired and entertained generations, and your impact on Zimbabwean culture is undeniable. May your special day be filled with joy, peace, & good vibes. Keep the fire burning, Bigman!
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„Let me talk, I have been cautioned, I have been warned. ..and they said if you sing that particular song there is going to be disaster so I do not want disaster here. I want people to have fun, I want people to part“ WINKY D | ZITF SHUTDOWN
@winkydonline
@vigilancefam
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MAFRIQ • Behind the Scenes | Pauline of MAFRIQ Reveals the Story of "Ndichakudza Sei"
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US || Ciara and Chris Brown’s latest single ‘How We Roll’ Reaches No. 1 on Billboard. The song was produced by Precision Productions, Mr Kamera (Zimbabwe) & Deli Banger.
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Update] HOLY TEN registers his name as a trademark, copyrights some of his song-lines.
@holytenmusic
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Congrats! American-Zimbabwean artist Dumi Maraire aka
@DrazeExperience
over the weekend won an EMMY Award.
The Emmy Awards, or
#Emmys
, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the television industry. It is considered one of the four major entertainment awards in the USA
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