01/07/2024
July 1 is recognized as International Reggae Day. This is 24 hours of celebration for reggae culture that originates from Jamaica. Africa, particularly Southern Africa did not find it difficult to relate to the sound and message because traditional music can blend easily with the reggae sound.
For example, Thomas Mapfumo, with ease, changed the folk beat 'Buka Tiende' and created 'Mugarandega'. Same as Lucky Dube, he took the Mbaqanga sound elements and created a unique African reggae sound.
Zig Zag Band from Kwekwe came up with the Chigiyo music, a unique reggae sound fused with traditional music elements. Below is a re-fix of their track 'Mudzimu Mukuru' from their 1992 album of the same name that I did with I-Watta and Owen Shamu
Much gratitude to Gilbert Zvamaida for granting us the permission to remix this classic composition of his.
Mudzimu Mukuru is a folk which is believed to have originated from the Masvingo area. This version is a refix of ZigZag Band's version. It feaures I-Watta on...
