When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe
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| author | Charles Pfukwa |
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| spelling | ir-11408-54792023-03-29T06:34:00Z When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe Charles Pfukwa Department of African Languages and Culture Midlands State University benga cultural legacy sungura nyatiti rumba Abstract Sungura and kanindo are currently very popular forms of music in Zimbabwe, such that Zimbabweans sometimes cannot differentiate between the two genres. Very few people are aware that both forms are related to Kenyan benga music. This paper argues that sungura and kanindo are two different types of genres, in spite of their many similarities, with sungura being a Zimbabwean offshoot of benga that has taken its own sonic trajectory. On the other hand, kanindo remains pure benga, and has been given a new lease of life by Zimbabwean disc jockeys. The benga music of the 1970s has seen a great revival when artistes such as the late Daniel Owino Misiani, the late George Ramogi and Daniel Kamau took it to greater heights. Both genres are assured of a future with younger musicians such as Suluman and Tryson Chimbetu mix with experienced artistes such as Tongai Moyo, Alick Macheso and Nicholas ‘Madzibaba’ Zacharia to produce more sungura music. 7 1 169 178 2023-03-29T06:33:59Z 2023-03-29T06:33:59Z 2010-08-31 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5479 https://doi.org/10.1080/1812590.2010.483842 en Journal of Music Research in Africa 1812-5980 open Taylor and Francis Online |
| spellingShingle | benga cultural legacy sungura nyatiti rumba Charles Pfukwa When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe |
| title | When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | When cultures speak back to each other: The legacy of benga in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | when cultures speak back to each other: the legacy of benga in zimbabwe |
| topic | benga cultural legacy sungura nyatiti rumba |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5479 https://doi.org/10.1080/1812590.2010.483842 |
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