music review – Becoming The Muse

Defining Moments…

Of Madonna’s Like A Prayer

29 Oct 202029 Oct 2020

From my childhood, one of the songs I sort of knew word for word was Madonna’s Like Prayer. The song has been on my mind ever since @Melindrea mentioned the opening…

Of What Did I say? Mandie Mae Lyrics

27 Oct 202027 Oct 2020

Scrolling through the internet I came across this breath of fresh air, an Afrodancehall track by a Chipinge born, Bulawayo raised artist, Nomagugu Amanda Nkomo aka Mandie Mae (Bad Gyal)…

Of A Cry From Africa

24 Oct 202024 Oct 2020

A Cry From Africa is a new single featuring Zimbabwean and South African musicians. ‘A Cry From Africa’ a soulful track with heart-wrenching lyrics is meant to pierce the conscious…

Of Cecilia Breaking My Heart

The soundtrack to my childhood is music that played on a ZBC TV programme which used to be called Mvengemvenge (meaning assorted) which later became Mutinhimira wemimhanzi/Ezomgido meaning the rhythm…

Of Amai – Holy Ten Lyrics And Translation

This track by Holy Ten struck a chord with me, the story has become familiar for a lot in our generation. Amai means mother in Shona. Reminds me of listening…

Of Ndaremerwa – Holy Ten Lyrics And Translation

24 Aug 202015 Sep 2020

Music like poetry is a mirror that reflects if not the nature of the artist then the world around the art. I have this song on my playlist by an…

Of Coffee With Mellow Creme’s True Love

5 Aug 20205 Aug 2020

If you were having coffee with me I would tell you that sometimes you need to stop; smell the coffee (well that’s if you love the aroma of freshly brewed…

Of Ghetto Rules

14 Jul 202014 Jul 2020

Van Choga has just released a new album, an international collaboration with Ghanaian sensation Ay Poyoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM-faSmnfxk Its been less than a few hours since the track was dropped on…

Of Chido A Love Story Lyrics And Translation

MADE IN ZWE presents Chido… a love story by Munashe. This debut single was launched on Valentine ’s Day 2020 and it’s just about to get 100K views on YouTube…

Of The Sound Of Home

Walk with me down my playlist of 5 songs from Zimbabwe. The current most played song on my playlist is Jah Prayzah’s Kwayedza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7X0lgMHhuQ https://twitter.com/Beatonm5/status/1266422100421685249?s=20 That mbira instrument has me…

Of Jah Prayzah’s Munyaradzi lyrics And Translation

29 May 202029 May 2020

Munyaradzi is the 9th track on Jah Prayzah’s recently launched album Hokoyo. Munyaradzi means someone who soothes and comforts. This song is the beautiful and sad story of two lovers…

Of Jah Prayzah’s Kwayedza Lyrics And Translation

28 May 202029 May 2020

Kwayedza is the 15th track on Jah Prayzah’s album Hokoyo. Kwayedza means Dawn or Sunrise. This track opens with a distinctive mbira instrumental and you can almost feel it lull…