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Lovemore Majaivana and the Township Music of Zimbabwe
26 Jun 2015 at 11:54hrs | Views
The story of Lovemore Majaivana is the story of cultural struggle and revolution. From the seedy days of rock cabarets in white Rhodesia, Lovemore "returned to the source", a return effectively marked by the 1983 epoch-making album, "Isitimela."
Culture is the most critical element of revolution.
The reconstruction of Zimbabwe economically, politically and socially cannot be achieved without an accompanying cultural shift away from the colonial and neo-colonial cultures that have marginalised black humanity and threatened its creativity.
Lovemore's music is a fighting culture. It is for this reason that the music and the story of Majaivana is being recorded.
Culture is the most critical element of revolution.
The reconstruction of Zimbabwe economically, politically and socially cannot be achieved without an accompanying cultural shift away from the colonial and neo-colonial cultures that have marginalised black humanity and threatened its creativity.
Lovemore's music is a fighting culture. It is for this reason that the music and the story of Majaivana is being recorded.
Lovemore Majaivana and the Township Music of Zimbabwe
Source - ccms.ukzn.ac.za/Files/articles/MA_dissertations/themba.pdf
