Zim musicians come together in bid to get airplay in own country

If you listen to any Zimbabwean radio station anytime, you'll hear the same playlist that you heard last month, same music, same artists one wonders if it's the lack of content or what the other musicians from different genres are submitting is not good enough. Zimbabwean musicians and concerned citizens across the globe has come together to change all that and are demanding all radio stations in Zim what the masses love, something that will  conserve their tradition and identity.

Zim-dancehall is currently dominant in all commercial radio stations in Zimbabwe with the Harare side enjoying massive airplay as the genre's Capital. There are a number of genres across Zimbabwe some of which nature and promotes the growth and preservation of black culture. The musicians use their music as a tool to tackle different social troubles, they use music to highlight and suggest possible solutions on how to solve the matter at hand. Now that the meaningful music is facing extension from the national radios, it calls for serious concern as to where the country is going in terms of arts and culture. The traditional music genre is sidelined mainly Khalanga music, Ndebele music, Tonga and Shona to name a few.

Music is a tool that is used to soothe a wounded soul, cheer, warn or provoke a certain action and mainly to preserve a nation's culture and tradition. What will happen to our culture 15years from now if the radio only promotes the music that speaks of sex, drugs, money and guns?, is that what you have in mind for the future generation?, whose going to tell them about Mzilikazi, Lozikeyi, Mhunu Mhutapa, Langa and Njelele?

We calling upon every musician and concerned Zim citizens to come forward and sign an online petition which will be submitted to the top government officials in one voice as a nation, we demand that all Zimbabwean musicians get fair and equal airplay without discriminating or grading them using their tribal background or genre to decide what's good for radio, radio is for the people listen to what people want.

There are many Zimbabwean musicans who are big in other countries but they are unkowns in their homeland just because they don't get airplay in their own country. The time is now, enough is enough let us all unite and fight this demon now and save our beloved language. We've been silent for way too long, now give our musicians their voices back and watch music unite different tribes.

There are more than 80 Maskandi musicians from Zimbabwe, how many have you heard on your stereo playing or being interviewed?, is it because their language of choice ain't radio's market? Or it's because their genre is dustbin material?. We have a large number of Rhumba artists from Zim, how many Rhumba artists are playlisted on your popular radio stations?.

"Phakama Zulu ngaphambi kokuba kumoshakale, phakama nzalo kaNdaba silondoloze ulimi lwethu namasiko ngomculo".

Let us all rise and defend our culture by fighting for those who preserve it through arts.

Here is the link, sign and share. Your voice counts, make it heard: www.ipetitions.com/petition/give-our-muaicians-their-voices-back-lets-all