‘The Flame Lily of Zim Music’
It’s totally in character that three of the most acclaimed musicians from Zimbabwe − Thomas Mapfumo, Stella Chiweshe and Chiwoniso Maraire − play what could be defined as Chimurenga music. Mapfumo, the main exponent of the genre, is marooned in the United States, from where he watches the country of his birth with longing […]
While Watching Germany’s 7 Goals
At 11.30pm last night, I received two texts in a short space of time. One was from a friend in Berlin about the football match that Germany had just won: “This city is going mental!” The second was from a journalist friend in Beit Lahia, Gaza: “They’re shelling my neighbourhood.” He sent another 10 […]