Zimbabwe: Wacharie – in the Footsteps of Tuku

[Afropop] These days the music scene in Zimbabwe is dominated by Zim Dancehall stars and deejays. But that doesn't mean traditional group and roots pop bands have disappeared. We recently met WaCharie, a singer/guitarist/songwriter/bandleader, born in 1992. WaCharie writes serious songs and has a band sound strikingly reminiscent of the late Oliver Mtukudzi's. Afropop's Banning Eyre recently spoke with WaCharie via a video call from Mutare, a town in eastern Zimbabwe near the border with Mozambique. WaCharie has

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