musicdiscourse analysisprecarityThis article examines the ways in which poverty is portrayed in selected songs composed and performed by Leonard Karikoga Zhakata. Zhakata is renowned for his songs that depict the deprivation, failed governance, greediness, and everyday hardships that most Zimbabweans ...
"I do not like fame as a person but what I would like is my music being popular, not me. I want my music to educate and entertain the nation but the moment people started idolising you, you suddenly realise that you are becoming more popular that the music; that is dangerous." He s...
"Zhakata is a humble man who does not quarrel with fellow artists but he was not happy with the conduct. We had agreed on a fee but Jah Prayzah's guys decided to change the arrangement and offer us peanuts when they realised fans were not coming in as expected. We tried to negotiate ...
Fighting for justice and freedom through music: The case of Thomas Mapfumo, Hosiah Chipanga and Leonard Zhakata, ca. 1988–2015The pervasive contention in scholarship on contemporary Zimbabwe is that the quintessence of the post-independence Zimbabwean experience consists in unchecked political ...