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  • Stella Rambisai Chiweshe - Stella Rambisai Chiweshe (from African Music Encyclopedia)

  • Mashoko - Tribute to Simon Mashoko -- music/recordings, film/video, photo gallery.

  • Kunzwana Trust - A non-profit-making organisation which fosters the practice and study of indigenous music in Zimbabwe.

  • Mbira - Resource for people around the world who have an interest in Mbira, Marimba and Chimurenga styles of music from the indigenous cultures of Zimbabwe. Related topics, Shona and Ndebele customs, Shona language and literature, traditions and beliefs as they relate to mbira music is also discussed.

  • Zimbabwe International Book Fair - Details of the annual event: news, booking forms, exhibitors' database.

  • Unique Artistic Properties - An excerpt from "Stone Sculpture in Zimbabwe: Context, Content & Form" by Celia Winter-Irving.

  • Yellow Card - Sex, soccer and life's little secrets ... a rising young soccer star, and how his life goes haywire. Shot in and around Harare. Released 2000.

  • Keeping A Live Voice: 15 Years Of Democracy In Zimbabwe - A Video by Edwina Spicer. One of the very few sources of information on this video.

  • Kruizinga, Remi - Intuitive sculpture in stone from Zimbabwe, figurative and abstract.

  • Everyone's Child - Review of the film Everyone's Child (director - Tsitsi Dangarembga, 1996).

  • Tribute to Four Sculptors from Zimbabwe - John and Bernard Takawira, Brighton Sango and Henry Munyaradzi created a vital African movement in modern sculpture with their work in serpentine. On-line exhibition.

  • Mwanasikana - In Search of an Audience in Zimbabwe - Survey of the impact of the educational film Mwanasikana on the rural population of Zimbabwe. Researcher: Kimani Gecau (University of Zimbabwe), 1997.

  • Fifty Years Of Film-Making In Zimbabwe - Kedmon Hungwe discusses the history and culture of film-making in Zimbabwe.

  • Making Film in Africa - Film and film-making in Africa: reviews, criticism and theory. Papers by Kedmon Hungwe, Martin Mhando and Kimani Gecau, focussing on Zimbabwe and Central Africa.

  • Theatre Afrique - Zimbabwe - A resource for theatre in Zimbabwe.

  • The Visual Arts of Zimbabwe - Collection of very informative pages on: architecture, sculpture in stone and wood, painting, literature, music. Excellent starting point for these topics.

  • Zimbabwe Music Guide - Profiles, bios, discographies, track lists, samples and links.

  • Bira - Electronic Newsletter of Zimbabwe's National Theatre Organisation.

  • Red Eagle Gallery - Located in Portland, Oregon and offering original handcrafted pieces by Shona artists, imported from Zimbabwe.

  • The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe - The Iron Age site that gave its name to modern Zimbabwe is the remains of a stone-walled town built around 1200 AD. Dennis Ramsey provides photographs and description.

  • Mavros, Patrick - African animals made in silver using the lost wax process by a sculptor in Western Zimbabwe.

  • Zimmedia Film and Video - Independent film and video production company based in Zimbabwe. Specialise in development cinema for Africa.

  • Dandemutande: A Resource for Zimbabwean Music - Dandemutande: A resource for lovers of Zimbabwean marimba and mbira music, including a calendar of events worldwide, a resource guide, a mail order catalog, and articles about the music, the instruments, and the people who play them.

  • The Last Paintings of Luis Meque - Chiedza Musengezi reviews an exhibition of works by Luis Meque, August 1998.

  • Camp Tumbuka - Teachings about the music and dance of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Held in Synergia Ranch, New Mexico, near Santa Fe.

  • Southern African and Zimbabwean Music Resource Site - Extensive bibliographies and links for Southern African music, with an emphasis on Zimbabwe and mbira.

  • Limpopo Line - Zimbabwe & Mozambique 1989 - Limpopo Line (1989) - a documentary about the hazardous railway journey from Zimbabwe to the Mozambiquan port of Maputo during the years of RENAMO banditry.

  • Flame - Zimbabwe 1996 - Flame (1996), director Ingrid Sinclair. First film to focus on the role of women & the struggles for the independence & liberation of Zimbabwe.

  • Frank McEwen - An appreciation and republished articles from the 1950s and 1960s.

  • ZimSculpt - Virtual Gallery - Online sales of work by Zimbabwean sculptors.

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