On 18 April 1980, Zimbabwe gained its independence. Celebrations followed on the nights of 17 to 18 April 1980 during a concert at the Rufaro Stadium, located in the heart of Highfield, the township ...

This story appears in the April, 2015 issue of Forbes Africa Could it happen in this age of greed? A leading international musician pays his own way to travel thousands of miles to celebrate the ...

The historical celebration includes a capsule that will also feature contributions from Mitchell & Ness. 1 day ago Bob Marley's pan-Africanist approach to life and music is explored in a new ...

Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley)'s visit to Zimbabwe in 1980 was a monumental event that opened floodgates for Jamaicans and left an indelible mark on the nation's history. Showbiz gurus, Hararians ...

It is hard to believe that Bob Marley has been gone for over 30 years. He is one of those artists whose material keeps being released in as many combinations as possible with varying degrees of ...

One of the highlights of Thomas Mapfumo's long, illustrious career was playing with Bob Marley as his homeland gained independence from England's colonial rule and Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980. It ...

Bass culture is as old as Zimbabwe itself. The reggae mystic Robert Nesta Marley laid down the soundtrack to what we thought was the dawn of freedom in 1980. “We don’t need no more trouble,” he ...