Prof. Chikowero writes on Music and Politics in Zimbabwe

Prof. Mhoze Chikowero is a featured correspondent in the June 20, 2017 issue of The Herald, Zimbabwe’s largest daily newspaper.  Click here to read Prof. Chikowero’s essay on Cde Dickson “Chinx” Chingaira, a leading Chimurenga (“liberation” in the Shona language) musician and veteran of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle.  The essay draws from Prof. Chikowero’s recent book, African Music, Power, and Being in Colonial Zimbabwe (Indiana U. Press, 2015).

And, click here to see a video of one of Cde Chinx’s songs.