List of Zimbabwean musicians

This is a list of Zimbabwean musicians and musical groups.

• Albert Nyathi
• Alick Macheso - Sungura artist; played bass guitar for "Madzibaba" Nicholas Zacharia when they were still going under the name of "Khiama Boys"; later broke out to form his own band, Orchestra Mberikwazvo; their hits include "Zvakanaka Zvakadaro", "Madhuve", "Amai VaRubhi"
• Audius Mtawarira
• August Msarurgwa
• Bhundu Boys - band who played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco, country, and pop influences
• Biggie Tembo Jnr
• Brian Chikwava
• Busi Ncube
• Carol Mujokoro - gospel musician; recipient of TSAMA 2000 Best Female Artist award
• Charity Zisengwe
• Charles Charamba and Olivia Charamba - gospel singers
• Chartwell Dutiro
• Chirikure Chirikure
• Chiwoniso Maraire
• Clem Tholet - 1960s and 1970s folk singer
• Cosmas Magaya
• David Chifunyise - University of Zimbabwe graduate who sang and composed the title song of the popular Studio 263 (country code for Zimbabwe); a pioneer of Zimbabwe's "Urban Groove" genre, a local blend of rhythm & blues and hip hop
• Dorothy Masuka
• Dumisani Maraire - Shona mbira player, died in 1999
• Elliot Manyika - politician cum Musician popular for his song Nora. Died in a car accident and is buried at the National Heroes Acre.
• Ephat Mujuru - first to popularise the mbira in the West (America)
• Eric Moyo
• Forward Kwenda
• Garikayi Tirikoti
• Herbert Schwamborn
• Hohodza
• Isaac Musekiwa
• John Edmond - 1970s and 1980s folk singer
• Jonah Sithole - winner of the first reality show (The A Academy), similar to American Idol
• Jonathan Wutawunashe - influential head of a gospel music group
• Kingsley Sambo
• Leonard Dembo
• Leonard Mapfumo - popular urban grooves artist
• Leonard Zhakata - sang the chart buster "Mugove"
• Louis Mhlanga
• Lovemore Majaivana - Ndebele singer, songwriter
• Mashasha
• Maskiri - controversial Zim hip hop artist, known for his lyrics
• Mechanic Manyeruke and the Puritans - pioneers of gospel music
• Michael Gibbs (composer)
• Mr Lion AKA Gazzully - dj
• Musekiwa Chingodza
• Ngonidzashe Kambarami
• Obi Mhondera
• Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi - Zimbabwean musician for popular and traditional music, plays with band Black Spirits
• Paul Matavire
• Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa
• Ramadu
• Rockford Josphat
• R.U.N.N. family
• Safirio Madzikatire - Actor/Musician popularly known as Mukadota.
• Sam Mangwana
• Sam Mtukudzi - recording artist; released a solo album; toured around Europe and South Africa; killed in a car accident on 15 March 2010 together with his sound engineer
• Shingisai Suluma
• Simon Chimbetu - Sungura legend and former Zimbabwe liberation war hero (deceased)
• Siyaya
• Solomon 'Jah Solo' Skuza
• Stella Chiweshe - dubbed "Queen of Mbira"
• System Tazvida
• Takunda Mafika
• Tehn Diamond
• Thomas 'Mukanya' Mapfumo - Zimbabwean musician for the Chimurenga genre; popularly known for his socialistic lyrics that are critical of bad governance.
• Tinashe - of Zimbabwean heritage, known for baby modelling, acting and singing
• Tongai Moyo - Sungura artist, known for song "Samanyemba"; he is popularly known as "Murozvi Mukuru", "Dhewa", or "Samanyemba"; diagnosed with cancer. He died on 15 October 2011.
• Victor Kunonga
• Tongai Moyo
• Tryt
• Winky D - King of Dancehall, known for the hit song "Musarova Bigman"
• Zeke Manyika

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