We all hum to Zimdancehall music, agree!

Like the ZBC jingles, Zimdancehall has been continuously played in our lives at most public platforms, Kombies,pubs,  and the likes.

Therefore it is correct to say that the age of Zimdancehall is not just a phase that the country is going through because its dawn is uncertain.

Most subcribes to this genre identify themselves as "ghetto youths" which mean a member of a community that abides to ghetto life style and hustling to earn a living.

The contents of the songs are now taking a  critical shift and a cause for concern, the genre is now producing songs that most people finds them difficulty to listen to because of the hate language in those songs. most of the artist that produce these "bad riddims" songs as they call them are also the ones that most Zimdancehall fanatics adore the most even though some of their songs are of a critical aptitude.

The reasons in tackling this age is to share some kind of light on the impact of music when listeners are quenching their thirst of local content and as a source of communication and inspiration that listeners get from the content distributed to them by this artist that only think they are practicing their artistic freedom enshrined to them in the constitution.             

Zim dancehall nominees

 
Zim Dancehall Awards 2014 Nominees Announced. 
The Nominees List 
Best Artist 2014 man                                Best Artist 2014 female
Seh Calaz                                                                      Lady Squanda
Tocky Vibes                                                                   Lipsy Empress
Winky D                                                                         Shelly Darula
Soul Jah Love                                                                 Jiwela
Shinso man

Best Collaboration                                    Best Vocalist
Soul Jah Love & Shinso man                                          Celcius
– Hativasiye vane nyota Calaz & Freeman                       Seh Calaz
– Tapinda musummer Tipsy and Ras Pompy                     Guspy warrior             
– Change gear Kinnah and Squanda                                 Soul Jah Love
– Ndakapera Tsoka Yoz & Shinso man                             Princo
– Zvidhakwa 

Spice Song of the year                            Best Social Messages
Mhai                                                                              Simudza Maoko
– Tocky Vibes Mama Devante                                         – Tocky Vibes Pazvikona
– Shinso man Paita Party                                               – Winky D JehovaMukatisiya
– Winky D Giroriya                                                         – Killer T Mazuvano Kune HIV
– Legend Elly Kwatinobva                                              – Tally B Nhamo
– Seh Calaz                                                                  – Jah Love

Best live performer                           Best Zimdancehall Youngster Spider
Winky D                                                                        Ras Pompey
Dhadza D                                                                      Reflex Mausa
Killer T                                                                         Jah Child Josta
Kinnah 
Ricky fire 
Most promising artist                 Best Album
Kabhida                                                                        Varidzi vezvinhu
Jerry B                                                                           – Freeman Silver Bullet
Killer man                                                                     – Sniper Storm Wedzera mawatts
Darula Rebel                                                                 – Guspy Warrior There is no danger
Best Medley video                                                        – Ricky Fire Still young
 Vic Taks (Ladies edition) Pure Niceness                     – Kinnah
Silent Killer Mbare
- Chitown High Praises 
Best Dressed artist                         Best Dance Hall Dance Group
Winky D                                                                           Flying Angels
Freeman                                                                            Ghetto Creepers
Ricky Fire                                                                         Flying Legends 
Terminator Quonfused                                                      Desert Fox
                                                                                           Swag Turn up

Best artist manager                          Best Conscious song
Mr. Banda                                                                           TokweMukosi
– Winky Godfrey Bakasa                                                   – Ras Caleb Wings from Jah
– Seh Calaz Watson Kafela                                                – Kinnah MamutsaZvirere
– Freeman Mr.Chiyangwa                                                  – Jerry B Be Strong
– Shinsoman Crispy                                                           – Curtis B Dzirikohama
– Terminator                                                                        – Volume 16 DjStaera
                                                                             – Zim Dancehall to the World Volume 17 Volume 17                                                                              – Judgment Yard Best Club DJ Garry B
                                                                                Flavour Cables Fidel 
                                                                                Dj Sadiki

Riddim of the year                       Best Collabo Riddim
One Clan                                                                                Cashlance
– Chillspot Body Slam                                                           
– BodySlam Records Sunshine
– Sunshine Records Voice
 – Mount Zion High Praises 
– Cashlibs Best conscious riddim Y2K 
– Y2K Productions Silent Killer 
– Sunshine Pure Niceness 
– Chillspot Ice and Roses 
– Ice and Roses Step up 
– Kutso 

– Cashlibs and Vigilance Madlevel 
– J

Cashlance
MP and Chillspot Chillslam 
– Bodyslam and Chillspot MbareChitown 
– Givanchy and Equation 
Zim Dancehall Ambassador 
Freeman 
Killer T 
Judgment Yard 
Soul Jah Love 
Lady Squanda 
Best Artist 
Diaspora JusaDemantor 
Miz Dee 
Buffalo Solder 
Jah Hanief 
Teban C 
Best Video
Chimakanika 
– Tally B Manika 
– Viviun Bata Ruoko Rwangu 
– Freeman Confused 
– Inini Ndinochema 
– Seh Calaz Best Club hit song Tasangana zvidhakwa 
– Yoz and Shinsoman Tocky aendanenyika 
– Tocky Vibes Kana uchitiunotamba 
– Ricky Fire Hatimisike 
– Seh Calaz 
Most improved artist
Tally B 
Platnum Prince 
Terminator Legion Magical 
Most Disciplined Artist
Kinnah Cello 
Culture Crystal 
Jay C T Makwikwi 
Tally B
Best Zim dancehall online
Slim Dogz 
Zim Intertainment 
Dr Clarence 
Ta International
Propa Bless King
Alfred Chris Digital

New artist, new magazine

Zimdancehall artist shines

Zimdancehall artist need to consider education to prosper in their career of music. Caleb Shoko a rising young Zimdancehall is focusing on entertainment media as a career choice in his academic studies at Nust and this has made him prosper in his music career.

he was awarded the cover page slot in a newly introduced magazine at Nust and making him the favorite "Tall Dark handsome and talent" according to the editor.

 

Zimdancehall:bad content

"the song my be simple,but the impact is always massive"

we are not reporting we mean it

This kind of thinking is what inspired the formation of this blog as way to identify the impact of Zimdancehall songs on youths.

most subscribers of this music genre identify themselves as the ghetto youths which to most of them it means a member of society that also subscribe to ghetto-hood life style and hustling to earn a living.    

Zimdancehall has become force to reckon with in the Zimbabwe music industry. This genre of music has gained prominence in the country in the last few years and it is now well established and has a large support base especially from the youth. However the ‘message’ in the music has been put under a lot of scrutiny in light of that is it building or destroying us as a society.

Some of the lyrical content in the songs communicates and in a way influences hideous behaviour and in the process eradicating the good morals the society is striving to build especially in the youths. Some of the lyrics glorify drug abuse, violence and sexual immorality. Such tendencies are displayed in videos like “ndinongosimuzda musoro” released by Soul Jah Love which has much explicit lyrics and video content.Another artist Guspy Warrior also released a song praising the use of marijuana otherwise known as mbanje—“tipe chamba timone mone.”Violence is also a common feature emphasized in some of the lyrics of the music for example in the song by ‘Lady B’—"Akunyeyausipo mamisa, akutorera mudiwa wako mamisa” or Beat up anyone trying to snatch you love.

Zimdancehall vilentine

Zimdancehall Valentine in Bulawayo

tocky vibes

how many of Zimbabwean citizens can spend their Valentine listening to Zimdancehall music with their loved ones and not regret  the night.

To night,  Valentine's eve, a dance-hall artist,  Tocky Vibes,will be playing at Horizon pub Bulawayo and many wonder there the award winning artist will get the well deserved attendance.

How ever, to many of us the question is whether the Zimdancehall music is appropriate for such a special night for Zimbabweans who celebrate the night oh for the couples that will be at that pub.   Tocky Vibes is a highly rated artist in the Zimbabwean music arena. He belongs to the fast growing ZimDancehall music genre which has won considerable following especially from younger Zimbabweans. Tocky Vibes rose to fame with his hit song Amai which was liked by many for its unique lyrical content and this earned him new a name, Dancehall Priest. 

It appeared the past caught with Tocky when the media started churning reports linking the artist to a love affair with an under aged girl. Local media houses reported that Tocky fathered a child years back with a girl who was aged 13 then. The girl, identified as Linda James was said to have been living in Marondera with her mother and did not know where Tocky was living after his new found fame. She argued that Tocky was no longer taking care of his child