List of Zimbabwean musicians
This is a list of Zimbabwean musicians and musical groups.
A
- 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"
- Alishias Musimbe better known as Maskiri - a Zimbabwean hip hop artist, known for his controversial lyrics
- Audius Mtawarira
- August Msarurgwa
B
- 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
C
- Charity Zisengwe
- Charles Charamba - gospel singer
- Chartwell Dutiro
- Chirikure Chirikure
- Chiwoniso Maraire
- Clem Tholet - 1960s and 1970s folk singer
- Cosmas Magaya
D
- 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
E
- 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
F
G
H
- Herbert Schwamborn
- Hohodza
- Derek Hudson, conductor and composer
I
J
- Mukudzeyi Mukombe who performs by the name Jah Prayzah
- 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
K
L
- Leonard Dembo
- Leonard Mapfumo - popular urban grooves artist
- Leonard Zhakata - sang the chart buster "Mugove"
- Louis Mhlanga
- Lovemore Majaivana - Ndebele singer, songwriter
M
- Mashasha
- Mechanic Manyeruke and the Puritans - pioneers of gospel music
- Michael Gibbs (composer)
- Musekiwa Chingodza
N
O
- Obi Mhondera
- Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi - Zimbabwean musician for popular and traditional music, plays with band Black Spirits
- Olivia Charamba - gospel singer
P
R
S
- 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
- Shinsoman
- Simon Chimbetu - Sungura legend and former Zimbabwe liberation war hero (deceased)
- Siyaya
- Solomon 'Jah Solo' Skuza
- Stella Chiweshe - dubbed "Queen of Mbira"
- System Tazvida
T
- Takunda Mafika
- Takura - Zimbabwean hip hop, trap, RnB singer, former member of Soul Afrika
- Tarisai Vushe-Zimbabwean/Australian artist, actress
- Tehn Diamond - Zimbabwean hip hop artist.
- Tendayi Gahamadze - formed Mbira dzeNharira
- 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
V
W
- Wallace Chirumiko known as Winky D - King of Dancehall, popular for the hit song "Musarova Bigman"