There are many Zimbabwe videos below including:
- Listen to a Mbira
- Thomas Mapfumo & Oliver Mtukudzi – (Zimbabwe’s International Music Icons)
- Other Music including Ndebele Church Songs
- Great Zimbabwe
- Victoria Falls “Mosi Oa Tunya”
- Zimbabwean Sculptor: Collen Nyanhongo
- Matopo Hills Rock Art
- End of an Empire: Rhodesia
Listen to the Mbira
Pop- Mbira
Mbira Maestros
Music - Thomas Mapfumo - Shumba
Music - Thomas Mapfumo - Hanzvadi
Music- Oliver Mtukudzi - Hear Me, Lord
Music - Oliver Mtukudzi - Neria
Music- Lovemore Maijavana
Music - Simon Chimbetu
Music- Stella Chiweshe
Music- Chiwoniso Maraire
Ndebele Catholic Songs
Great Zimbabwe - UNESCO's Introduction
Great Zimbabwe- Lost Kingdoms of Africa
Uncovering the Truth About Great Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls- Mosi Oa Tunya
Jumping Into Victoria Falls
Zimbabwean Sculptor: Collen Nyanghongo
Matopo Hills Rock Art
End of An Empire: Rhodesia
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Listen to the Mbira
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Pop- Mbira
Tnashé's "Zambezi." Tinashé is a British artist who was born in Zimbabwe and incorporates the mbira in some of his music. -
Mbira Maestros
Several musicians describe their own path to playing the mbira and its significance to their culture. 6 minutes 25 seconds -
Music - Thomas Mapfumo - Shumba
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Music - Thomas Mapfumo - Hanzvadi
"Hanzvadi" by Thomas Mapfumo, frequently called "The Lion of Zimbabwe." Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi are the two Zimbabwean musicians with the biggest international followings. Mapfumo is very well known for his "Chimurenga" or "struggle" music with messages for both the Rhodesian and now Zimbabwean government. -
Music- Oliver Mtukudzi - Hear Me, Lord
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Music - Oliver Mtukudzi - Neria
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Music- Lovemore Maijavana
Lovemore Majaivana is one of the most popular Ndebele singers. Majaivana means "good dancer." -
Music - Simon Chimbetu
"Chauta" by Simon Chimbetu -
Music- Stella Chiweshe
Stella Chiweshe's "Chachimurenga" -
Music- Chiwoniso Maraire
Chiwoniso Maraire's "Ancient Voices". Chiwoniso was born in the Untied State but her family moved back to Zimbabwe when she was young, she became a famous mbira player, an instrument more typically played by men. -
Ndebele Catholic Songs
An Ndebele song from a Catholic church service- interesting both in the music and seeing art of a church service. -
Great Zimbabwe - UNESCO's Introduction
2 minutes 45 seconds. -
Great Zimbabwe- Lost Kingdoms of Africa
From BBC's excellent series, "Lost Kingdoms of Africa" is a show about Great Zimbabwe and the history discovered there. 51 minutes -
Uncovering the Truth About Great Zimbabwe
The history of how white colonizers wouldn't believe that Great Zimbabwe had been founded by Africans. Part 1 of 2, this part is 9 minutes 55 seconds, the second part is 10 minutes. -
Victoria Falls- Mosi Oa Tunya
BBC's Wild Africa visit Victoria Falls, locally known as "Mosi Oa Tunya" or the "Smoke that Thunders." 78 seconds. -
Jumping Into Victoria Falls
(Warning this is only possible in the dry season, when water is low.) BBC- 91 seconds. -
Zimbabwean Sculptor: Collen Nyanghongo
4 minutes, 10 seconds -
Matopo Hills Rock Art
See these amazing prehistoric rock paintings found in Zimbabwe's Matopo Hills. 4 minutes 18 seconds. -
End of An Empire: Rhodesia
For those fascinated by Zimbabwe's history, this documentary was made only a few years after Zimbabwe's independence and features interviews with all the key leaders on both sides - Rhodesians and Zimbabweans. Fabulous first person history accounts, recommended for high school and above. Rated PG-13 for real historical footage of a violent era. 52 minutes.