African Renaissance

African Renaissance

Join Mercy for a fortnightly programme devoted to playing music from Africa with an emphasis on Zimbabwean music to awaken an interest in the diverse musical genres by African musicians.

Episodes

October 15, 2025 25 mins
Honouring the vibrant sound of Zim dancehall music, which draws inspiration from Jamaican rhythms and features exciting collaborations between Zim and Jamaican artists.
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The episode plays music by talented artists Abel Mauchi, Rishon, Josphat Somanje and Admire Kasenga
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Baba Harare has recently announced his return to the Jiti music genre, sparking excitement among his fans. This show features music by Baba Harare.
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August 20, 2025 29 mins
This episodes features hit songs including collaborations with other artists by Zimbabwean artist Nutty O. One such song is a collaboration with reggae legend Bob Marley from the 2023 Album Africa Unite
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The show brings back memories for our older audience and hopefully evokes some curiosity in our younger audience to explore the richness in African golden oldies
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July 23, 2025 22 mins
This episode showcases music spanning a little more than 20 years from different African countries including Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa and Senegal.
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July 9, 2025 29 mins
This episode plays some popular songs from the early 2000's by the ten young artists after pioneering a genre of music they names Urban Grooves.
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This episode samples music from Oliver Mtukudzi's wide range of music which comprises of 67 albums spanning over four decades. Not only did Oliver Mtukudzi have a huge international footprint, he was adored by many within Zimbabwe. He was declared a National Hero and the first musician to receive such a status on his passing in 2019.
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About time you updated your playlist with some good music. This episode features music from Davido, Chillmaster, Jah Prayzah, Sylent Quo among others that you can add to your African Music playlist
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The episode showcases awesome live performances by African artists including one set in an African Village under a tree to one on an international stage with the support of a choir of 900 .The songs bring to light topics that range from simple to complex ones. The music is timeless and spectacular.
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The episode Sungura Music from the 90's and early 2000 by System Tazvida, Leonard Dembo, Pengaudzoke, Alick Macheso and Paul Mpofu.
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By popular demand, the podcast features music by popular Zimbabwean Artists Jah Prayzer, Oriyano and Nisha Ts. Comparisons have been made between Jah Prayzer and Oriyano's music but what is undisputed is that both artists are extremely talented. Nisha Ts a female Zimbabwean artist, has recently been breaking a lot of glass ceilings with her diverse and vibrant recent releases.
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The show plays African Rumba whose roots emanated from the Congo area, then spread and diversified to many other parts of the world due to slavery, colonization and migration of the people from that area. This podcast focuses on music from the modern day Democratic Republic of Congo. This type of music is very popular in many countries across the continent of Africa despite language barriers because it is rather danceable.
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This episode features music by young trending artists as the African sound continues to evolve and explore different genres but also keeping that African authenticity
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Zim Gospel Artists, The Unveiled and Minister Mahendere are featured in this episode.
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This episode showcases African female artists in their purest form. Their artistry is reflected within their beautiful voices mixed with their emotions and messages in the music.
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February 5, 2025 28 mins
African music with an emphasis on Zimbabwean music
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January 22, 2025 25 mins
We feature songs currently trending in Zimbabwe including songs by Nisha Ts, Madam Boss Bling 4, Chillmaster and Driemo
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The African Renaissance first podcast for 2025, explores diverse African music from Liberia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia among others. Nothing but good vibes only!!
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December 24, 2024 27 mins
A special episode on Christmas day featuring dance music for the festive season!
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