SW Radio Africa music makers
 Updated Thursday 24 December2009
Gerry Jackson - Sweet Harmonies
The wonderful harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel, Beach Boys, Eagles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Kenny Loggins, Poco, Moody Blues, 10cc, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. (The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition which remains consistent and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese - Frank Zappa)

Contact Gerry: gerry@swradioafrica.com

Sweet Harmonies
Thursday 24 December
Pomp and Circumstance
Thursday 23 July
Songs in the key of life
Wednesday 10 June
Mars
19 December 2008
Venus
19 December 2008
Dogs of War
30 May 2008
This Time it's Personal
18 April 2008
Motown
20 March 2008
The Troubadours
20 February 2008
Deep & Meaningful
18 January 2008
Love songs
04 January 2008
TheGod songs
19 December 2007
Ezra -
Ezra Tshisa Sibanda, once the youngest Radio 2 presenter at Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation in the nineties ,  takes you way back in time bringing back the good old days with his wide selection of rich African music. He goes down memory lane musically in chimurenga, miseve, pansula, mbaqanga, jit, rhumba to latest kwaito, house music and many more. He still remains people's favourite despite his relocation to UK where he still continues to entertain diasporians in social gatherings and parties. He is well rembered with his award winning programmes like DZEMHURI/EZEMULI, KWAZISO / UKUBINGELELANA, ENGILIKHETHELE ZONA / DZANDAKUSARUDZIRAI and many more ,  where he collected award after award in the nineties before he left Zimbabwe for UK. He loved his job so much and was devastated when he had to call it quits at ZBC after he was forced to produce and present  propaganda programmes which were in support of the evil Zim-Government. Listen and enjoy.

Contact Ezra: ezra@swradioafrica.com
Ezra Sibanda wins best radio presenter in the Southern African Achievers Awards UK, August 2009
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with Les Mommsen

Wednesday 29 July
This week on Talking Drum Les Mommsen explores the history and the musicians behind the South African Jazz scene . He goes back to the days of the Jazz Epistles in the early 1960’s, journeys through the beautifully enigmatic style of Abdullah Ibrahim, and touches down on the new generation of South African masters like Moses Molelekwa and Marcus Wyatt. So join Les as he takes this fascinating journey down south on Talking Drum.
 
Friday 17 July
This week on Talking Drum, join Les Mommsen for a musical journey through North Africa , featuring artists from Egypt, Mali, Algeria and Tunisia , as well as exiled African artists from around Europe.

 
Welcome to the Dance Zone with DJ Peter Johns
Peter Johns has been collecting music and Djing for more years than he probably cares to remember. In 1980 he began a weekend residency at the nightclub Scamps, with his mobile disco business running parallel , and in 1981 he joined ZBC Radio 3 . Through his connections in the UK and US he was exposed to emerging trends in music which enabled him to build on his ever-growing music collection. Incorporating international music with local proved to be a great recipe, boosted his radio shows and led to Monday Mellow Madness, UK Top 40, Hit-Pick etc
In 2002, restructuring and changes in policy left him with no choice but to leave the radio station he had served for a great many years .
Email:djpeterjohns@yahoo.co.uk  Website: http://www.djpeterjohns.com
 
Afritude Problem
New York descends on Zimbabwe on our fresh new show.


Afritude Problem goes for that East-Coast swagger, complete with the signature scratches, multi-syllabic rhymes, complex wordplay, a continuous free-flowing delivery, and intricate metaphors.
East coast hip-hop has undergone a series of musical surgeries, from the lyrical subgenre that gave yield to Rakim and Nas, to the conscious approach made famous by Public Enemy, and later the Mafioso rap blueprint popularized by Kool G Rap, Raekwon and AZ, and now back to the lyrical. The influences have rippled across the globe, touching the shores of the Motherland. What then do our Zimbabwean boys have to say?
Well, this calls for the crème de la crème of our top emcees. Giving us that New York swagger is lyricist, Zubz Tha Last Letter, the duo O.U.O, our favourite angry poet Mau Mau and the new blood, Tek Neek and Karizma among others.
That’s Real Talk New York right there if you ask me!

Contact Henry: henry@swradioafrica.com
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