Zimbabwe Township Music

Zimbabwe Township Music Is A Celebration Of Age-old Popular Music, Which Was Evolved By The Early Urban Settlers As Far Back As The 1930rsquo;s. Urban Culture In Those Days Was A Product Of Mixed Traditional, Contemporary And Western Influences, Which All Moulded Into The Unique Township Music. It Is Therefore The Musical Off-spring And Melodic Fusion Of Several Tribal And Cultural Urban Settlers In The Early Black Townships; Typified By Such Variants As Kwe La, Tsabatsaba, Marabiand Afro-jazz.township Music Often Became A Symbol Of Identity And Dissent In The Black Townships, Which Did Not Go So Well With The Authorities Of The Day.