African Renaissance

About 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.

Publisher

Mercy Munatsi

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Mar 2023

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   African Renaissance - The Rumba Soukous Explosion

   This episode takes a deep dive into the heart of Central Africa to celebrate the pulse-pounding sounds of Congolese Rumba and Soukous music. Experience the iconic "sebene" -the guitar climax that redefined African Pop music with specially selected songs from various artists including Pepe Kalle, Diblo Dibala, BM and Awilo Longomba among others.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   African Renaissance - Mixing the new with a dash of the old

   A fresh playlist selected for those who remain young at heart by the show's newest co-host.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   African Renaissance - About Winky D Tête-à-tête show and Hello Africa

   Join us as we welcome a guest who will give us his take on the recent buzz around Zimbabwean artist, Winky D's latest album and some of the fashion choices at a recent Tete a Tete 2 event

Who has been a guest on African Renaissance

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Davido
• Chillmaster
• Jah Prayzah

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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Books guests

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