Zimbabwe: Politics of the Rhythm – Unpacking Winky D’s Eureka Eureka Album

[New Zimbabwe] The great African-American novelist, poet and essayist James Baldwin once philosophically asserted: “Music is our witness and our ally. The “beat” is a confession which recognises, changes and conquers time. Music itself must act upon time, not lose itself to it; must stem itself against the empty flood” This philosophical and pedagogical reasoning by Baldwin is quite provocative and illustrative in light of the furore, controversy and deeply polarising reception that greeted the release of Winky D latest