Snap Special - Zim Heavy: Rock and Revolution in Zimbabwe

Published: Dec. 28, 2017, 5 p.m.

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Before there was Zimbabwe, there was the \\u201cHeavy\\u201d scene. In the 1970\\u2019s, Rock music rang out from the black townships in Rhodesia. One band, Wells Fargo, became the voice of the people. Founding members Ebba Chitambo and Never Mpofu tell their story of music and revolution in the face of an oppressive government.Wells Fargo\\u2019s new release Watch Out! is available now through\\xa0Vinyl Me Please.Learn more about the work Matthew Shechmeister and Eothen \\u201cEgon\\u201d Alapatt are doing to document the Heavy scene at\\xa0Now-Again Records. \\xa0Producer: Pat Mesiti-MillerCorrespondent: Albert NyathiFeaturing Music by Wells FargoCourtesy of Now-Again Records

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