Zimbabwean podcasts
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Podcasting is relatively new to Zimbabwean music, reaching out beyond the country's borders. There are three dedicated podcasting entities for the Zimbabwean community in and around Zimbabwe that are strictly into podcasts: Hiphocalypse Fortknights (hosted by Sensai Tate, broadcast from the USA), XeetBCe Jumpoff (hosted by Chyltl and MJt, broadcast from the United Kingdom and Australia) and more recently TNG Live (hosted by TNG, broadcast from South Africa). The three podcasts cover different musical grounds influenced by many factors including backgrounds, education, cultures, exposure, trends and many more. A weekly current affairs podcast, the #KwiriCast (hosted by blogger and writer Larry Kwirirayi, broadcast from Zimbabwe), has steadily gained popularity since its launch in 2013.
Among the Zimbabwean community podcasting began in 2005 with 'The Shona Podcast' started by Si Brindley (British) and his wife Cecilia (Zimbabwean) because Si wanted to learn the Shona language. However, they did about 11 shows in total over a few months and the last show recorded was on January 20, 2006.
Some Zimbabwean Churches podcast sermons on a regular basis. These include Kingdom People Church in Harare. (Podcast is hosted on Feedburner)
The focus of other Zimbabwean podcasters is more musically inclined being about Zimbabwean music.
Hiphocalypse Fortknights
The Hiphocalypse Fortknights is an African hip hop music podcast. It is released fort-nightly (bi-weekly) and showcases some of the hottest up & coming positive hip hop talent in Africa. Featuring artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Lesotho, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia etc. Hosted by former HIPHOCALYPSE DJ Sensai Tate from Zimbabwe and is predominantly in English but includes many regional languages & dialects. Sensai Tate is also known to have been a rapper in his earlier days though he does not consider himself an artist. There have been regular guest co-host appearances by South African beauty Naturelle who has her own podcast on http://www.naturelle.mypodcast.com
