When you say Zim celebrities are silent on the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter issues please do not include @winkydonline because he has been singing about the struggle for almost a decade now.. A Thread...
@bosswala @hatiperi_wacho @kimmy_chierley @

Winky D's (whose real name is Wallace Chirumiko) music has always been about empowering the young Zimbabweans to make “all the crosses to disappear,” to transcend their adversities and take control of
their destinies in a country where the ruling elite are failing to improve...

... the nation’s socio-economic conditions.Winky D’s music exhibits such characteristics and
sensibilities as he immerses himself in the struggles of the ordinary Zimbabweans and
identifies with them especially the youth from high-
density residential townships popularly...

... known as "MaGhetto Yuts". In this thread I'd like to analyze 3 of Winky D's songs "Copyrights", "Survivor" and "Disappear" from the Gaffa Life Kickstape (2015). I'll start with "Survivor", the song “Survivor” expresses lack
of employment opportunities for the ghetto youth...

... which are often stereotyped
and associated with idling at street corners and bridges and illicit behaviours such
as smoking mbanje (marijuana). Winky D corrects such stereotypes as he sings
"Vakationa takalazer pacorner
Vanoti hatina zvatinogona...

... Kumaghetto youth mikana mishoma
Hakuna ghetto youth risina zvarinogona"...