Welcome!
African Hip-Hop pioneers A Peace Of
Ebony (Herbert Schwamborn
(Prince
Qwela a.k.a Metaphysics), Tony Chihota (The Chief) and
Chiwoniso Maraire (R.I.P.)) invite you to support an
in-depth, never-before-seen documentary on the origins of Bantu
Hip-Hop, as well as to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of their
groundbreaking debut album,
From The Native Tongue.
In 1992 - along with producer
Keith Farquharson - From The Native
Tongue made Zimbabwean chart history with "Pretend It
Never Happened". The song held #1 for a
then-record-breaking 8 weeks; the title track performed similarly,
while their third single "Vuka (Don’t Slow It
Down)" peaked at #3 on the
BBC Jive Zone
chart. Despite these placements, this historically
significant album has never been digitally released.
APOE's goal is not just to reissue From The
Native Tongue or place positive new messages in the world, but
to preserve Zimbabwean music history and help fellow local creatives
forge a better future in these most challenging times. With this
mission in mind, they've created www.zvinu.com.
A Note From The Chief & Prince Qwela:
With your help, we'll produce a historically significant documentary
on Bantu Hip-Hop, pay tribute to our dearly departed bandmate
Chiwoniso, digitally remaster From The Native Tongue and open
doors for the next generation of talent with Zvinu.com.
Designed to support fellow Zimbabwean creatives during
the pandemic and beyond, Zvinu is uniquely positioned
to curate stunning, new content that celebrates the beauty, mystery as
well as wonder of Africa.
We invite you to join us on this journey. Whether big or small,
your contributions will go a long way towards funding Zimbabwean
music, art, literature, dance, clothing design and more. And if
you're on the dole (as so many are re: the pandemic) but still want to
help, a share or two on your social media will work wonders spreading
the word!
Herbert Schwamborn (Prince Qwela)
A PEACE OF EBONY
Perks
See the documentary first and receive a shout out of thanks from APOE on Twitter!
See the documentary first and receive the fully remastered, chart topping singles from From The Native Tongue: "Pretend It Never Happened", "From The Native Tongue" and "Vuka (Don't Slow It Down)"!
See, hear and own it first! See the documentary early and receive an advance download of our digitally remastered 1992 debut album.
See, hear and read it first! Penned by APOE founding member The Chief (a.k.a. Tony Chihota), this candid, provocative and humorous autobiography covers growing up in post-revolution Zimbabwe, APOE's rise to fame, adventures in Johannesburg, witnessing the fall of Apartheid, Tony's personal struggles and in the end, triumph over addiction. Arrives with an advance download of APOE's digitally remastered debut album and see-it-first rights on the documentary.
APOE video shout out/media message (and yes- we do birthdays). Arrives with an advance download of APOE's digitally remastered debut album and "The Beginning" eBook by Tony Chihota.
See the documentary and own both releases first! Advance digital downloads of the documentary soundtrack (New EP), our digitally remastered Debut Album as well as an advance PDF of The Chief (Tony Chihota)'s eBook "The Beginning".
We'll compose a custom song incorporating your message, specified lyrics and/or elaborate on a theme of your choice. It could be a short jingle for a radio or TV ad for your business, a surprise for a loved one's birthday or theme song for your website- take your pick!
All of the above perks and an Executive Producer credit for yourself or your company.
Highlights
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See the documentary first and receive a shout out of thanks from APOE on Twitter!
See the documentary first and receive the fully remastered, chart topping singles from From The Native Tongue: "Pretend It Never Happened", "From The Native Tongue" and "Vuka (Don't Slow It Down)"!
See, hear and own it first! See the documentary early and receive an advance download of our digitally remastered 1992 debut album.
See, hear and read it first! Penned by APOE founding member The Chief (a.k.a. Tony Chihota), this candid, provocative and humorous autobiography covers growing up in post-revolution Zimbabwe, APOE's rise to fame, adventures in Johannesburg, witnessing the fall of Apartheid, Tony's personal struggles and in the end, triumph over addiction. Arrives with an advance download of APOE's digitally remastered debut album and see-it-first rights on the documentary.
APOE video shout out/media message (and yes- we do birthdays). Arrives with an advance download of APOE's digitally remastered debut album and "The Beginning" eBook by Tony Chihota.
See the documentary and own both releases first! Advance digital downloads of the documentary soundtrack (New EP), our digitally remastered Debut Album as well as an advance PDF of The Chief (Tony Chihota)'s eBook "The Beginning".
We'll compose a custom song incorporating your message, specified lyrics and/or elaborate on a theme of your choice. It could be a short jingle for a radio or TV ad for your business, a surprise for a loved one's birthday or theme song for your website- take your pick!
All of the above perks and an Executive Producer credit for yourself or your company.
