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Tradition is key for Zimbabwean soul singer Chipo Nyambiya

Chipo Nyambiya plays traditional Zimbabwean instruments and sings about empowerment. © RFI

Zimbabwean singer Chipo Nyambiya seduced audiences with her folk-soul style at the Nuits d'Afrique festival which took place recently in Montreal. She plays the mbira and the kalimba, traditional Zimbabwean instruments.

"My lyrics are soulful. The lyrics talk mostly about empowerment. It doesn’t have to be a set in stone genre but it is about the soul," Chipo Nyambiya told RFI's Daniel Lieuze at the Nuits d'Afrique festival.

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