I am pretty sure there is a set of unspoken rules in the music industry. What would y'all list as the unwritten music business rules that shouldn't be violated?
kudya mari yemarema
means to chop money that is earned from foolish fools who don't understand its value.
An example of kudya mari yemarema is a scenario of profit-motivated Prophets who sell Holy Water that is simply poured from the tap including the sale of other Church merchandise that is...
means a church-going person whose belief is mainly rooted in Apostolic faith or better yet also known in chiShona language as Chitenderi cheVapostori.
Alternatively, Mupostanga is also written and spoken as Mupostan'a.
The plural forms for Mupostanga are Mapostanga, Vapostanga Vapostan'a, or...
muroyi means a person who uses magick strictly for the purpose of bewitching (kuroya) another individual or even a group of people whom they don't like with an intense passion courtesy of deep-rooted demonic-driven envy.
And in the process of wreaking havoc, they may use either mbashto...
sasco means of South African origin or a person who holds South African citizenship.
In other words, sasco or sasko is similar to "Zimbo" in its usage except for the fact that Zimbo obviously is used in the context of being of Zimbabwean origin. The plural for Sasco is: "maSasco."
Example usage
"Chinozi", "Shongrish", or "Shongirishi" means a hybrid language that combines both Chivanhu and the English language together, therefore, coming up with new words and phrases to further enrich an already interesting Zim vernacular.
Yu kyan kinda tingk af am az Spanglish, Denglish, etc. For ada...
chivanhu
1: African traditional culture (tsika nemagariro epasichigare)
2: the formal language (mutauro wechiShona) that's widely spoken in the Republic of Zimbabwe
Note: ChiShona language consists of other dialects such as Zezuru, Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, and Ndau. The most spoken Shona...
For dis haatikl, mi guh viig yu a kwik rondong a ChiShona woddem wey dey yuus for di contass a yuuman anatomy an aalso a jinaral insight bout ada elt rilietid tings, yu nuo. So mi go so then...
Bodi paat
ChiShona
Skull
Dehenya
Occipital bone
Gotsi
Hair
Vhudzi
Bald Hair
Mhanza or...
There are numerous beautiful Shona names and some are derived from the parents' previous life struggles or the status quo whilst expecting their newborn baby, on the other hand, some are inspired by religious beliefs, id est mostly chiKristu in contemporary times as opposed to Chivanhu, in the...
Gupuro {ChiShona}
Definition: the money that is given to a woman by her husband after they have reached a point of irreconcilable differences in their marriage.
This money carries a message in the form of cultural tradition to show that the husband has finally made up his mind, therefore, his...
dis miin myuuzik, bot dis wod e nuh dey hegzakli hexpagorate wey jaahra a myuuzik for kweshon smadi dey talmbaut anles dem seh suh ar diskraib am. Derefor, e dey muosli yuus az a jinaral ambriela toerm. Haueba, ef yu waan fi taak abaut a pesiifik jaahra a myuuzik inna chiShona langwij yu seh am...
majichimbochimbo anofara kana gondo rafa ziso
Literal meaning: when a hamerkop's eye is damaged small frogs celebrate.
What it means: people will always rejoice with great jubilation at the downfall of an oppressor or an evil person who used to persecute them relentlessly—it will be happy...
mwanasikana ndimapfumise
Literal translation: a daughter is a goldmine.
What it means: a daughter has the potential to make her family rich if she marries up in a calculated hypergamy fashion and also due to an African cultural practice where a bride price (roora or lobola) is expected to be...
t.i.c.
means "total internal confusion" and is an acronym often used, particularly when going into an exam and not knowing what you are doing there. One of the primary reasons is that you did not have enough time to meditate before the exam—wait I will explain this in a second—or your lecturer...
mwari means a supreme deity (a supernatural omnipotent being) or a god.
Note: In contemporary times the word mwari is often misconstrued to only refer to the Christian deity i.e., Jehovah (of the Holy Bible) which is not entirely correct because mwari is a general term for either a Divine Being...
muchero wesango hauvimbwe nawo
Literal translation: you can't have faith in a wild fruit tree.
Contextual meaning: you shouldn't put so much hope into something that doesn't belong to you because when tomorrow comes the owner can do as they please whilst you need it the most. Therefore you...
zvivindi
Definition: excessive confidence that sometimes blurs a fine line between self-assurance and arrogance.
Note: usually, a person who is said to have zvivindi has a devil-may-care attitude, therefore, they are likely to carry themselves around as a daredevil that will consider their...
"Kuchekeresa," in ChiShona langwij means to sacrifice an individual or a group of people and that's often in the form of a magick ritual for material gain (ukuthwala) or power.
Sometimes the magick rituals also require a combination of astrological timing and diabolical gruesome concoctions...
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