Mshika-Shika – Schwarzmarktklänge und Guerillapoesie

Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 2021

Radiophonic artwork · Commissioned by Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Artist: Masimba Hwati

Sound Mixing & Engineering: Lefteris Krysalis, Vivien Mercedes Jester

Production: Deutschlandfunk Kultur / Bauhaus University Weimar / Goethe-Institut / Galerie Eigenheim · 2021

Length: approx. 54’30

A radiophonic composition blending guerrilla radio archives from the Zimbabwean liberation war with sonic fragments from Harare’s black market. Mshika-Shika becomes a sound-based meditation on resistance, improvisation, and postcolonial rupture—where voices, recordings, and everyday sounds challenge dominant narratives.