We Visited the Most Beautiful Part Of Zimbabwe(The Eastern Highlands)
10mins with Rymez
Young Zimbabwe spent some time with one of the biggest producers in the game and known for producing big anthems that make the world dance. The coolest thing about it all is that the boy is Zimbabwean and if you don’t know who we are talking about, here is your opportunity to learn and get inspired. But most importantly become a Fan of his body of work.
Q: Who is Rymez?
A: I’m a music Producer born in Kariba Zimbabwe, grew up in the UK & have been Producing for 15 years now.
Q: What’s the meaning behind your name?
A: I used to love rapping when I was in high school & some of friends in boarding school called me Rymez and it stuck with me haha.
Q: What is your musical back ground?
A: I was always curious about how music was made ever since I was a child, my parents had a really big music collection that I used to go through & I’ve been mesmerised ever since. So I did what every other teenager would do & headed to YouTube music production Tutorials and learnt from the likes of Ryan Leslie’s beat making videos.
Q: Who are some of the artists you have worked with?
A:
- Nicki Minaj
- Future
- Wiley
- Stefflon Don
- Ayra Starr
- Davido
- French Montana
- Popcaan
- Wizkid
- D Block Europe
- Migos
- Kojo Funds
- Winky D
- Jah Prayzah
- Tiwa Savage
- Shaybo
- Cassper Nyovest
- Major League DJs
- Lil Kim
- Loredana
- Dj Spinall
- Adekunle Gold
- Yxng Bane
And the list goes on and on but the above names are some people the public can relate too.
Q: Do you have a favourite piece of music that you worked on?
A: I would have to say Hurtin Me by Stefflon Don & French Montana because it was the quickest record I’ve ever made and didn’t know it was going to do so well.
Q: What other producers, songwriters and/or artists do you see as your primary inspirations?
A: I’m a huge fan of the pioneers of R&B and Hip Hop Production, the likes of Timbaland, The Neptunes, Teddy Riley, Brian Michael Cox, Dr Dre etc
Q: How do you like to spend your free time not working on projects or taking care of business matters?
A: Outside of music I love cooking and trying new recipes. Fingers crossed I can open a restaurant in the next few years.
Q: What’s your future plans/ or what would you want your legacy to be?
A: I’m currently working on a Album that’s going have collaborations with artists from around the world connecting on features. I’m really excited to show the world what’s I’ve been working on.
Q: What advice would you give a person trying to make it in the entertainment industry?
A: It’s really important to network and have good relationships. Also never burn bridges haha
Q: How do people get connected with you and book for your services?
A: People can reach out to me on Instagram: @rymezbpm
ZIMBABWE FASHION COUNCIL
OUR MISSION
Zimbabwe Fashion Council’s mission is to develop and promote local creatives through a series of events, workshops, mentorship and innovative programs to support the rebuilding of the industry with standards and in the process contribute to the national GDP.
OUR VISION
Zimbabwe Fashion Council (ZFC) Vision is to protect, develop and advance the fashion industry in Zimbabwe.
MEMBERSHIP
Our membership goal is to give creatives a voice and a platform to connect enabling them to develop their skills and transform creative ideas into established business entities.
For our membership we thrive to:
- Inspire and activate hopes and dreams
- Help leverage passion into profitable businesses
- Provide industry insights and technical assistance
- Create mentorship initiatives to nature hope and dreams into sustainable enterprises
- Provide a directory of suppliers, networks, services and platforms that provide much needed resource tools for the growth of the members and their businesses
Afroodrip
Afroodrip is a Zimbabwean jewellery store that is inspired by Zimbabwe and its unending beauty. We strive to mantain that original Zimbabwean brand feeling by expressing our African culture through jewellery. We heavily focus on uplifting our brand’s core beliefs of a cultured progression by spreading a positive infuence in our communities and regularly participate in charity across Zimbabwe.
Our products emulate our African pride by being strong, unique and personable all across Zimbabwe and past through into the African continent. We feature both mens and womens accessories, all made from stainless steel with an 18K Gold coat and laminent for maximum shine and quality.We are located in Harare, Zimbabwe for local orders and Chicago USA for international orders.
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Bulawayo to Kezi (KoBeula) » 200km of Culture and Heritage!
About Magriza Made Me Cook: The channel seeks to document and serve Africa’s diverse food culture, one dish at a time as well as air other cultural and traditional stories that have never been documented. Magriza is slang for uGogo (Grandmother in isiNdebele).
In this video we escape to Zimbabwe’s south-western area where adventure, culture, and solitude lie scattered among Chief Malaba’s area. We get to learn about the BaBirwa People of Zimbabwe, eat delicious food, witness the proximity of the Republic of Botswana and its inhabitants. In this documentary expect to see 200 kilometres of culture, beautiful scenery, a Yeoville sign-post, heritage songs, and discovering that the term Kezi is a corrupted name for Kgetsi – which means bag in the SeBirwa language.
Follow our work on Social Media
Facebook: Magriza Made Me Cook
Twitter: @MagrizaMMC
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Check out our website HERE
Original Heritage
WHO?
An African focused clothing brand based in England, United Kingdom. While our products are the result of both Western and African trends and cultures. Our inspiration today lies within the hopes of a better Africa tomorrow. Our products give individuals the chance to pay homage to one or more of the 54 sovereign African countries while contributing to the provision of education for children in Africa.
WHY?
Africa is the richest continent in the world, #Fact! Not only is it the only self-sustaining continent because of its vast array of natural resources but, it is also the place of human origin. The mother of civilisation as we know it. However, the reality on the ground in no way reflects these facts. With that said and not much being done, our mission is to eradicate poverty in Africa one child at a time through the provision of their education. 10% of every product we sell goes towards this cause.
WHEN?
February 2017 saw the ORIGINAL HERITAGE brand and online-store launch. Products for other African countries will be released bi-monthly, subject to demand. We have an ambitious vision for both our future and that of Africa. So we are always on the look out for people from different walks of life we can work with…
…Poets, marketers, models, artists, academics, stylists, photographers, athletes, charity fundraisers, online bloggers, lawyers, speakers, event organisers and more.
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The Rad Black Kids
Who are we?
The Rad Black Kids are quintessentially all of us that don’t feel represented by the monolithic views that we are painted over with a broad brush. The need for this brand grew out of a desire from the founder to see faces that reflect his in action sports. He began through building longboards, simply because he couldn’t afford one, so his background in architecture made this possible. The Rad Black Kids initially began building longboards with riders in mind by utilizing the best “rider oriented” boards: Using rider’s choice trucks, wheels, bearings, and true rider quality decks. In 2008 after spending 5 winters snowboarding most weekends in the winter, summer was a chore as there was nothing to do in his small Idaho town. He didn’t have the money to purchase a board, so instead he built a repurposed old board out of a 1996, somehow still ridable deck.
6 years later, in 2014, when the opportunity arose, The Rad Black Kids was established, with durable, weather resistant (inspired by womens’ purses) longboards as the initial product offering. As time went by, and longboards flew off the shelves The Rad Black Kids took the same principles of quality, durability and longevity, and applied them to our first clothing collection in 2015. With each season, the goal of each collection was to create immersive story telling experience. The founder felt as though the garments could tell stories from his home country of Zimbabwe, and stories of Africans in the diaspora. Each piece could be an “soldier” on this crusade of shattering monoliths.
The Rad Black Kids has now evolved to a brand that is not only better at narrative based product design, but now all our products are now made in Portugal. Sustainability and reduction of carbon emissions are paramount to The Rad Black Kids. We have been planting a tree for every product we sell since our inception in 2014, but now, due to the catastrophic climate emergency we now plant 20 trees for each product sold!
