Archival Significance
A self-published 1979 compilation of contemporary and traditional folk songs of Zimbabwe, produced at the close of the liberation war and on the cusp of independence. Grassroots musical documentation of this kind is comparatively rare in the archival record compared with institutional or academic publications from the same period.
Institutional Context
Self-published by its compilers, with no institutional or publisher backing, and printed by Printopac.
Content Summary
A collection assembled by Iris Jones and Fi Grinham, selecting both contemporary and traditional folk songs circulating in Zimbabwe at the time.
Research Utility
Valuable for researchers of Zimbabwean musical heritage and folk revival, particularly for identifying which songs compilers working just before independence considered part of the folk repertoire.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house; a self-published item with the limited print run typical of the genre.