Zimbabwe (formerly known as MM53 DJ Mix Track) is a formerly unidentified Roots Reggae song by New York based musician Kwame Heshimu, released in 1980 on the album Follow I.
Search History[]
The song was posted to SoundCloud by user trackidhelp on March 29th, 2024. It originates from a 1980 DJ mix, but it’s unknown who the DJ that played the song is.
On May 27th, 2024, the song was identified by user Randolurker as Zimbabwe by Kwame Heshimu.
Lyrics[]
You might like to dance, but we're just listening
Why not take the chance, is life not worth living?
Can I say love, ill you say Zimbabwe?
Can I say peace, till you say Mozambique?
You can say, till you say South Africa
Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa...
Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa...
Behold the joyful, the silent majority.
Revolution hidden beneath their smiles.
From these United States to the most untragic place.
Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa...
We are far away at the end time, final stages of the struggle,
But now it all seems just like a broken dream.
Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa...
Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa...
TBA
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Kwame Heshimu[]
Kwame Heshimu was a roots reggae and dub musician from Jamaica, but he relocated to New York, USA.
In 1975, he released his first single, Being Alone.
In 1975, he released his second single, Being.
In 1978, he released his third single, It’s Allright.
In 1978, he released his fourth single, Beast Of Burden, with two versions.
- Beast Of Burden
- Beast Of Burden Dub
In 1980, he released his fifth single, Hell Hounds, with two songs.
- Hell Hounds
- Follow I
In 1980, he released his first and only album, Follow I, which included this song and the songs from the previous single.
In 1981, he released this song and It’s Allright.
In 2017, he went under the alias Synthesis Inc. and released his final single, Chock Full & Dub.
He doesn’t seem to be active today.

