Of Personal Grief, Political Anxiety And The Fight Against Apathy The emotional and political concerns that shaped Mutsa’s earlier work have not disappeared. If anything, Radio Mhere finds him considering those concerns from a different position. His previous project, WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF SOIL TO BURY OUR DEAD, dealt heavily with the politics of its time. The new project, he explained, looks more closely at the times as they are shaped by politics. “I’m not really good at getting over things, unfortunately,” he said. “I’m not really great at emotional processing, and unfortunately a lot of the grief and the human-condition stuff is very present.” @wavythooms is set to release his debut album, Radio Mhere, on 13 October #zimphere #radiomhere

Exclusive Interview: Mutsa talks everything about debut album Radio Mhere ahead of 13 October release Mutsa is set to release Radio Mhere, his debut album, on 13 October 2026. The project marks a new chapter for the Zimbabwean rapper and producer, who is giving the release a bigger commercial push than his previous projects while retaining the personal, historical and political themes that have shaped his music. The project arrives with a more deliberate commercial push than his previous releases, reflecting a musician who has grown more confident in his abilities and more comfortable putting himself and his work out there. It also represents a meeting point between Mutsa’s ambitions as a writer and producer and the ideas that have shaped his music so far. In an exclusive interview with ZimSphere, Mutsa explicated that the investment behind Radio Mhere (from the production and mixing to the mastering and visual identity) made it increasingly difficult to treat the music as something to simply release and leave for people to discover. “You start to do these things where there’s just more and more investment that goes into the product, where it kind of feels cheap to call it a hobby and just release these things and be like, whoever finds it should find it,” Mutsa said. “You really want to give it the post treatment that the investment you’ve made in terms of energy and just people’s talent and time deserves. You really want to see that investment be rewarded with as much listenership as possible.” That desire for more ears is central to the album’s rollout. Mutsa says physical editions, including vinyl and CDs, are in the works, although the immediate priority is building excitement around the release and getting the music in front of as many listeners as possible. Despite the increased commercial ambition, Mutsa is clear about where the music comes from. “Despite the heavy Western influence in a lot of what I do, I make the argument that my music is just always going to be Zimbabwean. As a Zimbabwean, it’s always going to be a different listening experience to anyone else listening to the stuff that I make, which I’m happy with and quite proud of.” READ MORE: zimsphere.co.zw/2026/10/excl…

MUTSA’s latest EP ‘The Children Are Always Ours’ confronts hunger, war, gendered violence, neocolonial oppression, Gaza, and the ghosts we all carry. This is hip-hop as witness, as memory, as resistance. And @mutsamutsamutsa tackles it all fearlessly. This is our most in-depth review yet. 👇🏾 Full review: zimsphere.co.zw/2025/11/revi…

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