He is young. He is proud, and he is smiling. Carved from a single block of deep green verdite, the prince wears a feathered crown and a traditional necklace of claws. His hand rests near his head in a gesture of contemplation or quiet greeting. “The piece took three months to work, breaking the block, carving the face and crown, then weeks of polishing. Hard work, perseverance, commitment, and green verdite rock brought the prince to life,” Chris says.

Veteran producer Clive “Mono” Mukundu and gospel singer Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave are at the centre of a public dispute over production credits as Zimbabwe’s debate over cover bands and music rights intensifies.

We might be a people of different backgrounds, but in Zimbabwe, our heritage and culture bind us. That is the driving idea behind the Mutupo Festival, hosted by cultural advocate Dereck Mpofu (popularly known by his totem name, Mhofu yemkono).