Panze- The Effects of the Lockdown
Panze
Lockdown has brought some devastating effects on some of the people of Zimbabwe. Watch this animated video based on the poem, “Panze” which touches on some of those effects. Panze was written by Hey Hey Preacher, a Zimbabwean contemporary hip hop and spoken word artist. Watch the video below!
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Lockdown has brought some devastating effects on some of the people of Zimbabwe. Watch this animated video based on the poem, “Panze” which touches on some of those effects. Panze was written by Hey Hey Preacher, a Zimbabwean contemporary hip hop and spoken word artist. Watch the video below!
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Meet The Hey Hey Preacher
Leonard Mukwenga a.k.a The Hey Hey Preacher is a contemporary Hip Hop and Spoken Word artist. The 2019 Dreamstar Finalist,writes poems and performs his own material.
Hey Hey, has a unique passion for standing up for others therefore he usually touches on social issues affecting his community. In his poems, he tackles domestic violence, child abuse, mental health awareness etc. In the Zimbabwe poetry scene, he has made a name for himself, locally known for his clever tongue twisting wordplay. He has a hypnotic presence on stage and watching him perform is a marvel.
Hey Hey was also one of the guest performers at our official launch!
Stay tuned!
Leonard Mukwenga a.k.a The Hey Hey Preacher is a contemporary Hip Hop and Spoken Word artist. The 2019 Dreamstar Finalist,writes poems and performs his own material.
Hey Hey, has a unique passion for standing up for others therefore he usually touches on social issues affecting his community. In his poems, he tackles domestic violence, child abuse, mental health awareness etc. In the Zimbabwe poetry scene, he has made a name for himself, locally known for his clever tongue twisting wordplay. He has a hypnotic presence on stage and watching him perform is a marvel.
Hey Hey was also one of the guest performers at our official launch!
Stay tuned!
More Content
26 Hidden Details In Panze
There are 26 Hidden details in the video Panze, that were cleverly hid by the director. Find out what you missed in terms of visuals or wordplay from the original poem. Stand a chance to win $800 worth of airtime plus a Candy Hamper From Candy Culture if you can find Details 25 & 26! Clues to these are in this video! All the best Make sure you watch the Panze Official Video before you watch this one!
Behind the Scenes for Panze
Behind the scenes for Panze, See what it took to produce the animated Poem Panze. We outline the production process and talk about key steps.
The winner of the competition + Live action version of Panze
Congratulations to Hazel Jieman for winning the 26 Hidden details challenge. Some wonderful people acted out an amazing Rendition of Panze! Check it out now!
26 Hidden Details In Panze
There are 26 Hidden details in the video Panze, that were cleverly hid by the director. Find out what you missed in terms of visuals or wordplay from the original poem. Stand a chance to win $800 worth of airtime plus a Candy Hamper From Candy Culture if you can find Details 25 & 26! Clues to these are in this video! All the best Make sure you watch the Panze Official Video before you watch this one!
Behind the Scenes for Panze
Behind the scenes for Panze, See what it took to produce the animated Poem Panze. We outline the production process and talk about key steps.
The winner of the competition + Live action version of Panze
Congratulations to Hazel Jieman for winning the 26 Hidden details challenge. Some wonderful people acted out an amazing Rendition of Panze! Check it out now!
Articles
Our Interview with Hey Hey Preacher
We sat down with the author of this brilliant piece and asked him to share on what inspired him to write such a piece, to decode the poem and also his favourite scene
Our Interview with Hey Hey Preacher
We sat down with the author of this brilliant piece and asked him to share on what inspired him to write such a piece, to decode the poem and also his favourite scene
263chat Article On Panze
Emerging Poet, Takudzwa Mukwenga, affectionately known as Hey Hey Preacher has collaborated with animator Kudakwashe Maxwell on his latest offering, Panze, an animated piece of the vernacular poem which speaks on the effects of COVID-19.
263chat Article On Panze
Emerging Poet, Takudzwa Mukwenga, affectionately known as Hey Hey Preacher has collaborated with animator Kudakwashe Maxwell on his latest offering, Panze, an animated piece of the vernacular poem which speaks on the effects of COVID-19.
Panze featured on the news!
Our Video was featured on the news! Watch the clip here!
earGround Features Panze!
Two time award winning online media house. Best Arts Blog Zimblog Awards 2020, Best Online media ZimDancehall Awards 2019, earGround, featured Panze on their website and their social media pages!
Panze featured on the news!
Our Video was featured on the news! Watch the clip here!
earGround Features Panze!
Two time award winning online media house. Best Arts Blog Zimblog Awards 2020, Best Online media ZimDancehall Awards 2019, earGround, featured Panze on their website and their social media pages!
Images and Screenshots
Credits
Animated and Directed by: Kudakwashe Maxwell
Written by: Leonard Mukwenga (Hey Hey Preacher)
Music Score Composed By: Kudakwashe Maxwell
Sound By: éa records
Poster Artwork and UV texturing by: Anopa Maisiri
Kudakwashe Maxwell
Director, Animator, Composer
Kudakwashe Directed, Animated and edited the Video. He also composed the score.
Leonard Mukwenga (Hey Hey Preacher)
Writer
Hey Hey Preacher Wrote and also does the voice over for the Poem
éa records
Sound,Music
They Did the sound effects and music
Anopa Maisiri
Poster Artwork, UV Textures
Anopa designed the beautiful posters and also did the textures in the poem