shebeens became a crucial meeting place for activists, some attracting working class activists and community members, while others attracted lawyers, doctors and musicians. Shebeens also provided music and dancing, allowing patrons to express themselves culturally, which helped give rise to and support for the musical genre called Township Jazz which we now call Afro Jazz or Zimbabwean Jazz. Different versions of Zimbabwean jazz Bulawayo jazz is a form of jazz that originated in the 1950s. A notable artist of this genre are The Cool Crooners. Notable jazz musicians Charles Fernando Victor Kunonga Dorothy Masuka Oliver Mtukudzi August Musarurwa Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa Percy Nehoreka Nhara Josh Meck Takakunda Mukundu References Zimbabwean music Jazz genres