Sungura music is a popular genre in Southern Africa that originated in Zimbabwe. It is characterized by the use of the guitar, bass, and drums, and often features lyrics that address social and political issues. Sungura music is known for its upbeat tempo and catchy melodies that are easy to dance to. The genre has produced many talented musicians who have gained popularity both locally and internationally.
Here you can see the popularity of Sungura genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
187 releases
Explore sungura history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of sungura artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the sungura genre. You can find out what sungura genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 266270 | |
| 2 | 35 | 40412 | |
| 3 | 38 | 43127 | |
| 4 | 30 | 21158 | |
| 5 | 37 | 50338 | |
| 6 | 32 | 32107 | |
| 7 | 32 | 29610 | |
| 8 | 34 | 21500 | |
| 9 | 26 | 8108 | |
| 10 | 31 | 20168 | |
| 11 | 29 | 16982 | |
| 12 | 20 | 8202 | |
| 13 | 27 | 19803 | |
| 14 | 27 | 21026 | |
| 15 | 18 | 12786 | |
| 16 | 26 | 18272 | |
| 17 | 26 | 22895 | |
| 18 | 24 | 5393 | |
| 19 | 24 | 14316 | |
| 20 | 24 | 18787 | |
| 21 | 24 | 11310 | |
| 22 | 23 | 10842 | |
| 23 | 22 | 9634 | |
| 24 | 20 | 13739 | |
| 25 | 19 | 6341 | |
| 26 | 17 | 10591 | |
| 27 | 16 | 7558 | |
| 28 | 13 | 1163 | |
| 29 | 9 | 12330 | |
| 30 | 8 | 6640 | |
| 31 | 1 | 298 | |
| 32 | 1 | 294 | |
| 33 | 27 | 16069 | |
| 34 | 22 | 13633 | |
| 35 | 15 | 1110 | |
| 36 | 20 | 2336 | |
| 37 | 19 | 3753 | |
| 38 | 18 | 6160 | |
| 39 | 17 | 3338 | |
| 40 | 15 | 8788 | |
| 41 | 14 | 9164 | |
| 42 | 14 | 2376 | |
| 43 | 14 | 12211 | |
| 44 | 6 | 1375 | |
| 45 | 11 | 2544 | |
| 46 | 9 | 4179 | |
| 47 | 8 | 1393 | |
| 48 | 8 | 669 | |
| 49 | 7 | 3628 | |
| 50 | 7 | 984 | |
| 51 | 2 | 598 | |
| 52 | 3 | 700 | |
| 53 | 1 | 68 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular sungura music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
