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In Harare’s CBD, this chapter listens to made-in-China megaphones as sonic agents—zvikwambo—through which herbalists, initiated vendors (Makumbi), and music pirates compete for attention. These sonic economies reflect Cold War legacies and reveal China's deep economic imprint on Southern Africa since the late 1990s. I analyze how global ideological forces—capitalist, communist, and spiritual—collide and echo through Harare’s sonic and atmospheric infrastructure, turning the city into a resonant chamber of global struggle, improvisation, and survival.

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“Made in China” Megaphones: Music Pirates, Herbs, Aphrodisiacs, and Homemade Pesticides

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    2026年

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  • Masimba Hwati

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In Harare’s CBD, this chapter listens to made-in-China megaphones as sonic agents—zvikwambo—through which herbalists, initiated vendors (Makumbi), and music pirates compete for attention. These sonic economies reflect Cold War legacies and reveal China's deep economic imprint on Southern Africa since the late 1990s. I analyze how global ideological forces—capitalist, communist, and spiritual—collide and echo through Harare’s sonic and atmospheric infrastructure, turning the city into a resonant chamber of global struggle, improvisation, and survival.