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This was a compilation of music already released in Zimbabwe. The band travelled to UK in 1986 for a live tour organised by Elias, and Scottish graphic artist Gordon Muir [ 4 ] became their manager. After touring the UK for a year, basing themselves initially in Hawick, Scotland with Muir and travelling relentlessly, the band appeared to be on ...
His album, Simbaradzo, was and still is the best-selling album of all time in Zimbabwe with mega hits like "Mundikumbuke" and "Amai VaRubhi". [citation needed] The success of Simbaradzo was followed up with his album Zvakanaka Zvakadaro sealing his place as the greatest sungura musician of all time. Macheso can dance, sing, and play the bass ...
The Four Brothers were a pop group from Zimbabwe. [1] [2] The members were not brothers. They played fast-paced guitar-based pop music with songs sung in the Shona language. Their lead guitar string-plucking sound is reminiscent of the sound of the African mbira instrument and is a style known as jit.
Leonard "Karikoga" Zhakata (born . 25 June 1968) is a Zimbabwean musician and singer. He writes and sings mainly in his native Shona tongue. Zhakata, who adorns trademark glittering outfits, is best known for his hits Hupenyu Mutoro, Batai Mazwi and "Gomba Remarara".
Zimdancehall started in the late 1980s with the rising up of local sound systems.The popularity of these recordings led to more studio recordings. By the end of the 1990s, a number of local youths were recording singles and albums independently and reggae bands like Cruxial Mix (Trevor Hall) and Black Roots holding regular weekly shows to showcase artists.
This is the local genre of the Zimbabwe music industry. Sungura music became popular in the early 1980s, pioneered by frontman Ephraim Joe and his band Sungura Boys which counted many notable future hit makers as members. [7]
Carol Mujokoro – gospel music artist; Ephat Mujuru (1950–2001) – mbira player [2] Mono Mukundu (born 1970) – music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist; Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa (1988-2020) – Afrojazz musician; Isaac Musekiwa (1930-1991) – DR Congo-based soukous artist and saxophonist; Busi Ncube (born 1963) – mbira ...
The song which put him in the limelight was Mabhauwa, which he sang together with the band Khiama Boys; System Tazvida was on vocals. This song used to be played in nightclubs of Zimbabwe and all kinds of places such as pubs. Tazvida was best known for his hits Anodyiwa Haataure and Mushandi Ndimambo.