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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.
Jonah Sithole (1952–1997) – chimurenga music artist and guitarist [2] Solomon Skuza (1956–1995) – pop singer-songwriter [2] Buffalo Souljah (born 1980) – Zimdancehall and reggae artist; Shingisai Suluma (born 1971) – gospel music artist; Takura (born 1991) – house music and hip hop artist; System Tazvida (1968-1999) – singer ...
"Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" is a song by Zambian-born Zimbabwean singer Rozalla, released in August 1991 by label Pulse-8 as the second single from her second album, Everybody's Free (1992). The song was written by Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox, and produced by Band of Gypsies.
The attendant album Look No Further featured more R&B and soul elements than her previous album. [5] A 1996 remix of "Everybody's Free" reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Her 1998 album Coming Home saw her reunite with the Band of Gypsies and spawned a stateside club hit with its lead single "Don't Go Lose It Baby", produced by Metro. [6]
The album was recorded using live instruments. Before the album Toti Toti HE WON AWARDS at the Zimdancehall awards in 2015 for the songs Tocky Aenda Nenyika and Mhai. Ever since then the artist has become one of the household names. He is considered one of the most talented artists in Zimbabwe because of his lyrics which have a rich social message.
As one of Zimbabwe's first resident Congolese bands, OK Success recruited top Zimbabwean musicians and produced a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo owner of Club Hide-Out 99 was instrumental in establishing James Chimombe who was the resident musician at Club Hideout 99. [1]
In September 1985 the Studio gave notice to extend the contract for a further 3 years and the band continued to record. Given the attention of Peel and Kershaw, under further licence from Shed Studios, their first UK album, Shabhini, was released on the Discafrique label in 1986. This was a compilation of music already released in Zimbabwe.
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]