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Ngwenya Brothers is one of the best-ever music bands in the history of Zimbabwe music.

Here we sample out their hit song ‘Manyemwe eMhuru’ hope you will enjoy it.

Led by Tedius Matsito, Ngwenya Brothers entertained Zimbabwe with other great hits like Rudo i Nzira, Gede Mwana Gede, paChinhoyi, Gomo re Rudo and many more.

What’s your best song by Ngwenya?

Today we feature the music of Susan Mapfumo plus Zig Zag Band the guys from Kwekwe with their great song Gomo ra Masare.

Aunt Susan Mapfumo is arguably one of the best female musicians from Zimbabwe, listen to her sing Dvoko Dvoko with a heavy Jit style. Do you remember this song?

I have also featured Zig Zag Band, muchiri kuvarangarira here vakomana vepa Kwekwe? One of the best bands out of Zimbabwe, where are they now?

What did you think about the two songs? Hope you enjoyed my selection for today. Feel FREE to share your views by posting your reply.

In one of my previous posts I talked about Zimbabwe’s all time best 10 musicians, read the post here and share your views.

Zimbabwe is a country blessed with such great music talent, we are a nation who loves and appreciates the rhythms from our motherland. In this discussion lets talk about Zimbabwe’s top 10 best musicians of all time. 

Given such talent, it’s not an easy task to come up with a top 10 lists of the best Zimbabwean musicians of all time. However number one on my list is the all time great Leonard ‘Musorowenyoka’ Dembo, to me he was the best ever singer/song writer out of Zimbabwe. Who will forget ‘Chitekete’?

My Zimbabwe’s Top 10 Musicians of All Time

1. Leonard Dembo
2. Jonah Moyo and Devera Ngwena
3. Thomas Mapfumo
4. Simon Chimbetu
5. Oliver Mtukudzi
6. Marshal Munhumumwe
7. Alec Macheso
8. Solomon Skuza
9. Mechanic Manyeruke
10. James Chimombe

Join in the discussion, Do you agree with my Top 10 list? If not who is in your Top 10?

Do you remember the days guys when Zimbabwean football was still football, not what we have today. Today I’m paying tribute to one of Zimbabwe’s’ greatest ever football teams, Zimbabwe Saints ‘Chauya Chikwata’.

Zexie Manatsa gave us this great song to remember that there was once a great team which played sexy football in Zimbabwe. “Ukadyiwa ne Saints wadyiwa nebhobho……”

“Vakomana vanotamba bhora sevanotamba tsoro……” Remember the likes of Joseph Machingura, Agent Sawu, Gibson Homela, Henry McKop, Ephraim Chawanda, Ebson ‘Sugar’ Muguyo, Musa Muzanenhamo, Chita Antonio….and many many more.

Feel free to share you memories about the great ‘Chauya Chikwata’.

Rolling back the years, today I bring you another blast from the past. “Zvinonaka zvinodhura….by the legendary Patrick Mukwamba.” Now includes video…read on.

“Vakomana muri kuyiwona here yatiri kutambwa na Lameki?
Isu kana tine mari tinomutengera hwe chirungu….
Iye kana ane mari anotiswedza mumasese…”

Nhengure yakavaka imba ne minhenga yedzimwe shiri. Lameki kungwara, wati 10 dhora haichinjwe here?

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This is one of my favourite songs by the great singer song write Marko Sibanda. This guy knows how to mix humour and advice. I’m sure those who used to drink na Mukanya in Glen View 3 (mubhawa ma Munyeza never liked Munyarari kwakanga kuzere matsotsi)around 1998 will remember the guy who used to dance to this songs. He used to make quite a few dollars from his dancing I’m sure. Anywere the song is about Dhongi and his plan to get Mvura into trouble all because of his jealous.

Just to remind you:

“Zvakatanga na Dhongi, apo anzwa nyota……
ndokudzika kurwiza…dhuma dhuma na Mvuwu ari kunze kwe mvura
achi nhonga nhonga hake chikafu……”

Dhongi got jealous because Mvuwu anogara mumvura, achinwa mvura, achigeza ne mvura….Asi Dhongi achigeza ne madota.

So Dhongi took Mvuwu to the people’s maize fields and had him beaten up. Hanzi akarohwa zvekurohwa zviya, achibayiwa!

Vaviri vakadhumhana mumvura…..and because Dhongi could not swim, he asked mikoma wake mvuwu kuti amubereke kumusana………and when they got to the midle of the river it was payback time as Mvuwu decided to go under water.

So, what can we learn from this game between Dhongi na Mvuwu?

Dhongi had a sinister plot to get Mvuwu into trouble, but he two ended up in the water. Be careful what we wish for others, be careful about all the bad things you do to other people.

What goes around, comes around.

So, what do you think about Dhongi’s plot to get Mvuwu into trouble?

Do you still remember the other song by Marko Sibanda …..inoti muzukuru wachinja kapu sei?

Today I pay tribute to the late great Zimbabwean singer and song writer Marshal Munhumumwe. For those who remember the song “Rudo Moto” you can testify to the words of wisdom in this song and it’s advice to all the married women. Love is like a flame, it will soon die out if not looked after.

“Rudo moto, runoto kwinyidzirwa vana amai…
….musati zvamaroorwa imi moti hamuchageza.

Ko kuchena kwe humhandara makaisepiko mhayi?”

This part of the song reminds women that it is still important to look after themselves like they used to do before getting married. I wonder what Marshal had seen in married women. All the same grooming is still an important part in life, for both women and man.

Man make sure you provide for your woman. You want her to dress smart, sexy and all the stuff that goes with it? You better provide! You know the kind of stuff that turns your head around.

Rekindle your love flame, listen to the words of wisdom in the song “Rudo Moto” by the great Marshall Munhumumwe.

Can love songs bring back the fire in your marriage or love life? One think for sure is you get great advice.

What is your favourite Zimbabwean love song? Feel free to share a bit of lyrics to the song.

On their own website zambeziexpress.com, they have describe it as “A Sizzling Hot, Non-Stop, All-Action, feel-good Dance Musical.”

Zambezi Express has been billed as the “happiest show on earth”. Emma Rowley of the Evening Standard reports that the Musical is set to become London’s next feel-good hit after opening to packed audiences at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. We don’t get much of Zimbabwean entertainment in London, Zambezi Express is something to go and enjoy!

It’s a tense, taught story, fraught with danger, drama and adventure.

Zambezi Express is the story of “a boy named Zilli, born in the slums of a mining township in Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe, it offers hope, escape, and a journey to fulfil a footballing dream in
the big city.”

The musical was created by British Circus entrepreneur Gerry Cottle, and the group trained at Mr Cottle’s circus school at Wookey Hole in Somerset.

“It’s the first time Zimbabwe has ever had a musical outside the country,” Mr
Cottle said to the Evening Standard. “It’s been years in the making.

“It’s a cross between Billy Elliot and Slumdog Millionaire. People come
out with smiles all over their faces.”

Show Dates in London

Sundays 2pm and 5pm

This is one of the best song that Tongai Moyo has ever produced, if not the best of them all. Here and there, mumwe achikanda mumwe achivhika vachizo svitsana kuma talks (Talking about the political fight between Mugabe and Tsvangirai).

But surely I do not see any reason why this song was banned. I will have to get my hands on this new album, sounds good.

Indeed things have changed in Zimbabwe, but who is this song offending? Plus why is that person being offended?

Move with the times (fambirana ne nguva), for change is here, Chinja!

Feel free to share your views by posting your comments.