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
- Leonard Dembo
- Jonah Moyo and Devera Ngwena
- Thomas Mapfumo
- Simon Chimbetu
- Oliver Mtukudzi
- Marshal Munhumumwe
- Alec Macheso
- Solomon Skuza
- Mechanic Manyeruke
- James Chimombe
Join in the discussion, Do you agree with my Top 10 list? If not who is in your Top 10?
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Thomas Mapfumo is the best Zimbabwean musician of all time.
1. Thomas Mapfumo
2. Dembo
3. Marshal Munhumumwe
4. Mtukudzi
5. Paul Matavire
6. James Chimombe
7. Alec Macheso
8. Andy Brown
9. Hosiah Chipanga
10. Tongayi Moyo
Hi, Tendai…… like your selection, especially Hosia Chipanga. Many people didn’t really appreciate his music until maybe the last few years.
Just like System Tazvida….
Enjoy your music
My top ten goes like this:
1. Nicholas Zakaria and Khiama Boys
2. Leonard Dembo and Barura Express
3. Simon Chimbetu + orchestra Dendera Kings
4. Alick Macheso
5. Charles Charamba
6. Elias Musakwa
7. Somandla Ndebele
8. Sugar Sugar
9. Tongai Moyo
10. Njerama Boys
1.learnard dembo
2.thomas mapfumo
3.oliver mtukudzo
4 simon chimbetu
5.marshal munhumumwe
6 system tazvida
7 john chibadura
8james chimombe
9 aleck macheso
10 paul matavire
I Agree 150% Dembo is e Best……..
leonard Dembo ROCKS
i think leonard dembo is going to be the best musician in Zim of all the times,coz even by now alot of musicians are still trying to imitate him,and when you listening to his music its like you taking a shona class,he introduced alot of different kind of rhythmics in zim music,also dont forget with the meaning,every word comes out of his mouth had a meaning and a teaching.
Thank you Regi for leting us know the truth, Mumwe ari kuti sugar sugar! Tell me what can our kids learn from him (Taruvinga Manjokota) Leonard Tazvivinga was and still the best. We’re not gonna talk about The likes of Tongai because he is not creative he is like a copy, then ozviita muchenjeri oti haisi mhosva kuva nenzwi rakafana nera nhingi, Ko guitar raizofanawo here? Dont be fooled.
1. Learnard Dembo
2. Oliver Mtukudzi
3. Thomas Mafpumo
4. Leanard Zhakata
5. System Tazvida
6. Simon Chimbetu
7. Tongai Moyo
8. Marshal Munhu Mumwechete
9. Macheso
10.Andy Brown
1. Leonard Dembo
2. Thomas Mapfumo
3. Marshall Munhumumwe
4. Simon Chimbetu
5. Nicholas Zakaria
6. Alic Macheso
7. James Chimombe
8. M. Manyeruke
9. John Chibadura
10. Paul Matavire
1) Thomas Maphumo
Tongai Moyo
2) Simon Chimbetu
3) Oliver Mtukudzi
4) John Chibadura
5) Leonard Dembo
6) Marshal Munhumumwe
7) Alick Macheso
9) Charles Charamba
10)Jonah Moyo
there’s no artist in zimbabwe that u can compare with leonard dembo.and untill today there is no one in southern hemisphere who can play lead guitar than the late and the great leonard dembo.
I guess one can’t help but Agree that Dembo is among the top 3 ever.
This is my perception:
1. Leornard Dembo
2. Charles Charamba
3. James Chimombe
4. Simon Chimbetu
5. Oliver Mtukudzi
6. Alick Macheso
7. Leornad Zhakata
8. System Tazvida / Paul Matavire
9. Fortune Muparutsa
10. Mechanic Manyeruke
1.Leornard Dembo
2.Oliva Mtukudzi
3.John Chibadura
4.Paul Matavire
5.Simon Chumbetu
6.Leornard Zhakata
7.Aleck Macheso
8.System Tazvida
9.James Chimombe
10.Cephas Mashakada
Baba morgan dembo is still the best
lets put da dead away,4 those who a alive i think pple shld listen very carefully 2 da music of da great CHESO POWER despite what othas say about his social lyf .lets consider wat is coming 4rm da mouth.hit songs like charakupa,baba na mai and latest Tafadzwa and chimoko changu.jus imagine uri paHIGHWAY MDHARA HAAA KAONE.
Zimbabweans all time best 10 musician should based on each individual artists with an extra cutting edge not drivas who are propelled by their backinggroups who they suppress their talents ,drain ,give next to none till they die or run away.so lets focus on individual performance and who are they .1 MTUKUDZI OLI TUKU,2 ALICK MACHESO,3 MKANYA GANDANGA MAPFUMOSULUMANI 4CHOPPER JUNIOR CHIMBETU,5TONGAI MWOYO DEHWA IGWEE,6SAFIRIO MKADOTA,7CHOPPER SIMMON CHIMBETU,8MUSORO WENYOKA TAZVIVINGA MAVARA PUFF-ADDER DEMBO,9JOHNA MWOYO,10EVERGREEN MASHASHA MARSHAL MUNHUMUMWE.NDOMUKAKA MUNAMBA WEVAIMBI GUMI VEYEDU YEHUCHI NEMUKAKA WAKAKORA.
Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi is the best musician of all e tym…ziwere