Leonard Tazvivinga Dembo, a.k.a.
Kwangwari Gwaindepi also Musoro We Nyoka (born 29 December 1959 in
Chivi – 9 April 1996), was a Zimbabwean guitar-band musician and member of the bands
Barura Express and The Outsiders. Incorporating traditional
Shona
Shona often refers to:
* Shona people, a Southern African people
** Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today
** Shona languages, a wider group of languages defined in the early 20th century
** Kingdom of Zimbabwe, a Shona stat ...
sayings in his lyrics, his musical style was
sungura
Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and Hosho (instrument), hosho. Their music symbolizes much more than a simple rhythm, as the folk and pop style styled music was used as a symbol of ho ...
-based, played on electric guitars tuned to emulate the characteristic sounds of the
mbira
Mbira ( ; ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal Tine (structural), tines, played by holding the instrument ...
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Leonard Dembo remembered 25 years on.
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Career
Leonard Dembo's most successful album, Chitekete, sold over 100,000 copies. The title song was used as the intro song for Angeline Musasiwa's Miss World World 1994 campaign in which she finished third.
Death
Leonard Dembo died on April 9, 1996 at the age of 36.
References
Discography
Albums
See also
* Music of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and Hosho (instrument), hosho. Their music symbolizes much more than a simple rhythm, as the folk and pop style styled music was used as a symbol of ho ...
* Shona language
Shona ( ; ) is a Bantu language spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The term is variously used to collectively describe all the Central Shonic varieties (comprising Zezuru, Manyika, Korekore and Karanga or Ndau) or specifica ...
External links
Mbira, the non-profit organisation devoted to Shona Mbira Music
* https://www.discogs.com/artist/1985763-Leonard-Dembo
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1961 births
1996 deaths
Zimbabwean guitarists
20th-century Zimbabwean male singers
20th-century guitarists