Roy and Royce is the
Zimbabwe
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an twin singing
duo
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of Roy and Royce Gomo. They gained popularity during the
Urban Grooves movement of Zimbabwe, and they have recorded under Galaxy Entertainment and their own
label
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, Twin Peaks Recordings.
The twins took music lessons from form 1-4 at
Gokomere High School
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and later recorded at Old International radio. They started off as a trio with their friend, Misheck Chikaka, in a group called ROMIRO. It was short-lived, however, and the twins and Chikaka went their separate ways.
The pair kicked off their
music career
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with their
hit "Handirege" in 2002, immediately followed by "Zuva Rangu". Both tracks reached number 1 on Zimbabwean
music charts
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. They went on to release a full
album
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entitled ''Gogogoi'', which went on to produce three more hits, including the title track.
The duo's follow-up album from 2003, ''Tenda'', with four hit songs.
Discography
Production
References
Living people
Musical duos
Year of birth missing (living people)
Zimbabwean musical groups
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