How Bundu Boys set tone for European tours
The Bhundu Boys were arguably one of the best music groups in Zimbabwe having made history by becoming the first musicians to play in Europe.
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The Bhundu Boys were arguably one of the best music groups in Zimbabwe having made history by becoming the first musicians to play in Europe.
He was as much a genius, as he was rebellious, as much a jolly good fellow, as he was a symbol of the bad boy next door.
One of the two surviving members of Bhundu Boys – Kenneth Chitsvatsva – insists the late Biggie Tembo’s legacy won’t be interred with his remains.
One of the two surviving members of Bhundu Boys – Kenneth Chitsvatsva – still misses his friend Biggie Tembo, who died 24 years ago.
A newly formed Bulawayo Afro-pop band, Ngoma, wants to revive fallen legends’ music including that of Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, Andy Brown, James Chimombe, Chiwoniso Maraire and Bhundu Boys.
Years after he had died, Biggie Tembo’s wife Ratidzai narrated how the musician had got up one day while they were watching TV in Bristol in England, convinced that something was burning in the house.
Biggie Tembo’s Bhundu Boys is continuing inspiring contemporary musicians with the latest being Ammara Brown.
On June 27, 1991, exactly 27 years ago, one of the finest bass guitarists to emerge from Zimbabwe, David Mankaba, breathed his last following his brave battle against HIV and Aids related illness at the young age of 32.
This is part 8 of the interview where A.A.V. Amasi, a Barchester Scholar at the National Film And Television School in the UK ,speaks to Bhundu Boys guitarist Rise Kagona about the musical journey that saw them conquer the international scene.
This is part 7 of the interview where A.A.V. Amasi, a Barchester Scholar at the National Film And Television School in the UK ,speaks to Bhundu Boys guitarist Rise Kagona about the musical journey that saw them conquer the international scene.