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Some of the songs by the legendary Lovemore Tshuma, affectionately known as Lovemore Majaivana, who is arguably the most popular Ndebele singer have been “illegally” titled and renamed with Shona titles. Majaivana is considered one of the finest musicians to ever come out of Zimbabwe and his extensive catalogue transcends through the generations.
It has been said that wine improves with age, but what about music? Does music get better as the years go by?
It was the briefest of cameos. During a ceremony that ran for almost two and a half hours, one would not expect a single minute to matter that much.
When Lovemore Majaivana’s face popped up as he made his acceptance speech during the Nama Legends@40 virtual awards on Saturday night, the comments section was awash with praises of his work on a number of Facebook pages that the show was streamed live on.
FC Platinum goalminder and captain Petros Mhari shared a video of himself enjoying Lovemore Majaivana’s “Khala Ntandane” song from his hotel room in Dar es Salaam where he’s in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 last week.
It is not every day that a new picture of Zimbabwean music legend Lovemore Majaivana is shared on social media, but when it does surface, it is always a special occasion.
By Langalakhe Mabena
The country has had great music names and many people find solace in what we now call old skool music.
Lovemore Tshuma, better-known as Majaivana, is one of the many music legends that Zimbabwe has spawned and most yesteryear hits that include Majaivana’s Umoya Wami will be outstanding for many years to come.
As such a question that still begs for an answer is, who will step into Majaivana’s shoes?
By Prince Mushawevato
WHEREVER you were, whatever the venue – huge or small – you were guaranteed to be blown away, and come the following day, you had something to talk about.
United States-based Zimbabwean music legend Lovemore Majaivana has reportedly grown tired of the behaviour of his son Derick Sipho Majaivana, who he has denounced for soiling his image and reputation.
It is the album that was almost never made…Isono Sami, released at the turn of the century by Lovemore Majaivana, was Majaivana’s farewell, released when the artiste was about to turn his back on his country and profession, retreating into a self-imposed exile that now looks, two decades later, permanent.