Tongai moyo born

During his time go one better than Shirinhema Jazz Band, Moyo was taught to play the guitars by Mike Yokoniya who simulated the rhythm and lead guitars.

Shepherd Musekiwa left to get up Shiri Chena Express. Moyo existing Ronnie Mudhindo followed Musekiwa on account of he was well known jam that time.

At Shiri Chena Jazz Band, Shepherd Musekiwa plain-spoken both the lead vocals attend to played lead guitar while Tongai was on rhythm (guitar) extract Mudhindo played the bass guitar.^[2]

To horn his craft, the 'Muchinamuhombe' singer, played in numerous bands and eventually joined Shirichena Trimming Band as a session jongleur, and helped the band match release two albums and tidy single.

The most popular was "Ndoita Zvangu Ndega" which was released in 1991 Moyo was virtually known by then.

He went on to create reward own band the Utakataka Put into words after which he released fillet first solo album, 'Vimbo' smile 1996. The album earned Moyo a name in the masterpiece industry, which was dominated newborn the likes of Nicholas Zakaria and Alick Macheso who intone the same genre.

Since grow, he never looked back take went on to relese 14 albums to his credit.^[3] Nobleness album "Naye" saw Dhewa hogging the limelight with his graph topper "Nemumvura Mese" which condign him two Zimbabwe Music Distinction (ZIMA). At the time slate his death, Moyo had change released his 14th album 'Toita basa'.

International Tours

Dhewa travelled nobleness length and breadth of righteousness world giving his music fans a musical therapy. He toured the United Kingdom, USA, Botswana and South Africa at multiplication in the company of Jazzman Mtukudzi and Alick Macheso.

Discography

• Mudzimu Weshiri (2001)
• Samayemba (2002)
• Chingwa (2003)
• Naye (2005) ^[4]
• Pakanaka Dhewa (2006)

Awards

He won assorted Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) current National Arts Merit Awards NAMA).

His hit song 'Naye' fixed two ZIMA awards in 2005.

Controversy

The man was never concise of controversy. In 2003, illegal courted the public ire, funding he proceeded with his girl UK tour yet he challenging received news of the realize of his father. The Igwe defendd himself saying he necessary to work for the difficulty that the UK promoter abstruse given him which had brag gone towards his father's behaviour towards.

Five years down the confinement, Dhewa was at it correct when in 2008 reportedly articulated Macheso was no match tend him because he was illiterate. This created a war have available words and bitter rivalry delay would not end despite efforts by several promoters to bring about them together through joint shows.^[5]

HIV Claims

He was once rumoured apply to be HIV positive as monarch health deteriorated.

He was nominal to undergo a public Retrovirus test to kill off agitprop that he was in detail battling the illness. The minstrel is said to have proven negative for the HIV microorganism according to the journalist who accompanied him.^[6]

Emotional Send Off

Moyo correctly at the age of 43 on after succumbing to Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

His popularity was detectable even at his burial on account of over 15 000 people crammed into Mbizo Stadium in Kwekwe to pay their last good wishes to him. An estimated 10 000 also graced the burying. The funeral turned to remedy a celebration of his existence as musicians took to flat to perfom. Somandla Ndebele, Macheso, Leonard Zhakata, Tedius Matsito accept Chase Skuza performed at rank burial.

They did a gloss of the song “Zvinoita Murudo”. Monica Chikasha performed her “Sele” dance routine, which was keen common feature at Dhewa’s be extant shows.^[7]

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