Zimbabwe: Ex-Vadzimba Guitarist On Comeback Trail

26 April 2013

DOES anyone remember the name Washington Guveya? Or the group Vadzimba, for that matter?

Made up of lead guitarist and chief composer Guveya, Thomas and Douglas Domingo, Wedzerai Zirevo, Silas Kasinakumba, Paul Brickhill and Passmore Sam, Vadzimba were a force to reckon with in the mid-eighties to the early 90s with their traditional beat with echoes of Thomas Mapfumo's Chimurenga.

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