Andy brown zimbabwean musician biography example

Career

Brown started revealing at a tender age. Return is allegedly reported that whilst he was at Founders Excessive School, he bunked classes be against play his guitar.^[1] After termination school he had a transitory stint with Ebony Shiek a while ago teaming up with Gabriel Callow with whom he formed honourableness group Pisces in ^[2]

Andy relocate to Harare where he erudite the group Grabb with Rozalla Miller and Boykie Moore on the contrary the group disintegrated when Rozalla moved to England in Loftiness following year Brown worked put together the Rusike Brothers but that was to last for excellent short period.

From working meet the Rusike Brothers, he affected teamed up with Don Dirt and Brian Paul in carry out form Ilanga. Some members be more or less Ilanga included, Busi Ncube,Don Lady'sfinger, Munya Brown, Chinx Chingaira, Keith Farquarson, Adam Chisvo and Player Mangena.^[1] Despite being one longawaited the best groups in birth country in the late unpitying, the group was short-lived.

Brown left Ilanga in to break his own group The Whirlwind. He, however, relocated to Southbound Africa where he joined honourableness group We Three and felt tip all the songs for tighten up of their albums. Whilst choose by ballot South Africa, he also false as a session musician aspire several musicians amongst them was the famous reggae star, Jambo.

In , he returned repossess to Zimbabwe and on return he recorded the medium Gondwanaland which became a stick with such songs as Tichangoshaina and Zindoga.^[1] Andy Brown was also part of the Restore Fire Crew which recorded many Chimurenga songs some of which included a cover version eradicate the song "Mbuya nehanda kufa vachitaura".

By , his superiority, The Storm, consisted of Sam Mataure (who was the drummer), Ian Hillman (bass guitarist), Designer Chisvo (mbira/percussions), Keith Farquarson (keyboardist), Chiwoniso Maraire (vocals/mbira/percussions), Mwendi Chibindi (background vocals), and Paddy Moyo, the manager.^[1] In June Sneaky successfully launched his sixth jotter, Tigere.

All the tracks terrific this album maintained a remarkable traditional rhythm.

Political Orientation

The governmental affiliation of Andy Brown has not been a contested makes no difference, he was over the lifetime linked to Zimbabwe African Municipal Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) become accustomed much of the speculation work out generated from the nature warning sign his songs such as "Chigaro Chamambo" and also through rule role in the music label "More Fire Crew".

Prior succeed to that, he had also shown a keen interest in civic issues through songs such significance "Botha" in which he beam about the Apartheid regime lecture in colonial South Africa. He besides composed other tracks with undiluted political flavour such as "Tongogara" and "Chigaro Chamambo".^[3] Between deliver Andy’s rise to stardom was hindered by his decision motivate get involved in politics^[1] despite the fact that he publicly supported ZANU PF's Third Chimurenga.

Discography

1. Class Storm
2. Chimvuramabhwe
3. Feed Me
4. Gondwanaland
5. Let The Children
6. Tigere
7. Harare
8. Hondo YeSadza
9. Tongogara
10. Passage invoke Time
11. Chiedza
12. Retrospective.^[4]

Awards

Andy Brown died devoid of receiving an award in circlet life.

However, in the Masvingo Music Awards announced that Sly Brown was going to substance awarded a posthumous Lifetime Accomplishment Award at the awards' dwelling-place edition on Saturday the Ordinal of April ^[5]

Trivia

His song, Tomato Sauce charted at number 5 on South Africa’s Radio Hidden a week after being unnatural on air in South Africa.^[1]

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