Sabuku (Jonah Sithole) - The Storm 1977

The one and only master of the mbira guitar, Jonah Sithole, on his first single.

This song can be downloaded at:
http://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/

Best known for his work with Thomas Mapfumo, by being the first to imitate the mbira on the guitar, Jonah is the actual founder of Chimurenga music.

At the time, Thomas was still doing Elvis and gospel.

The introduction is Jonah talking in 1996 about this record.

http://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/

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Music

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• Zimbabwe
• JonahSithole
• Mbira
• Mapfumo

[chipochiroorwa]

Chembere dzomiramira tezvara votambatamba chinwai tiende kumushawo. x2 N'anga dzopengapenga sabhukuvachemachema varoyi tambisayi.x2 Musha watsakatika, vana vaperapera makona pisayix2

wonde ye yewo ye ye ye iyaa wo awondex2

[Bvunzawabaya]

yes muhondo kumakomo ekuNyanga..it seems like yesteryear.the memories engraved in our minds forever

[pleasureseekers80s]

such memories. Zim my country

[Zvabaz]

I'd have to buy an electric guitar and put in lots and lots of practice just to be mediocre

[yuchubhu]

@Zvabaz can you do a cover of the mbira guitar iyo ya Jonah Sithole?

[siti1ca]

chembere dzomira mira

tezara otamba tamba

chinwayi tende kumusha!

[Machiridza]

Great... reminds me of Chimurenga and Cde maring-ring ku Mt Darwin

[sonofngwazi]

one love JONAH

[chrysos101]

reminds me of the second chimurenga

[heggeflesk]

Great! thank you!