Word: mushandira
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...wonder whether Mapfumo and Mtukudzi are experiencing déj? vu. Both rose to prominence in the Harare township of Highfields in the 1970s, during the country's final push for freedom. "In those days, blacks couldn't go into town after dark," recalls Charles Tavengwa, proprietor of the Mushandira Pamwe Hotel, the legendary nightspot where both men played early in their careers. "One of the only places they could come was the hotel." Mapfumo and Mtukudzi did more than sing. "There was always a message to the music," says Tavengwa. "They were singing for all Zimbabwe and rallying people...
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