THE BHUNDU BOYS - Hupenyu Hwepasi (1984)

Black Talent/Shed, BTMR004

Early album from Zimbabwean jit-jive kings. Notes feature detailed biographies of Rise Kagona (guitar, vocals), Biggie Tembo (guitar, vocals), Shakie Kangwena (keys) and Kenny Chitsvatsva (drums) and the history of the band. "The group was formed in 1980 as a backing band for Son Takura a visiting singer, but when the tours were over, there was sufficient demand for the group that they stayed together and started recording...





"Bhundu Boys enjoy a lot of popularity, and when their own personalities are explored, it is easy to see why. The individual members are a conglomerate of varying characters, ranging from the quiet to the outrageous..."

 

BHUNDU BOYS - True Jit (1987)

WEA/warner (Ger) WX129
Producer: Robin Millar
Engineer: Norman 'crocodile' Mighell
Recorded and mixed at Power Plant Studios, London

Although not well known in SA, the Bhundu Boys were Zim's biggest band back in the day and made a huge impact abroard, particularly after relocating to the UK. Liner notes pay thanks to, among others, John Peel, as well as to Robert Mugabe "and the others who restored sanity to our country". Those were the days...

Unfortunately things ended badly for the Bhundu Boys. Read about their tragic demise in Robert Chalmers' article "Bhundu Boys: Lost Boys".

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