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Performed by Tute Chigamba, from the album Yangu Ndega
“Kuzanga” (Living freely) is a song about jealousy. Really, it is called “Nhema” (Rhinoceros); that…

Muridzi ndiTute Chigamba, dambarefu rinonzi Yangu Ndega
Kuzanga rumbo rweshanje. Runonzi Nhema, ndozita racho chairo chairo. Vakuzanga ndavadzimai vakuru. Vadzimai vakuru ava, vanenge vane…

Performed by Tute Chigamba, from the album Yangu Ndega
“Chandide” (Favored one) is the song that we also call “Shanje.” The junior wife is…

Performed by Tute Chigamba, Irene Chigamba, Musekiwa Chingodza, and Ngonidzashe Chingodza, from the album Muzazananda
“Mukai Tiende” (Wake up, let’s go) teaches people not…

Varidzi ndiTute Chigamba, Irene Chigamba, Musekiwa Chingodza, naNgonidzashe Chingodza, dambarefu rinonzi Muzazananda
Mukai Tiende inodzidzisa vanhu kuti, “Usarare zvekurarisisa zviya,” nokuti kare vaive nehondo…

Performed by Tute Chigamba, from the album Yangu Ndega
Most people don’t really know what “Muzoriwa” means.”Muzoriwa is a song that is played when…

Muridzi ndiTute Chigamba, dambarefu rinonzi Yangu Ndega
Vanhu vazhinji havanyatsoziva chinonzi muzoriwa chii. Muzoriwa rumbo runoridzwa vanhu kana vava kukumbira mvura. Munobva kuseni muchiridza…

Marenje are different types of ceremonies. You might hold a ceremony for the mashavi spirits, and you might hold a ceremony for the vadzimu…

Marenje mapira akasiyana-siyana. Mukaita bira remashavi, moita bira revadzimu. Moitawo rimwe bira ramunenge muchida kuita, irenje ramunenge muchiita. Saka ndomarenje acho anenge achitaurwa iwayo,…

“Madzinza Ese Anondifarira,” Nziyo yakanyorwa naSekuru Tute Chigamba
MuChiShona, tinoti munhu munhu. Zvinongobva kusikwa. Nokuti kwaitwa isusu, takasikwa tiri vanhu. Takazosiyana pfungwa, nemagariro. Asi…