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Mark Ngwazi

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Mark Ngwazi is a Zimbabwean musician born in 1988 who started his music career in 2002, playing home-made banjos with his friend Emmanuel Mhlanga. He's largely self-taught and can play all the guitars but specializes in the rhythm guitar in the studio. He is the leader of the music outfit Njanja Express, named after his home area in Chivhu. He released his debut album "Zvandigumbura" in 2015 and the fifth in 2020, which both were well received, and people have labeled him as the next Alick Macheso in the sungura music genre. His vision as a young sungura artist is to reinvent the genre and compose catchy songs with a deep meaning, including English songs, which are a rarity in the sungura fraternity.

Discography

Albums¹

Chamugwegwedu Chamatindike2020 • albumTracks: 10

Singles²

Taurai Madzoka2020 • singleTracks: 1

Rufu2020 • SingleTracks: 1

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