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March 9, 2010

Four Brothers – Rugare,WEA Records 1986

Dance rhythms hot like fire, strong and sharp guitar-riffs and
four voices that round up the sound to make you go mad on
the dancefloor. The Four Brothers were Zimbabwe’s No 1 band
in this genre for decades. The band’s leader, Marshall Munhumumwe
is Thomas Mapfumo’s uncle, he suffered from a stroke in 1997 and
can unfortunately perform no longer. ‘The Four Brothers’ took this
name to remain equal, so no brother would become ‘big’. Many
Zimbabwean groups broke up because of that before them.
Shona music or Chimurenga, either way seductive stuff.
Go dance like crazy with the Four Brothers.

tracks:

1 Rugare
2 Pahukama
3 Uchandifunga
4 Wakasarudza akanaka
5 unondichimera unondipei
6 Usagare ne chigumbu
7 Ndakatadzeiko
8 Swere ngoma

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16 Comments

  1. Arnaud 9 March 2010 at 20:14 - Reply

    hey, hey, Moos, slow down, too much good albums in a row. Take it easy, take a big breath… Give us a lit bit of time to appreciate each of them. I’m gonna have an auditive breakdown !
    Why don’t you go out for a little while… Watch the sky and the spring coming, meet people, socialize, and then come back with that good old sound…

  2. Arnaud 9 March 2010 at 20:14 - Reply

    hey, hey, Moos, slow down, too much good albums in a row. Take it easy, take a big breath… Give us a lit bit of time to appreciate each of them. I’m gonna have an auditive breakdown !
    Why don’t you go out for a little while… Watch the sky and the spring coming, meet people, socialize, and then come back with that good old sound…

  3. Jama Rico 9 March 2010 at 21:23 - Reply

    Arnaud you’re somehow right, but we’re already addicted. Thus I hope that you, Moos, will go on and on and …
    Ok, I realise a lack of time to listen to all the great LPs. And I want to listen to all of them!
    It’s so great what you do.
    The Four Brothers had some CDs released on Cooking Vinyl 1988/1989. They’re great!

    R.

  4. Jama Rico 9 March 2010 at 21:23 - Reply

    Arnaud you’re somehow right, but we’re already addicted. Thus I hope that you, Moos, will go on and on and …
    Ok, I realise a lack of time to listen to all the great LPs. And I want to listen to all of them!
    It’s so great what you do.
    The Four Brothers had some CDs released on Cooking Vinyl 1988/1989. They’re great!

    R.

  5. Anonymous 9 March 2010 at 21:49 - Reply

    Ouch, Yet another killer post! Zimbwe’s greatest ever guitar band (along with Jonah Moyo & Devera Ngwena).You truly are a man on a mission. Don’t stop, even if Arnaud is right!

    MamboPete

  6. Anonymous 9 March 2010 at 21:49 - Reply

    Ouch, Yet another killer post! Zimbwe’s greatest ever guitar band (along with Jonah Moyo & Devera Ngwena).You truly are a man on a mission. Don’t stop, even if Arnaud is right!

    MamboPete

  7. george 9 March 2010 at 23:19 - Reply

    OOOH! Many many years ago I had one LP from “Four brother”. (Don’t remember how was it calls, but there was a song with name “Kutambura” – we used this word in Russian in means “very very big trouble”. Don’t hear anything about Marchall Munchumumwe since that time. It’s great to meet him again.
    George from Moscow

  8. george 9 March 2010 at 23:19 - Reply

    OOOH! Many many years ago I had one LP from “Four brother”. (Don’t remember how was it calls, but there was a song with name “Kutambura” – we used this word in Russian in means “very very big trouble”. Don’t hear anything about Marchall Munchumumwe since that time. It’s great to meet him again.
    George from Moscow

  9. moos 10 March 2010 at 06:57 - Reply

    glad to see all that enthousiasm, and keep them harddiscs spinning guys, there’s yet plenty to come. You know Arnaud, sharing is just as addictive as downloading, I can’t seem to stop..

  10. moos 10 March 2010 at 06:57 - Reply

    glad to see all that enthousiasm, and keep them harddiscs spinning guys, there’s yet plenty to come. You know Arnaud, sharing is just as addictive as downloading, I can’t seem to stop..

  11. Anonymous 10 March 2010 at 08:37 - Reply

    hats off for the great post…as usual and as always the best zim band of all times…

    keep them coming…u r probably the best blogger i tell u man.

    more fyah

  12. Anonymous 10 March 2010 at 08:37 - Reply

    hats off for the great post…as usual and as always the best zim band of all times…

    keep them coming…u r probably the best blogger i tell u man.

    more fyah

  13. Apurva Bahadur 10 March 2010 at 08:49 - Reply

    Excellent album. Thanks for sharing Moos. Apurva from Pune, India.

  14. Apurva Bahadur 10 March 2010 at 08:49 - Reply

    Excellent album. Thanks for sharing Moos. Apurva from Pune, India.

  15. Anonymous 25 August 2011 at 15:40 - Reply

    Thanks for this! Here’s the Four Brothers live in London in 1989:

    http://archivevibes.blogspot.com/2011/05/four-brothers-1989.html

    Lossless FLAC files.

    Say thanks to the man!

    Cheers, Dave Sez.

    PS: Bhundu Boys Glastonbury 1989 is here: http://archivevibes.blogspot.com/2011/04/bhundu-boys-1989.html

  16. Anonymous 25 August 2011 at 15:40 - Reply

    Thanks for this! Here’s the Four Brothers live in London in 1989:

    http://archivevibes.blogspot.com/2011/05/four-brothers-1989.html

    Lossless FLAC files.

    Say thanks to the man!

    Cheers, Dave Sez.

    PS: Bhundu Boys Glastonbury 1989 is here: http://archivevibes.blogspot.com/2011/04/bhundu-boys-1989.html

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