Andy brown zimbabwean musician biography sampler

Maunganidze Kedia Shoko popularly known as Andy Brown was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter and guitarist of note. He was born in Mberengwa in the year and died in Harare in at the age of He did his primary and part of his secondary school in Mberengwa before his family relocated to Bulawayo where he completed his education at Founders High School.

By Marshall Shonhai

It was at Founders that his love for music really began to show, it is reported that Andy would bunk classes so that he could play his guitar.

After he completed his school, he had a brief flirtation with the Group Ebony Sheikh before teaming up with Gabriel Green in to form the group Pisces.

Band Ilanga performed with Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N&#;Dour, and the Bhundu Boys in Band Ilanga is one of the best musical groups to emerge from Zimbabwe.

Band members were talented vocalists and instrumentalists, who later started their own successful solo careers. The members were Comrade Ch