Alick Macheso
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Alick Macheso is a contemporary musician, often referred to as the king of sungura. Born and raised in Shamva
, Alick rose to fame in the late 1990s as a solo artist with Orchestra Mberikwazvo. He is well known throughout all of Africa as one of the most successful African singers and ranked among the best bass guitarist on the continent. He often goes to England to perform, in the past, he's also toured the USA and Australia. He is Zimbabwe's best-ever selling artiste with his album Simbaradzo being the highest ever sold album in Zimbabwe, a record which is yet to be broken by any artiste in Zimbabwe to date. Macheso is believed to be arguably the best sungura artiste ever to emerge from Zimbabwe although Leornard Dembo (also a sungura great)was also good. His official website is - www.alickmacheso.com
Shamva
Shamva is a village in the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe valley about 90 km north-east of Harare. It is an area with fertile soils hence there is high farming activity.According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 4,617...
, Alick rose to fame in the late 1990s as a solo artist with Orchestra Mberikwazvo. He is well known throughout all of Africa as one of the most successful African singers and ranked among the best bass guitarist on the continent. He often goes to England to perform, in the past, he's also toured the USA and Australia. He is Zimbabwe's best-ever selling artiste with his album Simbaradzo being the highest ever sold album in Zimbabwe, a record which is yet to be broken by any artiste in Zimbabwe to date. Macheso is believed to be arguably the best sungura artiste ever to emerge from Zimbabwe although Leornard Dembo (also a sungura great)was also good. His official website is - www.alickmacheso.com