The Four Brothers

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The Swinging Door - Remastered - 1995 02:44 Tools
So Blue - Remastered - 1995 03:32 Tools
Baba Vanerusaruro (Radio 1 Session, 18 May 1989) 00:00 Tools
Rugare (Radio 1 Session, 1 Sep 1988) 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Later - Remastered - 1995 03:02 Tools
A Quick One - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Aged In Wood - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Siya Zuiriko (Radio 1 Session, 18 May 1989) 00:00 Tools
Takava Neko 05:58 Tools
Mbereko Yakaramba 00:00 Tools
Makorokoto 03:30 Tools
Ndivumbamireiwo 00:00 Tools
Pasi Pano Pane Zviedzo 05:43 Tools
Uchandifunga 04:35 Tools
Rumbidzai 04:51 Tools
Vimbayi 00:00 Tools
Guhwa uri mwana waani 00:00 Tools
Rudo Chete 00:00 Tools
Four Brothers 14:21 Tools
Four Brothers - Remastered 03:49 Tools
Takabva Kure Nehondo 03:59 Tools
Teverai Mutemo 03:38 Tools
Tsiga Mureza 03:45 Tools
Musha Waparara 03:21 Tools
Rudo Imoto 04:23 Tools
Rugare 05:49 Tools
Wapenga Nayo Bonus 04:36 Tools
Ndakatadzeiko 04:45 Tools
Vimba Nechako 00:00 Tools
Nhaka Yemusiiranwa 04:30 Tools
Pamusoroi 03:02 Tools
Siya Zviriko 04:54 Tools
Ndakatambura 04:39 Tools
Vanogara Vachingofara 00:00 Tools
Zvikuru Kuru 00:00 Tools
Ngatichenjerei Kuparira Vana 00:00 Tools
Wechitatu Muzvinaguwa 00:00 Tools
Maishoko Ababa Namai 05:22 Tools
Ten Years Later 03:02 Tools
Dada Nerudzi Rwako 04:18 Tools
Sara Tasangana 00:00 Tools
The Pretty One - Remastered - 1995 03:31 Tools
Vimbaya 00:00 Tools
Ndibvumbamireiwo 00:00 Tools
Four in Hand 00:00 Tools
So Blue 03:23 Tools
Here We Go Again 00:00 Tools
The Swinging Door 02:44 Tools
Sara Tasagana 00:00 Tools
Four Brothers - 1995 Remastered 03:02 Tools
Aged in Wood 00:00 Tools
A Quick One 00:00 Tools
Ngatipindukewo 00:00 Tools
The Pretty One 00:00 Tools
Zuro Chisara 00:00 Tools
Nhamo 00:00 Tools
Vabereki 00:00 Tools
Pahukama 00:00 Tools
Four and One More 00:00 Tools
Kutambura Chete 00:00 Tools
Five Brothers 03:46 Tools
Munondizvidza 00:00 Tools
Chenjerera ngozi 00:00 Tools
Revolution 00:00 Tools
Wakazvarwa 00:00 Tools
Vatendi 00:00 Tools
Chero uchindida 06:50 Tools
Matinesta 00:00 Tools
The green leaves of summer 00:00 Tools
Tauraya rudzi rwedu 00:00 Tools
Death Came A-Knockin' 00:00 Tools
Battle Of The Saxes 03:54 Tools
Four And One Moore 00:00 Tools
Kumawere 00:00 Tools
Rudo rukave ruvengo 00:00 Tools
Battleground 00:00 Tools
Smoke Gets in your Eyes 00:00 Tools
Makorokoto (Zimbabwe) 03:29 Tools
Rudo Imoto (Love Is a Fire) 00:00 Tools
Five Brothers - Alternate Take 03:30 Tools
Battleground - Alternate Take 00:00 Tools
Wakasarudza Akanaka 00:00 Tools
Usagare ne chigumbu 00:00 Tools
Wechatatu Muzvinaguwa 04:37 Tools
Hwenyakwese 00:00 Tools
Mativenga 00:00 Tools
Swere ngoma 00:00 Tools
Wadiwa Musamzonde 00:00 Tools
Green Fields 00:00 Tools
Shungu dzangu 00:00 Tools
Four And One Moore - Alternate Take 00:00 Tools
Mwari baba 00:00 Tools
Shinga mwanangu 00:00 Tools
Ruvengo 00:00 Tools
Rumbizayi (Radio 1 Session, 25 Aug 1988) 00:00 Tools
Unondichimera unondipei 00:00 Tools
Greenfields 00:00 Tools
Kunaka kwechimwe 00:00 Tools
Chawanzwa usachipamidzire 00:00 Tools
Four And One More - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Molini 00:00 Tools
Rufu 00:00 Tools
Away in a Manger 00:00 Tools
Nhaka Yemusiiranwa (Radio 1 Session, 18 May 1989) 00:00 Tools
Vimbayi (Radio 1 Session, 1 Sep 1988) 00:00 Tools
Zuro Chisara (Radio 1 Session, 18 May 1989) 00:00 Tools
Wapenga Naya Bonus 00:00 Tools
Rudo Chete (Radio 1 Session, 25 Aug 1988) 00:00 Tools
Four In Hand - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Nightlife 00:00 Tools
Here We Go Again (Stereo) 00:00 Tools
I wish it would rain 00:00 Tools
Rudo Imoto [Love Is a Fire] 00:00 Tools
Unchandifunga 00:00 Tools
Forgot About That 00:00 Tools
Takabva Neko 00:00 Tools
Viimbay 00:00 Tools
Here We Go Again - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Pahukama (Radio 1 Session, 1 Sep 1988) 00:00 Tools
Vamwene Vanoshusha 00:00 Tools
Usagare Nechigumba 00:00 Tools
The Swinging Door - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
So Blue - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Rudo Imoto - BBC Session 25/08/1988 00:00 Tools
ane mari ndiye mukuru 00:00 Tools
Vana Ve Mazuvaano 00:00 Tools
Rudo Imoto (Radio 1 Session, 25 Aug 1988) 00:00 Tools
Dancing Machine 00:00 Tools
Pfimbi Yemashoko 00:00 Tools
Sarudzai Waenda 00:00 Tools
Ndakatambura Newe 00:00 Tools
Hapana Achanyara 00:00 Tools
Chakaipa Chiri Nyore 00:00 Tools
Four And One Moore (Stereo) 00:00 Tools
Trouble Man 00:00 Tools
Baba Vanerusaruro (Radio 1 Session, 18 May 1989) 00:00 Tools
Rugare (Radio 1 Session, 1 Sep 1988) 00:00 Tools
Ndinotenda 00:00 Tools
Cloud Nine 00:00 Tools
mwambakwedza 00:00 Tools
Rwendo Rusina Muperekedzi 00:00 Tools
Pahukama (John Peel Sessions: TX - 26/09/1988) 00:00 Tools
Rugare (John Peel Sessions: TX - 26/09/1988) 00:00 Tools
Uchandifunga (John Peel Sessions: TX - 26/09/1988) 00:00 Tools
Vimbayi (John Peel Sessions: TX - 26/09/1988) 00:00 Tools
Mugomba 00:00 Tools
Hunhu Wemunhu 00:00 Tools
Serevende (Radio 1 Session, 25 Aug 1988) 00:00 Tools
Smiling Faces Sometimes 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Later - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
A Quick One - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Serevende - BBC Session 25/08/1988 00:00 Tools
Pahukama - BBC Session 11/09/1988 00:00 Tools
So Blue (Stereo) 00:00 Tools
Death Come a-Knockin 00:00 Tools
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 00:00 Tools
Paso Pano Pane Zviedzo 00:00 Tools
Try To Remember 00:00 Tools
Aged In Wood - Remastered - 1995 00:00 Tools
Ilchandifunga (Radio 1 Session, 1 Sep 1988) 00:00 Tools
The Swinging Door (Stereo) 00:00 Tools
Jazz Gazz 00:00 Tools
'T' Plays It Cool 00:00 Tools
Four In Hand (Stereo) 00:00 Tools
Wachiveiko 00:00 Tools
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) 00:00 Tools
Take a look Around 00:00 Tools
Wadiwa Musamuzonde 00:00 Tools
Four Brothers (Stereo) 00:00 Tools
Green Leaves Of Summer 00:00 Tools
Rudo Imoto (Meistro Sol Power Bump) 00:00 Tools
Rumbizayi - BBC Session 25/08/1988 00:00 Tools
Woody Herman 00:00 Tools
candela 00:00 Tools
Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 00:00 Tools
Vombayi 00:00 Tools
Siya Zuiriko (Radio 1 Session, 18 May 1989) 00:00 Tools
Ndivumbamireiwo - The Four Brothers 00:00 Tools
Matinetsa 00:00 Tools
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Led by singing drummer Marshall Munhumumwe, The Four Brothers came together in 1977 out of the ashes of the Great Sounds, and eventually became one of Zimbabwe's most popular musical acts. Munhumumwe, their chief composer as well as a drummer, began his career with The Great Sounds and Black Jack. He then joined Tineyi Chikupo's Mverechena Band, releasing one single in 1976. Soon after, Marshall left the band, bringing Alec Chipaika, Edward Zulu, and Never Mutare with him to form The Four Brothers. In fact, Marshall was Thomas Mapfumo's uncle - he credits Mapfumo for teaching him how to play guitar and drums, as well as inspiring him to become a musician. Releasing hits such as Zvamanya Tongai Zimbabwe, Pamusoroi Komuredhi, and Makorokoto in 1980, the band found great success and paved the way for many more hits to come. The success of The Four Brothers came from the fact that they blended the chimurenga styles of Mapfumo and Sithole with rhumba from at home and abroad. Their fast paced, highly danceable music features not only the rapid-fire guitar we have come to expect from Zimbabwean compositions, but excellent harmonies as well. The Four Brothers have released many albums, including two greatest hits compilations. In 1988 they joined the ranks of touring Zimbabweans as they played shows in the UK. Their popularity continued in Zimbabwe when, in 1997, Munhumumwe suffered a stroke and had to quit playing. The Four Brothers continued to tour without him, including a 1998 UK visit, but haven't been able to achieve their former success. Munhumumwe died in 2001. The band has since been rocked by deaths, as Munhumumwe replacements Albert Ruwizhi and Robium Chauraya have both died. Things are looking a bit rosier for the Four Brothers. Their lastest album, Zvehama, reached the top ten in Zimbabwe after its release. The combination of extensive touring and high-profile collaborations with artists such as Oliver Mtukudzi, Thomas Mapfumo, and Alick Macheso has brought the band back into the spotlight. The addition of a new drummer/vocalist, James Nyamandi from the Makombe Brothers, has also injected new life into the Brothers career. A new album is expected for the Christmas season. Original members Alex Chipaika, Frank Sibanda, and Never Mutare will join up with the band upon their return form touring in Japan with Clive Malunga's band. However, upon Nyamandi's departure, allegations of copyright infractions and song stealing against Nyamandi's Makombe Brother's band have been forwarded by Munhumumwe's son. Besides Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi, The Four Brothers are possibly Zimbabwe's most internationally successful group. Their first greatest hits album, Makorokoto, is available for order at nearly every major record outlet and is included on many "Best Of..." lists of African albums. The Four Brothers make appearances on many Zimbabwean compilations including the Zimbabwe Frontline series, where they collaborate with singer Patrick Mkwamba. They also recorded an album with Mkwamba, Tonosangana Ikeko, in 1990. The band has also recorded with Jairos Jiri Band frontman Paul Matavire. this information is possibly several years old, and was copied from http://www.embargo.ca/zim/artists/bios/4bros/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.