The Zeximentary (The Zex Manatsa Story)
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- THE ZEXIMENTARY:
In this Monocast we look at the life & contributions of the late great icon,Zexie Manatsa.Everything from how he mentored,helped & groomed the likes of Oliver Mtukudzi,Leonard Dembo,Ngwaru Mapundu,etc.
I use exclusive footage that I personally recorded him & his wife on two occasions, Saturday,the 14th of March 2020,and Monday the 3rd of January,2022,shortly before he passed away.
Legends, both husband and wife! Thanks for doing this. The background music is fire🔥
This is a true Legend….I have always love his music from childhood….
What a Documentary! Our Zimbabwean musical history will never be complete without Monomukundu. Thank you so much mukoma for contributing to our History.
Thanx Morris
Just recently started following your channel and was thinking how musical documentaries would be perfect for you in addition to your usually content. Love your content!
Ko makamirirei chirongwa mr mono God favorite guitarist
Great Episode, kindly do an episode for Tongai Moyo.
HUH mother vakaipa great story teller, I Salute Mdhara and Mhamha they were a great team.
The legendary mudhara Zex was a National Hero. The authorities of this country should have accorded him a National Hero status.. May their dear souls Rest in eternal peace. Real lovebirds indeed..
This was beautifully done Hanzvadzi Thank you so much!!!🙏🏾🤍
What a supporting wife she knew everything more than the husband himself
I love how you value your industry
Thanx
Was singing Chipo chiroorwa in the streets of Mzilikazi as a young boy in the 1970's RIP Zex legend.
Thank you for this awesome documentary which enlightens us of these Legends Mai naBaba Manatsa.
Great piece of history documentation.
Thank you Mono
Legend
Tendai and all of us will be cutting onions. Ko reverse engineering iripi?😢
Excellent research work Mono. A real history of Zimbabwean music on video.
Thanks, Mono for the documentary, however, is it possible to get the full interview you did with the Manatsas
Mdara Mono = Goat🐐
Thanx for the info,will research further,but im pretty sure there is a genre called Simanje-manje.It was a hit in the 1970s
Can you also please do a documentary on Thomas Mapfumo
Thanks baba nenhau uamatipa.iyi
The song died a natural death
Ko the reverse plagiarism yacho
Church 😂😂
May you please post the full Mundoza song.
You say Zexie was a bass player and I agree, but was he a bass player only? On the video of Gore Renzara he appears to be playing lead guitar and playing it very well.
Thanx,will research further.Apa I only used info he gave me
Are you posting the full Mundoza song or nah?
Its illegal to do so
@@Monomukundu Ko inga unosiridza dzimbo dzevamwe panapa?
Smanjemanje music was not from South Africa only. It was all music that was imported, from SA, but also from Europe and America. All cover songs of imported music was called smanjemanje. There is a whole history on this which is well-documented. The dancing girls were modelled on the Mahotella Queens of South Africa, because at that time the band worked with a South African producer. If you listen closely to the song Gore Renzara those 3 dancing queens sing exactly like the Mahotella Queens; the same Mahotella Queens who appear on Paul Simon's grammy award-winning Gracelands album
Be careful of documentaries by foreigners,they always distort our infomation.
There is a genre specifically called Simanje-manje.I grew up in the 1970s and it was very popular that time,here is one quote from one article:
"Simanje-Manje Music is a
style of popular music in which traditional or neo-traditional African (especially Zulu) songs, played in a rapid tempo and set to mbaqanga and marabi rhythms and instrumentation, are sung in the groaning style, (usually) by a male singer, backed by a three- or four-woman chorus."
@@Monomukundu That is true Mono. There was a musical genre defined "smanje-manje" by Zimbabweans mostly but South Africans tended to call the same genre "mgqashiyo" popularised by acts like Mahotella Queens and The Dark City Sisters. It was a fast beat that came on the scene in the very late 1960z when the slower jazz influenced Marabi was becoming passe (old fashioned) and making way for a more modern groove (hence the term "smanje-manje".)
@Tafi mutekwe:
Thanx,it was called Simanje-manje even in South Africa.They even had a group called "Isithombi se Simanje-manje",I know I should have spelt it wrong there.That's the genre played by Mahlatini & the Mahotela Queens
@@Monomukundu You are very knowledgeable on matters music and why not when you are a holder of a music degree. Your vlog is not only educative, informative, entertaining but is also very refreshing.
Thanx a lot @Tafi