Calvin and Muzi

Calvin and Muzi was one of Zimbabwe's best groups. The group rose to prominence in 1998 with the hit 'Tombofara'. Though written in shona, the song was sung in American accent. The song broke new ground as when it became the first from song from a Zimbabwean to top the Radio 3 (now Power FM's top 100). The duo instantly became the most sought after artists at that time.

Their career is something of an enigma. Calvin Gudu was part of the group Mantonto famed for the songs 'Ncam' Ncam' and Angeke Ngukohlwe. In 1998 Gudu teamed with Muzi Mangena’ and released the song 'Tombofara'. The song became a hit within a few weeks after its release. It was this song that made the duo a household name. According to Gudu, the duo never planned to write it or record it but it happened naturally. The duo's fame was short lived as never released anything after the song.

In 2012, Calvin went back into the studio after a long sabbatical. He went on to release a gospel single called 'Great'. Produced at his Praise Worth Records in the U.K., the song enjoyed extensive play on worldwide web-based radio stations and it also gaining popularity among the Christian community. The song is taken from his upcoming album 'Above All'. The album had a feel of Los Angeles Grammy Award winning mixing engineer, Matthew Marrin who helped on producing it. Meanwhile Muzi had taken a break from music after a contract stint with the Copenhagen-based DanZim Company.

In 2014, the duo regrouped and went back into the studio and recorded the 'Tombofara' remix. The latter is part of their comeback project was to be launched on 10 May 2014 at the Zimbabwe Achievers’ Awards (ZAA) in London, U.K. The talented artists recorded four versions of the remix recorded with various local. One remix called ‘Mombe Ye Wumai’ remix is set to make a huge comeback for the duo. The twosome is expected to release a five-track EP at the end of May including the remixes. In January 2015, it was also reported that the group was working on a video of their hit track ‘Tombofara’.