Leonard Dembo
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Leonard Dembo (1961-1996) was a Zimbabwean guitar-band musician who became extremely popular in Zimbabwe in the 1990s with his band the Barura Express. Incorporating traditional Shona sayings in his lyrics, his musical style was rhumba-based, played on electric guitars tuned to emulate the characteristic sounds of the mbira.
His 1992 hit "Chitekete" sold over 100,000 copies and became a popular song played at weddings.
Dembo died of AIDS on April 9, 1996. The Barura Express has continued touring and recording.
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