Music career Paul Matavire

matavire s music gained popularity due humor, use of rich , deep shona lyrics, , willingness tread on many regarded sensitive societal issues. songs touched on religion marital issues, still retaining humor made ever popular. hit song dhiyabhorosi nyoka stirred controversy @ release reference biblical eve, , women in general, root cause of every man s troubles, while @ same time acknowledging pivotal role women play in society. matavire s music has remained popular among young in zimbabwe years after death. remembered willingness experiment shona language in songs, coining phrases have remained part of everyday conversation among shona-speaking people in country.

the jjb grew in popularity during late 1980s, , toured abroad. success interrupted matavire s one-year incarceration on rape charges. band commemorated 1991 release song college , narrated experiences in jail. band, composed of various musicians under matavire s leadership released 13 albums, latest being 2003 s zimbe remoto.

matavire known leading simple life. semi-retired before death, balanced music tending goats , cattle in rutenga moved after 2000 when awarded farm government. music however, matavire had own fair share of controversies. these saw him serving one-year sentence rape in 1990s. @ time of death, there media reports of him having ejected commercial farmer , taken on farm, including livestock, during zimbabwe s controversial land reform programme. zimbabweans however, matavire fondly remembered music more else.