Leonard Zhakata Leonard Zhakata is a Zimbabwean musician very popular in his home country , though not as well known internationally . Zhakata writes and performs songs mainly in his native Shona tongue . Zhakata is best known for his hits Hupenyu Mutoro and Batai Mazwi . However , it was his 1994 smash Mugove which propelled him to domestic stardom .  This Zimbabwe article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .  This article on a musician is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . More about Leonard Leonard Zhakata is a qualified Fitter and Turner and the only boy in a family of seven , Leonard Zhakata used to sneak from home and play music with his primary school mates . Then at Shiri Yedenga School in Glen Norah , Harare , at a tender age of thirteen he had his first music composition `` Baba vaSamson '' . Pursuing school and later serving for an apprenticeship , it took Leonard sometime before he could record . After , the usual frustration of being turned down by recording companies , he had his luck break and recorded his first 12-inch entitled `` Moyo muti '' sometime in 1989 , to be followed by any album `` Yarira Mhere '' in 1990 . Leonard Zhakata 's songwriting skills continue to rise with the releases of chart busting songs such as 'Tungidza Gwenya ' and 'Shungu dzemwoyo' . He however seemed to remain in the mediocre periphery of `` Who is Who '' on the Zimbabwean music scene , until the release of his mega chartbusting album ' Maruva Enyika'with hit song 'Mugove ' in 1994 . Backed by a very tight musical outfit , The Zimbabwean All Stars Band and a well choreographed dance display , this album set Zimbabwe on fire during the festive season of the same year . No party was complete without 'Mugove ' being played . Those who had doubted Leonard 's music mastery had to think again . All albums that followed thereafter 'Nzombe Huru' , Vagoni Vebasa ' and three more others , established Leonard Zhakata within the Zimbabwean music household . Zhakata is a sought after performer be it at private parties or music dancehalls and never disappoints his fans . His stature continues to grow from strength to strength . contibuted by BBPea Categories : Zimbabwe stubs | Musician stubs | Zimbabwean musicians 