A SONG FOR SCOTTLAND FC

Latwell Nyangu

ZVISHAVANE-BASED sungura musician Tawanda Tobaiwa, popularly known as Mwana Shabanie, has dropped a song for Premier League debutants Scottland FC.

The Orchestra Mafaro Chete leader dropped the song, ‘Scottland FC Mashefu,’ which he described as a tribute to the trailazing Mabvuku side.

The late veteran singer, Zex Manatsa, dropped songs for the country’s biggest football clubs – Dynamos, Highlanders and CAPS United.

King 98 recently released a song for Simba Bhora.

Tawanda, who has over 10 years in the musical industry, already has two albums to his name.

“I started singing in 2013, as an individual, but as a serious artist it was around 2006.

“So far, I have two albums and single tracks and the first one was released in 2015, called ‘Inguva Yebasa,’ which has eight tracks.

“It has a hit song, ‘Binocular’.

“In 2022, I released ‘Poto Yebeans’, with a hit song ‘Muroyi Muroyi.’”

He also talked about his latest offering, ‘Scottland FC Mashefu.’

“Music is diverse and I can just come up with lyrics. So, since we are into music, it’s not something prophetic.

“I just felt I needed to do a song for Scottland FC following their successful campaign into the league.

“Since they came into the limelight, team yacho inongondinakidza and it then rang in my mind to do a song for them.

“I recorded the song, it’s just an appreciation song, dai ndiri mumwe anga achida mari dai ndichitovanetsa but I just felt that I only needed to appreciate them.”

He added:

“We are into music, you don’t know what comes, kana ivo vanakirwa, if they want to appreciate what I have done, handirambe.

“But I can’t push them, I did it nemoyo unoda and if they want me to perform, I don’t have problems with that.

“This is their song.”

He said he started singing when he was still at school.

“I am someone who grew up in the rural areas and my first exposure to music was through Kenel Mapuranga in 2004.

“It was the first sungura band that gave me exposure and I used to play drums when I was still a schoolboy.

“The band leader then invited me to work with him.

“One day, the bass man didn’t show up at a show in 2007 and I had to cover the gap and the band leader was surprised.

“From there onwards, I was no longer playing drums and we recorded in 2007 at Grammar Records.

“I got my inspiration from Mtukudzi,