Leonard "Karikoga" Zhakata (born
.
25 June 1968) is a Zimbabwean musician and singer. He writes and sings mainly in his native Shona tongue. Zhakata, who adorns trademark glittering outfits, is best known for his hits Hupenyu Mutoro, Batai Mazwi and "Gomba Remarara". However, it was his 1994 smash hit Mugove, from the album Maruva Enyika, which evaded government censorship[1]
and propelled him to national stardom.[2]
^Nyakunu, Nyasha (12 May 2005). "Freemuse: Tracing the Footsteps – Censorship and Music in Zimbabwe". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2009. The rapper Leonard Zhakata also evaded the censorship matter with a beautiful song titled 'Mugove' whose lyrics ask God to provide for the narrator as he/she is suffering from the rich whilst he/she has nothing
^Tafireyi, Colleen (5 January 2003). "New Crop Challenges Veteran Musicians. (05-JAN-03) Asia Africa Intelligence Wire". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 April 2009. Four years later, a young man called Leonard Zhakata stunned both himself and the nation and with the success of his all-time hit song, Mugove, off the album Maruva Enyika
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