SEVENZA means WORK. It's a song I grew up hearing at home. I then took it and transformed it by adding more words and instruments to communicate what I wanted the world to hear. (Mombe mbiri nama-Dhongi mashanu sevenza nhamo ichauya). Two cows and five donkeys, work hard, tough times are coming. So I went on and added, use the gift you have wisely,  even if all you have is one cow and one donkey and you use them wisely they will help you achieve your goals. In other words if you invest in what you are good at, you will enjoy and not suffer when hard times comes.
You can not just sleep my friend, you have got to work hard.

Sevenza

Basically the song say Mother I'm grown up now. This song, I wrote for my mother who went through a lot raising me with the help of my late grandmother. It touches painful and beautiful moments that we went through in Zimbabwe. Most of the message is how I'm expressing my appreciation for having her as a mother. The lyrics says Mother your love is bigger than an ocean, your love is the greatest of all, when I was sick you were always there beside me, when I was cold your opted to take off the littlest clothes you had just to keep me warm, when thorn prickled my little bare feet, you made sure to take them out to help ease the pain. Then i thank her for everything she has done to me. It is a bitter sweet tune for me, sometimes I actually cry when singing it, because I want to be able to take care of my mother more someday

Amai Ndakura

Mukadzi WaMambo means The wife of a king. It is just a fun song about the mischievous wife of a king, who one day found herself in a very tough situation where by she was cheating on her  husband with two different men. The men decided to visit her on the same night, they did not know each other, and she didn't know they both were visiting this particular night, so when the second boyfriend knocked at the door she decided to shove the other one under the bed or in the closet, i cant remember where she hid him (it's a made up story of-course) but I have heard similar reality incidents though. i know you have too. Well the two men had a very big fight that night, so the issue was to be settled in court. (a traditional court) whereby the judge is the king...so you can see how this goes. Enjoy it.

Mukadzi WaMambo

Marengenya means tattered clothes. We grew up wearing some of those and would just laugh at each other about it as kids because we didn't know any better. We thought it was how life was to be. Even today there are people all over the world living in poverty and to some that's what life is because it has always been that way. But in reality there is more to the reason why; however it is a happy tune, very danceable. I always try to turn all my misery to something positive in order to heal and see how I can make a difference

04 Marengenya

Here a new tune for you, it is actually an old recording of mine. recorded in Zimbabwe in 2004. WANGITHEMBISA means "You promised me" It says you promised that we were going to be together forever, but now what happened you leaving me alone, heartbroken. It is a dance tune. So dance your heartbreaks away. I love you all

01 Wangithembisa

This is a radio Interview between Loveness Wesa and Gibbs Dube

Loveness Wesa Ndebele Interview- with Gibbs Dube 09-17-11

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Indaba is a Ndebele word that means "The News". The song was inspired by a traditional Ndebele song "Langa Laphuma Lendaba Latshona Lendaba" Which translates as "The sun rises with issues and Sets  with issues" It talks about how everyday when the day starts it starts with all kind of news. Good, bad, scary, funny you name them.  I teamed up with one of the Portland famous reggae band Everyday prophets and we came up with this tune. Enjoy it and let us know whatchu think. Love you always. Queen Love

The news/Indaba 1 By Loveness Wesa & Everyday Prophets

Trible B is a song about someone who has lost their lover to some money issues. And so she is saying she is Brave Bold and Beautiful she doesn't care about money because money can never buy her love. It could be a man or woman. It a song for everyone to anyone. Just a cool strong song.

Triple B 2 Loveness Wesa & Everyday Prophets

In this song I talk about the difficulties I have gone though in my life's journey, and the suffering that people all over the world are still going through today. There were times when making ends meet seemed like it was the end of it all. Being kicked out of rental housings and dumpster diving seems to be a normal life to others. So when i wanted to communicate all those issues I mixed some of my real life and what i see and saw happening around me. Going to Sangomas is part of past life as i was trying to figure things out. Until i said to myself the only Tovera that i know and believe in is God, so then i started calling on him for help, to intercede in the world's sufferings. The dumpster scene i acted with one of the children from Makhokhoba township who acted as my son. I sometimes wonder if i had used my own son to act that part, how it would have felt watching the video today. The elderly women in the video are the Thandanani Women's Ensemble from Bulawayo. very strong Acappela and dance group I have ever worked with for that age.

Tovera

Umhlab' Ujikile means the world has changed. When I wrote this song i was on a road trip to Califonia in 2004, then headed to Zimbabwe after a week, to re-unite with my sick brother who had been away from family since 1990. I was so happy and thought I should say everybody be happy because things have changed our long lost brother/son has finally returned. On the other hand as I looked deeper into how the change has been since 1990, I decided to also communicate the fact that yes the world  has changed but not in a good way. So i went on to say how can I be happy. 

Loveness Wesa

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