An Ode to Zimbabwean Music by poets Nine-So (aka Guuruswa ) and Madzitatiguru

The Spokenword seesions

Mumhanzi - Nine_so X Madzitatiguru

T.S.I.NE - The Struggle Is NEcessary

12. Nhau DzePadare

11. Pakati Pehusiku

10. Mabasa

09. Pegueot

TRANSLATION

Thin , thick ,  Live, Dead Cockroach
big , medium size , little bad Cockroach
Cockroach Crawling across your Carpet , See
Cockroach dropping into your Cup of tea

Roaches in the cupboard
Roaches on the table
Roaches in the bowl 
Of your vegetables

Roaches are trouble
And roaches are rebles
Getting into the jacket pockets 
of those who are most honourable

A little leg in your sadza
A little wing in your plate
A lot of droppings in the cupboard 
Where you store up your plates

Of late... 
The spiders have been 
The superheroes 
Web trapping these roaches 
But the work done equals zero

Because the roaches are masses 
They are many 
They are plenty
They are dwelling in clusters 
Of families of twenty

Your pesticide bottle might come in handy
But the replacement 
For this nuisance 
Is just a matter of eggs
They are PLENTY !!!  
  
Your various types of pesticides
Shall never conquer  and divide
This nation of anarchy 
For the antennas 
Are Always open wide

Constantly listening
Revising what is missing in 
Residing in your shelter 
And surving on your food

Excuse me mister waiter, 
I don’t mean to be rude
But There’s a roach inside the plate 
And it seems to have been cooked
Along with the food

We Roaches wont mind 
If you pack your furniture and move
"We’ll just pack Ourselves inside your furniture  "
“We are together in this move-” 
- ment

You always complain about Power Cuts
For us its an Improvement
For we won't have to wait for YOU
To Switch off YOUR lights
For US to eat YOUR Food... And

If you think you are so clever
Locking up your food like its treasure
We'll still get it
First we'll begin with your trash Can

And If we can
Penetrate your cupboard system
We shall do as we deem necessary 
to make your house hold a victim

these roaches are permanent residents
You cannot evict them 
you can spray them but they will be reciting verses of invictus 
we shall be back!!!


Copyright © 2013 by Tendekai Tati. All Rights Reserved

08. Bete Size Ten

06. PaBhenJi {M.T.G}

05. Jecha

TRANSLATION:

Grant me the Audience to speak to Our Folks
Advise them of our troubles as the eldest grandson
I'm the conversant guardian of our true wishes' shadow 


I've been on classical travel
Entrusted with marvellous Stamina 
I'm in a marathon
Running from something 
To something
I'm struggling for one thing; My freedom
Running from the kingdom of Doom


The Kingdom of poverty
The kingdom robberieS
Thi kingdom of rape
The Kingdom of Property
The kingdom that the children cannot face soberly
Thank God its Friday is a Statement of mockery


Mocking the gods for the system they gave us
Of living on weekends
And turn into Zombies
On mondays to  fridays
And hoping for pay raise
And hoping for absence on leave For a few Days


Hope the boss still pays
hope the kids school days 
Will not be disturbed dismall
The bursar demanding fees
that  you are still yet to pay
The financial department refusing to pay you on time
They claim the depression's at bay 
In the times of inflation
And Mass emigration
Relation had a different configuration
Corruption Was the normal order of the day


It still is 
But we just Chose to look away
This disease
of fear is killing us day by day

We just  keep our mouth shut 
We just keep our mouth shut
We just keep our mouth shut
We just keep our mouth shut

Ndipei mukana Ndiudze vakwedu
Nhunha dzedu vana ndini muzukuru
Mukuru mukurukuri
Nemumvuri weshuwo Netariro



I've been observing the world that we live in
Reserving my comments on thngs we believe in
The livng room is alive with the lies on the news
And the News is revising the popular views 
Of the Peoples

They keep on reporting the same thing with little new Info
That's keeping you glued
A lot of that stuff is the truth
But they choose 
To Ignore other parts of the truth

And the truth is only just Half of the truth
And Half the truth is A half of Lie
Coz Every Is lie Based on a truth
Be careful of what the Truth constitutes


Ndipei mukana Ndiudze vakwedu
Nhunha dzedu vana ndini muzukuru
Mukuru mukurukuri
Nemumvuri weshuwo Netariro

I’ve been  fully strapped with bags of  bandages 
In preparation for treatment
Healing heart that have been rendered victims of manmade tragedies
Man and his strategies 
Of feed'off the  less 
Placed classless than the wealthy and  rich in society


Blood spilled in effort of retriving material
Blood spilled in efforts of getting rich on the Physical
1 blood diamond Equal 1 bloody bustard.
 20 bloody diamonds,  the same man getting profit


And the Prophet is only talking number to make it concrete 
In the congregation 
Reiterating  the Bible spoke it

One Blood for every sin now come plant your seed
you want prosperity well first you gotta bleed
Sacrifice , which is true , 
but Sacrifice to who ?


I'm finding it confusing when they talking all the hoobla
Times of being abused by the manipulative fools 
Are proving that we  either foolish or we are getting Fuller
In spirit

Can you feel it , 
Its filling up your pocket
Can your Feel that
Yes u do
 oh yes Haleluyah


Getting all the People wonderring how the hell did u do that
But on the positive , even Jesus had to Do that


Which makes it more Confusing 
I'm not refusing
To take the truth 
but i'm just Not
Sure the truth of these to take is which one

Copyright © 2013 by Tendekai Tati. All Rights Reserved

02. Mukana

01. Mangonjo

Biotik riddim 2012

Tati - Zvagara (Biotik 2012)

Tati Ft Kanto Dem - Mumararaini Mangu (2012)

Kritic Igwee  And Flexxo Mushawarukwa Ft, Mk Hombakadzi, Madzitatiguru, Outspoken, Teqniq And Morset The Poet - It Can Bho (Reloaded)

Single

It can Bho Reloaded

Coming off BlacPerl's Second Album; Blac Diary, "Mashoko" is a multi genre , purely vocal , bilingual track with: 

Beat-Boxing from Probeatz , 
Spokenword-Poetry from Madzitatiguru
Rhythm-and-Poetry from Sharky
Harmonies and Poetry from BlacPerl

BlacDiary

Mashoko

Mashoko (BlacPerl ft ProBeatz , Sharky & Madzitatiguru )

Madzitatiguru was featured on the  album by NobleStylz titled "Better than your album"

Better Than Your Album

Nyaya Dzevakadzidza (Interlude)

Nyaya DzevakaDzidza (Interlude)

Chasing Moments

Follow Me

Follow Me -  Karma Yung Marley Ft. Madzitatiguru (Prod. By Shayzar & Zee

WYCDWYTIOWTNF 2018 - TwumaPhilosophy Twangu Twekupenga

02 - Takapenga

01 - Title - TwumaPhlosophy Twekupenga

My Own Lies

Shout out to Chi-town,  The city where I learnt to talk , the city where I learnt to walk.

Chitungwiza

Madzitatiguru - Dzidziso Dzehutano (Radio Edit)

Bhodha Jumpers FC Season 1

Spoof Comedy - Boarder Jumper FC

Madzitatiguru is the Urban-Ancient Poet.  A Slam Poet based in Harare.


Madzitatiguru has perfomed at local Zimbabwean festivals such as HIFA , Shoko Festival and Intwasa. Internationally, he participated in Poetry Africa 2012 , toured Denmark in 2014 and Performed at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in  2018. 
 

PARTIAL LIST OF EVENTS

 
• Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018 

• HIFA 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , Harare ,Zimbabwe (Slam champion in 2015)

• CopenOpen Poetry slam 2014, Copenhagen , Denmark see here

• Poetry Africa 2012 , (South African Festival , performed at a Satellite Venue in Harare )

• Shoko Festival 2020, 2017,  2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 and 2011 Harare , Zimbabwe. (back to back slam Champion 2015 , 2016 and 2017)

• Intwasa Arts Festival 2014 Bulawayo , Zimbabwe, Intwasa Extra 2017

• Afro-Express Poetry Slam 2011 , Johannesburg , South Africa, (slam champion)

• Ngoma Nehosho Live Sessions 2016, Harare , Zimbabwe

• 400 years of ShakeSpeare celebrations , Harare , Zimbabwe

• Media Diversity Campaign 2013 , Harare, Zimbabwe

• World Poetry Day celebrations 2013

• Star Fm Poetry Sessions ( Listen here)

• Word Garden 2014 Harare, Zimbabwe (Team Poetry Slam champion with BlackPearl )

• Peace in the Hood , Chitungwiza ,Zimbabwe

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