Paradzai mesi biography books

Mesi left music for cotton farming.

He should be a legend, with a statue in his honour somewhere in Zimbabwe, his name in all the books on Zimbabwean music history that we have never written.

He should be a legend, with a statue in his honour somewhere in Zimbabwe, his name in all the books on Zimbabwean music history that we have never written.

My thinking is that a project, entirely focusing on his biography (a book) may probably be the best project to preserve his legacy.

Paradzai Mesi's band, Njerama Boys, went from playing tin guitars in Muzarabani schools to writing unforgettable harmonies for the great Zimbabwean songbook.

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He tried to produce cotton in Muzarabani, but it failed to yield results. This forced him to sell his car, kombi and PA system to make ends meet. The “Tirihuruva” hitmaker relocated to Glendale in 2014 where he tried to revive Njerama Boys but his efforts were in vain.^[2]

Origins of Njerama Boys

The name Njerama Boys originated from Njerama Mountains, a few kilometres from Mavhuradona Mountains in Muzarabani.

When the band was formed in 1997 they played at local shopping centres in Muzarabani until they decided to record their first album.

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According to Mesi, who became the group leader some years later, they wrote a letter to Gramma Records in 2000 intending to record.

Unfortunately, that is the time when the area was affected by Cyclone Eline. Said Mesi:

"It took us time to get the response from Gramma because all communication systems were affected by the cyclone.

The response was overwhelming in Muzarabani and we