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LMG Choir leader and founder dies
22 April 2016
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A prominent Zimbabwean liberation war voice, leader of the popular Light Machine Gun Choir, Given Nare, has died.
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Nare died at Gwanda Hospital on Wednesday evening. He was 82.
Nare was founder and lead singer of the ZIPRA forces liberation war choir, well known for its songs; “Yithi labo” , “Emoyeni” and “Sasuka emakhaya.”
The choir was founded in Zambia in 1977 when Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle was at its peak. They sang songs to encourage fellow fighters to press harder as victory was certain.
They were later chosen to accompany ZAPU, President Joshua Nkomo, on his historic return home in 1979 at the end of the war.
Nare will be buried at his Gwanda rural home on Saturday. At the time of going to press, a family member said they were still waiting for ZANU PF to notify them of the hero status to be accorded to the veteran fighter if any.

7 Replies to “LMG Choir leader and founder dies”

  1. This thing of heroes being declared by zanu pf really pisses me off. They are national heroes for goodness sake reduced to the patronage of a terrorist organisation

  2. This thing of heroes being declared by zanu pf really pisses me off. They are national heroes for goodness sake reduced to the patronage of a terrorist organisation

  3. He is Mdala Nkomo. Another blunder by Zimeye. Munoisa Pic yemunhu asinei nenyaya yacho just for public attention.
    If you continue like this, Honestly you are gonna end up like Herald. No-one will ever trust anything you write about.

  4. He is Mdala Nkomo. Another blunder by Zimeye. Munoisa Pic yemunhu asinei nenyaya yacho just for public attention.
    If you continue like this, Honestly you are gonna end up like Herald. No-one will ever trust anything you write about.

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