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	Bhundu Boys (The Leopard Man's African Music Guide)
		In the 1980s’ Zimbabwe the Bhundu Boys created a style based on Thomas Mapfumo's "chimurenga" music that they blended with several other elements.
		Bhundu Boys don't play "difficult" and inaccessible music.Their music is easy and airy, with pure, clear sounds and decipherable melodies.
		The Boys sing and play well, bass, drums and bass create a tight and driven groove as Rise Kagona sometimes breaks out with sharp and agitated solo parts.
	www.leopardmannen.no /b/bhundu.boys.asp?lang=gb (639 words)

	Bhundu Boys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Bhundu Boys are a Zimbabwean band that plays a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco and pop influences.
		After touring England for a year, the Bhundu Boys signed to Warner Brothers International.
		The word Bhundu was the name given to the young boys who used to aid resistance fighters in the 1970's war against the white minority government and is a reference to their lead singer Biggie Tembo was a Bhundu boy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bhundu_Boys (160 words)

	Music \| Afropop classics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Afropop was just rising, and the Bhundu Boys seemed like the African equivalent of the early Beatles — a tight combo of guys who could sing and play their hearts out and make just about anyone want to dance.
		But the Bhundus’ real gift was their ability to distill successful pop formulas that were already in the air.
		The Bhundus’ compositional brilliance and youth vibe, and the way Kagona and Tembo could sing and play guitar fabulously at the same time, gave rise to the oft-repeated Beatles comparison.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/other_stories/documents/01751581.htm (1384 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Bhundu Boys
		The Bhundu Boys were a Zimbabwean band that played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco and pop influences.
		Bhundu (meaning "Bush" or "jungle"), gave its name to the young boys who used to aid the nationalist guerilla fighters in the 1970s war against the white minority government.
		The Bhundu Boys recorded their first 7" vinyl single at Shed Studios in Harare on 1st February 1983, as part of the Studio's drive to sponsor more local music.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Bhundu_Boys (487 words)

	Bhundu Boys, MP3 Music Download at eMusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Making do with homemade instruments, the Bhundu Boys cut their teeth playing Western pop covers in township beer halls, and were a local phenomenon by the time they were discovered by erstwhile property developer Steve Roskilly, who cut their earliest sessions in his home studio, Shed.
		Most critical to the Bhundu Boys' growing momentum was the endorsement of BBC Radio One DJs John Peel and Andy Kershaw, both of whom played their Discafrique LPs Shabini and Tsvimbodzemoto incessantly -- a few years later, Kershaw even served as best man at Tembo's wedding.
		But the worst fate to befall the Bhundu Boys was the exit of Tembo, who either quit or was fired in late 1989.
	www.emusic.com /artist/10555/10555695.html (570 words)

	Zimbabwe Music Guide
		The band formed in 1980 under the leadership of lead singer Biggie Tembo who was a "bhundu boy" during Zimbabwe's liberation struggle; an underage runner for rebel soldiers.
		More attempts at finding their original success failed, and the Bhundus fell apart when frontman Biggie Tembo left to pursue a solo career in 1990 (he was asked to leave the band).
		Despite the fact that they never lived up to their early potential, the Bhundu Boys were a groundbreaking force in the African music industry, as they paved the way for more artists to reach commercial success in Europe and the US.
	www.embargo.ca /zim/artists/bios/bboys (671 words)

	Sligo Weekender: Bhundu Boys back in action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Bhundu Boys were the first African band to play extensively across the country, regularly notching up 80 or 90 date tours.
		The Bhundu Boys very name reflects the pride they have in their country, the original Bhundu (bush) boys being the bush guerrillas who fought in the bloody war of independence in the ’70s.
		This was the material that first generated international acclaim for the Bhundu Boys, blazing the trail for what later became known as World Music.
	www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=7563 (279 words)

	The Bhundu Boys: Lost Boys
		Ratidzai is the widow of Biggie Tembo, singer and guitarist with the Bhundu Boys, the band John Peel (former BBC Radio DJ) famously described as producing the most naturally flowing music he'd ever heard in his life.
		The Bhundu Boys were lauded by Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler as well as Madonna, who personally requested that the band support her for the three nights she played, to a total of 240,000 people, at Wembley in 1987.
		To call the Bhundu Boys one of the greatest African bands of all time is to demean their achievement; their unique talent never required a geographical prefix.
	www.newzimbabwe.com /pages/showbiz4.13494.html (4104 words)

	www.myspace.com/bhunduboys
		Making do with homemade instruments, the Bhundu Boys cut their teeth playing Western pop covers in township beer halls, and were a local phenomenon by the time they were discovered by erstwhile property developer Steve Roskilly, who cut their earliest sessions in his home studio, Shed.
		Most critical to the Bhundu Boys' growing momentum was the endorsement of BBC Radio One DJs John Peel and Andy Kershaw, both of whom played their Discafrique LPs Shabini and Tsvimbodzemoto incessantly -- a few years later, Kershaw even served as best man at Tembo's wedding.
		I had the great good fortune of promoting and tour managing the Bhundu Boys in their hey day and was party to and part of the roller coaster of fortune that is The Bhundu Boys.
	www.myspace.com /bhunduboys (1212 words)

	RSI English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Bhundu Boys were formed in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1980.
		The Bhundu Boys achieved prominence both at home in Zimbabwe and overseas in Britain with their own idiosyncratic jit style of dance music.
		The name Bhundu, which is also known as 'bush', is chosen to commemorate the freedom fighters who fought against the white settlers in rural areas.
	archive.rsi.com.sg /en/programmes/art_arena/2001/09_27.htm (1452 words)

	Bhundu Boys at www.radioafrica.co.uk
		The Bhundu Boys were the first African band to play extensively across the country, regularly notching up 80 or 90 date tours.
		Despite current problems at home, the Bhundu Boys very name reflects the pride they have in their country, the original "Bhundu (bush) Boys" being the bush guerrillas who fought in the bloody war of independence in the 70s.
		But now back for another dance floor burn-up, with three of the original five members, including group founder and lead guitarist Rise Kagona, the Bhundu Boys are still a force to be reckoned with.
	www.radioafrica.co.uk /bhundu_boys.htm (298 words)

	BhunduBoys Biography
		The Bhundu Boys were formed in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1980 by Tembo, Biggie (b.
		The Bhundu Boys re-emerged in 1991 with the excellent live set, Absolute Jit, recorded in Zimbabwe, which saw them return to the Discafrique label.
		Nevertheless, their crushing late 80s run-in with the record industry had shrunk the band's fanbase, and when Tembo was discovered hanged in 1995, it served as a chilling epitaph to a once pioneering group.
	www.gatewayofafrica.com /artists/biography/242.html (276 words)

	Zimbabwejournalists.com: Jinxed: the curse of the Bhundu Boys - Part 2
		The all-too-literal death of the Bhundu Boys would be a tragedy in any context, but it stings all the more because their music was so replete with the promise and joy of being alive.
		He had discovered that his meagre royalty cheques were being poured into the Bhundu Boys album he and Muir had been working on since the late Nineties, a poor piece of work which featured Kagona singing largely in English.
		Although he struggles with the frustration of teaching the 'language' of jit music to the Scottish musicians who make up his touring band and concedes that, to his ears, the nuances of the music still don't sound quite right, Kagona is relieved to be back on stage.
	www.zimbabwejournalists.com /story.php?art_id=1050&cat=6 (1615 words)

	Zimbabwejournalists.com: Jinxed: the curse of the Bhundu Boys
		The Bhundu Boys were by no means the first stars of what we now understand as world music - that accolade could go to anyone from Ravi Shankar to Bob Marley - but they were the first African band to make an appreciable impact upon the archetypal NME-reading, gig-going, Peel-listening Eighties music fan.
		Post-Live Aid and amid the growing clamour to end apartheid, the cultural and political climate in Britain was ripe for the Bhundu Boys.
		Although never a political group per se, the Bhundus were forged in the fire of independence: they took their name from young bush guerillas who aided the resistance fighters, wore army fatigues, and viewed Mugabe as a hero.
	www.zimbabwejournalists.com /story.php?art_id=1042&cat=6 (1264 words)

	allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Bhundu Boys Film On Cards (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ONE of Zimbabwe's most successful bands, the Bhundu Boys who left an indelible mark on the international music scene two decades ago, are back -- not with a studio album but this time in a documentary film titled Absolute Jiti: The Bhundu Boys Story.
		According to Mjanana, who also authoured the Bhundu Boys script, Absolute Jiti: The Bhundu Boys Story will be released in June at the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa before making its premiere back home in August during the Zimbabwe International Film Festival.
		The Bhundu Boys played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco and pop influences to create a unique musical genre known as jiti, which has been difficult to copy to this day.
	allafrica.com /stories/200704020858.html (594 words)

	Bhundu Boys - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Bhundu Boys - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Bhundu_Boys (158 words)

	Bhundu Boys Recordings
		Bhundu Boys and African Herb by Bhundu Boys
		Live at King Tut's wah wah hut by Bhundu Boys
		Biggie Tembo in the glory days with the Bhundu Boys at Glastonbury (WOMAD STAGE) in 1987.
	home.clara.net /giaco/site1/bhundu.htm (75 words)

	Pauly's 'Stoney Soapbox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Here's all I have about The Bhundu Boys, found 12 mentions, showing 12.
		Click here to do a fresh search, try Folkestone Gerald for The Bhundu Boys in the Folkestone Forum (or specifically The Bhundu Boys in the Folkestone pubs / clubs / venues section), or just browse my blog...
		I have loved most of his other works, but they do all fit into a formula (two boys from humble backgrounds become the mightiest beings the world has ever known, facing hardship and adversity on the way), and I think this time Raymond Feist (the author) has even dispensed with some of the character development.
	www.clarkeology.com /cgi-bin/board.cgi/The+Bhundu+Boys (728 words)

	The Bhundu Boys
		I first listened to the Bhundu Boys on BBC radio 1 where John Peel, a veteran DJ used to play them almost every night.
		It was recorded in a London studio and features a highly polished sound, yet has not lost contact with the roots of the music.
		Friends on the road is a wonderful live recording and features Foolish Harp, my favourite version of their track Foolish Heart.
	www.joewein.de /bhundu.htm (283 words)

	Bhundu Boys Tour Dates & Tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		African rhythms meet country and western, in the music of this happy, high energy 'Jit Jive' dance band.
		We can send you an email when we add details of events featuring Bhundu Boys.
		Sorry - we don't have any Bhundu Boys tour dates listed in the UK at the moment, but we can send you an immediate email as soon as we hear of more.
	www.ents24.com /web/artist/31346/Bhundu_Boys.html (88 words)

	Amazon.com: True Jit: Music: The Bhundu Boys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I had the priviledge of watching the Bhundu Boys whilst I was studying at Oxford University in England.
		The Bhundu Boys were the first real African music I ever heard and this was the first CD I ever bought!
		I first saw the Bhundu Boys in England in the mid 80's and have been hooked ever since.
	www.amazon.com /True-Jit-Bhundu-Boys/dp/B000003QJ7 (767 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Friends on the Road: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bitter to the South - The Bhundu Boys, Latin Quarter
		the energy and harmony of the Bhundu Boys, captured on "album", along with the colabotative efforts of some of western music's visionaries.
		Be it 'Jit Jive' on their own, or tracks like 'Radio Africa' working with others, you can't help but get affected by the enthusiasm of this music.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000001ZZ (363 words)

	Channel4.com - SlashMusic - Bhundu Boys
		Zimbabwean band, the Bhundu Boys, were one of the first stars of world music.
		An unfortunate daliance with the major label WEA left them tired and without a record deal by 1990, when the follow-up albums didn't meet the commercial expactations of a major label.
		Tragically the Bhundu Boys lost three band members to AIDS-related diseases over the next three yeas, but the survivors carried the name on into the late 1990s before finally calling it quits.
	www.channel4.com /music/music-core/artist.jsp?artistId=8243 (171 words)

	Jinxed: the curse of the Bhundu boys \| \| Guardian Unlimited Arts
		Jinxed: the curse of the Bhundu boys
		I didn't used to quarrel a lot, I used to use my hands.' At Harare airport matters spilled decisively into violence, and the Bhundu Boys became four.
		The Bhundu Boys remain the single most natural, effortless, catchy pop band I've ever heard.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /features/story/0,,1871579,00.html (3040 words)

	BHUNDU BOYS Music CDs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bhundu Boys - African Herb, The LP - DiscAfrique Stereo Light wear on cover.
		Bhundu Boys - Jit Jive 7" - WEA PS - 4.20 GBP
		Find the bhundu boys music cds and vinyl records you have been looking for!
	www.recordstores.com /cds/bhundu-boys.html (296 words)

	Bhundu Boys Store: Ringtones, cds, dvds, posters, pictures, clothing, sheet music, souvenirs, concert tickets and other ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		Bhundu Boys Sheet Music at Sheet Music Plus
	www.bandlink.net /stores/070/02/bhundu-boys.html (43 words)

	The rise and fall of The Bhundu Boys \| World \| Guardian Unlimited Music
		The rise and fall of The Bhundu Boys
		The Bhundu Boys were by no means the first stars of what we now understand as world music - that accolade could go to anyone from Ravi Shankar to Bob Marley - but they were the first African band to make an appreciable impact upon the archetypal NME -reading, gig-going, Peel-listening Eighties music fan.
		Most of the Bhundu's pounds 80,000 advance from WEA was spent buying a house in Kensal Rise, a decision which divided the group and which Kagona still fumes about today.
	music.guardian.co.uk /world/story/0,,1927386,00.html (2896 words)

	CMT.com : Bhundu Boys : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Taking their name from the guerrillas who backed Robert Mugabe in his successful war to win Zimbabwe's independence from Britain, the Bhundu Boys formed in April 1980 in the city of Harare, which translates literally (and, sadly, prophetically) as "death everywhere."
		Lead guitarist Rise Kagona assembled the original lineup, which also included singer/guitarist Biggie Tembo, bassist David Mankaba, keyboardist Shakie Kangwena, and drummer Kenny Chitsvatsva.
		The Bhundu Boys' ascent to international fame began when Owen Elias and Doug Veitch, owners of the fledgling Discafrique label, traveled from London to Harare in search of artists to sign.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/bhundu_boys/bio.jhtml (672 words)

	Discography for Bhundu Boys
		Bhundu Boys The Shed Sessions (Sadza Records, 2001)
		Bhundu Boys Tsvimbodzemoto Their second release, a knockout!
		Bhundu Boys Shabini Originally released in 1980, the Bhundu's bold debut.
	www.afropop.org /explore/albums/ID/3/where/band (91 words)

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