Anopenga Ane Waya HD

FORGOTTEN musician Pius Makokowe, famed for the 1969 hit single “Anopenga Ane Waya,” has bounced back into the music scene after 16 years in the wilderness. Born on February 25, 1954 in Highfield, Makokowe was one of the local artistes who played a type of music called cha cha cha that was close to rhumba. He ventured into music when he was only 15 after being spotted by Elias Banda, who was already a practising artiste and had just formed a band. In 1969 Makokowe and Elias Banda then teamed up with the likes of the late Jethro Shasha, and Elias Chimwala to form the Great Sounds, the band that earned them accolades for releasing the yesteryear hit song “Anopenga Anewaya” With yet another song “Connie” on the flip side of “Anopenga Ane Waya” the single went gold, just a few weeks after its release. From Great Sounds Makokowe teamed up with others to form the Acid Band that immediately stormed the charts with singles like “Shanje” and “Basa Wakandidzinga Zvisina Notice”.