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Gwarimba meaning ‘an African bowl full of treasures' is the collective name of eight of Mufakose's finest Afro-fusion musicians.

The group began as result of the ongoing Music Crossroads program in Zimbabwe. In 2004 Nota Frighton and some other close musicians backed a few groups who had registered for the Music Crossroads' Harare and Chitungwiza National Festivals.

The groups that they represented unfortunately did not proceed past this level of the competition, however through this experience, Nota realized that Music Crossroads was an ideal program through which he could develop his music career. He then identified some peers he had been rubbing shoulders with at the Music Crossroads workshops and formed the group Gwarimba in 2005, to take on the competition in the year to come.

The group then immediately went seriously into rehearsals and was back with a bang at Music Crossroads in 2006. The group came second (2nd) after Bongo Love at the 2006 Local Festival thus qualifying for the National Finals where they came fourth. In 2007, Gwarimba made it all the way to the Music Crossroads IRF final hosted in Harare. Although the group did not win the exposure and experience that they gained made them work hard throughout the year so that when it came time for the next round of festivals they knew what they had to do to win.

Gwarimba took Malawian audiences by storm during the dusty August days at the Music Crossroads IRF 2008 final in Lilongwe. Back with a new repertoire, a more jivable sound and an incredible stage presence Gwarimba placed second winning a tour of Sweden and Austria where they will surely make their mark on the international scene.

Gwarimba is:

Tawanda Brendon Ndoro - Lead Guitar
Itai Talent Karuza - Ngoma (Traditional Drums)
Tapuwa Bright Chisvo - Drums
Alexio Matambo - Dancer
Nota Frighton - Bass Guitar
Moses Mwale - Keyboard
Samuel Itai Gohwa - Percussion / Backing vocals
Bobben - Marimba /Percussion