Paul Matavire, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul Matavire

Zimbabwean musician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1961

Date of Death: 18-Oct-2005

Profession: musician

Nationality: Zimbabwe

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Paul Matavire

  • Paul Matavire was a blind Zimbabwean musician and songwriter born in Maranda, Mwenezi District.
  • He rose to prominence in the 1980s when he joined the Jairos Jiri Band based in Bulawayo at the Jairos Jiri Rehabilitation Centre.
  • He was then elected to lead the Jairo Jiri Band, as one of Zimbabwe's finest musicians to emerge after the country gained independence from Britain in 1980.
  • He died at the age 44, in 2005, at his farm in Rutenga, Masvingo.
  • By the time of his death he is believed to have been an owner of a large herd of cattle, having spent the last days of his life as a farmer.

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