{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Leonard Dembo | image = | caption = Leonard Dembo in 1990 | image_size = | birth_name = Leonard Tazvivinga Dembomavara | alias = Musoro WeNyoka ({{lit}} "Snake-Head") | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1959|12|29}} | birth_place = Chivi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1996|4|9|1959|12|29}} | death_place = Harare, Zimbabwe | origin = | instrument = Treble Guitar | genre = Sungura, adult contemporary | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1982–1996 | label = | associated_acts = | website = }} '''Leonard Tazvivinga Dembo''', a.k.a. Kwangwari Gwaindepi also '''Musoro We Nyoka''' (born 29 December 1959 in Chivi – 9 April 1996), was a Zimbabwean guitar-band musician and member of the bands Barura Express and The Outsiders.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://masvingomirror.com/leonard-dembo-poised-for-national-hero-status/ |title=Leonard Dembo poised for national hero status. |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106211055/https://masvingomirror.com/leonard-dembo-poised-for-national-hero-status/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Incorporating traditional Shona sayings in his lyrics, his musical style was sungura-based, played on electric guitars tuned to emulate the characteristic sounds of the mbira.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/leonard-dembo-remembered-25-years-on/ |title=Leonard Dembo remembered 25 years on. |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030161047/https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/leonard-dembo-remembered-25-years-on/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Career == Leonard Dembo's most successful album, Chitekete, sold over 100,000 copies. The title song was used as the intro song for Angeline Musasiwa's Miss World World 1994 campaign in which she finished third.
== Death == Leonard Dembo died on April 9, 1996 at the age of 36.
== References == {{reflist}}
== Discography == '''Albums''' <br /> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Mai Nevana Vavo !! 1984 |- | 1 || Mai Nevana Vavo |- | 2 || Huya Tivake Imba |- | 3 || Shamwari |- | 4 || Linda |- | 5 || Dhiya Wangu Lovemore |- | 6 || Ziviso |- | 7 || Varaidzo |- | 8 || Seiko |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Nhamo Moto !! 1985 |- | 1 || Nhamo Moto |- | 2 || Ndisiyei Ndakadaro |- | 3 || Kudya Zvinonaka |- | 4 || Muchauya Here Gore Rino |- | 5 || Wada Ne N'anga |- | 6 || Tezvara |- | 7 || Chiiko Chinokunetsa |- | 8 || Ruchiva |}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Kuziva Mbuya Huudzwa !! 1986 |- | 1 || Kuziva Mbuya Huudzwa |- | 2 || Manager |- | 3 || Kufa Vachitambura |- | 4 || Dai Wadzoka |- | 5 || Murambiwa |- | 6 || Zuva Randakadana Newe |- | 7 || Edhina |- |8 || Chiri Mberi Mutoro Wamambo |} <br /> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Sharai !! 1987 |- | 1 || Areta |- | 2 || Dai Mandizarurirawo |- | 3 || Musingure |- | 4 || Mwana Wangu Igoridhe |- | 5 || Sharai |- | 6 || Vakakurera Vakuru |- |} <br /> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Kukura Kwedu !! 1988 |- | 1 || Kukura Kwedu |- | 2 || Kusatenda Huroyi |- | 3 || Vamwene Ne Muroora |- | 4 || Ndinotenda Midzimu Yangu |- | 5 || Tulisile |- | 6 || Munyika Munezvipo |- | 7 || Usaore Moyo |- | 8 || Pasina Rudhe |} <br /> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ruva Rashe !! 1989 |- | 1 || Ruva Rashe |- | 2 || Janet |- | 3 || Vane Mazita Ngava Remekedzwe |- | 4 || Ngavakudziwe |- | 5 || Ndave Sekete |- | 6 || Imba Yemashoko |- | 7 || Nhasi Ndazomuona |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Chitekete !! 1991 |- | 1 || Chitekete |- | 2 || Sarura Wako |- | 3 || Chinyemu |- | 4 || Tamba Yangu Nditambe Yako |- | 5 || Ndozvireva Kunaani |} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Nzungu Ndamenya !February 15, 1994 !Running time |- |1 |Nzungu Ndamenya |12:35 |- |2 |Kukura Mumhu |10:21 |- |3 |Munovenga Mudzimai Wangu |12:57 |- |4 |Ndibatsireivo Ndanzwa |10:21 |}
== See also == * Music of Zimbabwe * Shona language
== External links == * [http://www.mbira.org/ Mbira, the non-profit organisation devoted to Shona Mbira Music] * {{discogs artist|1985763-Leonard-Dembo}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dembo, Leonard}} Category:1961 births Category:1996 deaths Category:Zimbabwean guitarists Category:20th-century Zimbabwean male singers Category:20th-century guitarists