New album for Munuruli and the Vambu Express Boys

A resident of Tshaulu village in the Tshilaphala area, Mashudu Nelushi, is one of the local music artists whose music is growing in popularity as time goes by.

Nelushi’s love of music started when he was a Grade 5 pupil at the Thomani Primary School way back in 2009. He said that he used to follow two local artists, Jacky Mulidzi and Azwinndini Maphutha, wherever they were doing live performances in the area.

Mulidzi quickly spotted the young man’s passion for tshingondo music, and he decided to teach him how to play the bass guitar. That was the beginning of his road to fame. Nelushi, who is also known as Munuruli, later joined Mulidzi’s band, Phuthalushin and the Fire Boys. The group released two albums, Mulanga and Volenga, with Nelushi playing the bass guitar.

The group disbanded after releasing their second album, Volenga. Nelushi did not give up, despite all the odds. He decided to form his own band instead, namely Munuruli and The Vambu Express Boys, in 2017. The group went to Tshigomboza’s Recording Studio in Muledane the following year, where their debut album, Tshidumbumukwe, was recorded.

The album was released later that year, featuring songs such as Di rweni khana, Mufunwa wanga Diya, Lufuno and the title song, Tshidumbumukwe. The success of this album prompted Munuruli and his group to go back to the recording studio towards the end of last year. Their new release, Nwali Baba, was recorded at the Mphagani Recording Studio in Muledane.

Nwali Baba was released two weeks ago. The album contains six songs. The songs promising to make the album a “must have” include U tonga havho, Musadzi wanu, Vhusiwana and Mbingano. The album is available on CD and several digital platforms, including You Tube and Amazon. For live performances, Nelushi can be phoned on 0799612214 or 0607927019.

Entertainment - Date: 04 March 2022

Frank Mavhungu

Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990.  He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.

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