Gonora Sounds: Hard Times Never Kill

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Gonora Sounds is a Zimbabwean band led by blind singer/songwriter Daniel Gonora. The guitar virtuoso is accompanied by his son Isaac Gonora on drums. In...

Gonora Sounds is a Zimbabwean band led by blind singer/songwriter Daniel Gonora. The guitar virtuoso is accompanied by his son Isaac Gonora on drums. In recent years, the band has extended to include Nelson “Mr Longman” Mutanda on guitar, Malizani Mbewe on bass, and backing vocalists Sehlaphi Mtombeni and Isabel Piyo.

"Hard Times Never Kill" features nine new recordings, as well as two bonus tracks that have been made available exclusively via the Dust-to-Digital website and the Dust-to-Digital Bandcamp page. This digital release includes a 22-page booklet in PDF format.

1. “Go Bhora”
2. “Muchange Muripiko”
3. “Mukoma Shadrek”
4. “Madhiri”
5. “Wapinda Mazviri”
6. “MaZimbabwean”
7. “Kusaziva Kufa”
8. “Ndasuruvara Senjiva”
9. “Kuna Mambo”
10. “Mukwasha”
11. “Barbara”

Catalog Number DTD-56

Release Date

Artist(s)

Recording Era(s) ["2020"]

Number of Tracks

Page Count

Label(s) / Partner(s) Dust-to-Digital

Producer(s) David Aglow

Audio Engineer(s) David Aglow, Jon Cohrs, Bothwell Nyamhondera

Designer(s) Christopher Knowles

Writer(s)

Additional Information

  • Zimbabwe

  • Shona

  • Guitar
  • Drum
  • Bass

  • Sungura