In at age 26, he became the youngest Zimbabwean musician to sell more than , copies of an album, when his solo album Maruva Enyika sold more than , copies. In , Zhakata spoke out about the government and asked for the radio waves to be freed to allow Zimbabweans to operate radio stations.
Some of his music is blacklisted by the government and banned on state radio due to perceived political statements. Leonard Zhakata is a qualified Fitter and Turner and the only boy in a family of seven. Leonard Zhakata used to sneak from home and play music with his primary school mates.
Pursuing school and later serving for an apprenticeship, it took Leonard sometime before he could record. After, the frustration of being turned down by recording companies, he had his lucky break and recorded his first inch entitled "Moyo muti" sometime in , to be followed by an album "Yarira Mhere"in Leonard Zhakata's songwriting skills continued to rise with the releases of chart busting songs such as 'Tungidza Gwenya' and 'Shungu dzemwoyo'.
He however seemed to remain in the mediocre periphery of "Who is Who" on the Zimbabwean music scene, until the release of his mega chartbusting album Maruva Enyika with hit song Mugove in Backed by a very tight musical outfit, The Zimbabwean All Stars Band and a well choreographed dance display, this album set Zimbabwe on fire during the festive season of the same year.
No party was complete without "Mugove" being played. Those who had doubted Leonard's music mastery had to think again. All albums that followed thereafter Nzombe Huru , Vagoni Vebasa , and three others, established Leonard Zhakata within the Zimbabwean music household.
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