Josphat Somanje
Josphat Somanje is a Zimbabwean musician who specialises in Sungura music. He was born in Marondera in 1968 to Ali Somanje (father), Roda Kauzira (mother). He attended several schools due to the fact that his parents were always moving. He completed his secondary education at Saint Francis Cikwaka before completing a diploma in electrical engineering at Harare Polytechnic College. Harare Polytechnic, Saint Francis Chikwaka Josphat broke into mainstream music alongside his late brother Daiton Somanje with whom he had co-founded the group, Pengaudzoke. The group churned out hits such as "Yangu itsaona" which received widespread airplay on ZBC TV. After several successes as Pengaudzoke, Josphat parted ways with his brother and went on to launch solo career. As a solo artist, he did not make an impact on the music scene and even the release of his album titled "Tele4nic" did not help matters either. Although there were please by members of the public and their fans for the brothers to reunite, they did not reunite. Josphat was also reported to have fallen on hard times which had forced him to "beg" others artists to contract him as a supporting act. As a solo artist, Josphat managed to release 12 albums.
Sungura
