{"id":5178,"date":"2026-04-05T17:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/?p=5178"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:35:24","slug":"machesos-band-member-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/machesos-band-member-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Macheso’s band member dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alick Macheso ‘s backing vocalist and dancer Barnabas Mandipota has died.
\nBarna died after a short illness, he was part of the Orchestra Mberikwazvo’s performance on Friday before being dropped for the other two weekend shows due to a toothache.
\nMacheso posted oj his Facebook page:
\n“\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d
\n“Impfa Nimulandi – Rufu Imbavha .
\n“Ku hama ,shamwari nemadzi sahwira tine hurombo kukuzivisai kurasikirwa kwataitwa ne umwe wedu wataibata naye Barnabas Mandipota
\n“Tinongoti ku pasi rese neku mhuri yekwa Mandipota ,nyaradzwai NaShe.
\n“Zvizhinji tichakuzivisai mukufamba kwenguva
\nTatenda.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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