The Strum
Fungai Nengare
Fungai Nengare taught us a
thing or two about musicality;
first, you are never too old to
learn to play an instrument
and secondly, you are as hard
as you push yourself. Fungai
is a very laidback gentleman,
whose calmness could make
one feel a bit uneasy, only
because he has an air of
mystery, but that is why we
sat down for coffee and found
out more about the amazing
singer-songwriter’s musical
journey…
GM.: Briefly tell us who is Fungai
Nengare?
Fungai: Fungai is a 29 year old
music teacher/musician/singer, song
writer, upcoming producer and
infant’s teacher. I grew up in a small
town called Gweru. And I recently
moved to Harare, okay, I have been
in Harare for the past four years. I
started the music at a tender age, I
know that it sounds like a cliché, I
started music at like eight (laughs).
I’m an infants teacher, I train preschoolers music, I also do private
lessons in guitar, vocal training
lessons and beginners piano.
GM.: What is your style of music
and what have you done so far?
Fungai: My music is basically a
fusion of soul, R&B, with a
touch of jazz, and a bit house,
it just depends on how I am
feeling at that moment. I have
also featured other artists who
do rap like DJ Naida, MMT, a
lot of rap aspects, Simba Tagz,
Tehn Diamond, yeah.
GM.: So when did you start
playing the guitar and why
the guitar specifically? Do you
play other instruments?
Groove Magazine Zimbabwe
Fungai: Funny story. I
actually started learning to
play the guitar at 21. Contrary
to popular belief, that if you
start the guitar at an old age,
you can never really master it.
I started at 21. And I chose the
guitar because it is portable
instrument. That's one
reason. Secondly because you
can carry it wherever you go,
so you can make music on the
go as compared to the piano,
you can’t carry it. And I just
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