His real name is Mushe Muthumuni, but he is widely known by his stage name, Guru Mulaifa. After disappearing from the music scene for more than five years, he and the rest of the All Stars Challengers band are back with a new album.
Muthumuni was born at Ha-Tshikonelo village about 40 years ago, but he is now a resident of Tshaulu area in the Tshifudi area. His love of music became clear when he started playing a home-made guitar at the age of 10.
He started to write songs in 2008. In the same year, he bought a set of music instruments and formed a group called The All Stars Challengers. The group recorded its debut album, Mbiti dza nwali, at the ZJM Recording Studios in Shayandima in 2009. The album was released a year later. Songs such as mufunzi na nanga, ndifelani and tshelede made Mbiti dza nwali an instant hit with the fans.
Mbiti dza nwali was followed by a second album, Tshinyeke tsha Lifhasi, in 2012. This one was recorded at the Ishy Recording Studios in Tshaulu. Just like the first album, Tshinyeke tsha lifhasi contained six songs. Following the success of his second album, Guru went back to the recording studio in 2014. The third album, Maanda a nwali, was recorded at the Tshigomboza Recording Studios in Muledane.
For reasons best known by Guru himself, the group vanished from music circles in 2014 and only resurfaced this year. According to him, they went to the Mphagani Recording Studios in Muledane towards the end of last year, where they recorded their fourth album, Swili, which was released last Friday, 11 February.
Unlike the first three albums, Swili is contains eight tracks. Some of the songs expected to make the new release a "must-have" album include Gaga langa, African, Nda funga smoko and Gwavhavha. According to Guru, the album will be available at most of the local music outlets at the beginning of next month. The album is available on CD and on You Tube. For live performance and bookings, Guru Mulaifa can be phoned on 0714044935.