Among participants from 17 countries mostly in Europe and Asia, the two Zimbabwean participants were highly acclaimed. Lambada opened with the Shona rhythmic “Tariro": a love poem that centres on the traditional way of arranged marriages – kuzvarirwa.
“Vanondiunyira madhuve zigadzi zidema-dema, zigobvu-gobvu hunzi gudo kuipa-kuipaharo asi haridyu chakafa choga" he recited.
He went on to recite “Bound to the Street" on his own before he called Taku to the stage. The poem of the day was the Osama poem where Taku's mbira was perfectly woven with SLambada’s verses.
The poem was a vivid analysis of the global atmosphere soon after the death of Osama bin Laden – comparing the situation in the Middle East to that of New York’s Ground Zero.
The jubilant crowd fell in love with the chorus: “Longer than expected he lived, but longer he remains dead.”
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