Simon Chimbetu
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
Simon Chimbetu Biography
| Name | Simon Chimbetu |
| Birthday | Sep 23 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Birth Country | Zimbabwe |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Angela Chimbetu |
| Children(s) | Sulumani Chimbetu, Saiwe Chimbetu |
Simon Chimbetu is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on September 23, 1955 in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean musician, vocalist composer and guitarist who was the original member of the group Orchestra Dendera Kings.
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Simon Chimbetu (23 September 1955 – 14 August 2005) was a Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist and composer. He was the founding member of his band Orchestra Dendera Kings. He was known by many stage names, including “Chopper, “Mr Viscose” (before imprisonment), “Cellular”, “Simomo” and “Mukoma Sam”.
What also distinguished Simon from many other sungura/museve artists at this time and throughout his career was that his music focused on contemporary social and political topics. The song “Kuipa Chete”, for example, is about black Zimbabweans being abused and exploited economically by white commercial farmers. Towards the end of the 1980s, Chimbetu recorded many hits and grew to be force to reckon with on the scene. He is famous for penning and singing such songs as “Samatenga”, “One Way”, “Dzandipedza Mafuta” and many others. Simon also had a great facility with languages, being fluent in several and having in sung in Shona, Chewa, Ndebele and Swahili, among others. Chimbetu is also noted for his critical lyrics such as in the songs “Southern Africa”, “Kuipa Chete” and “Simba Nederere”, among many others.
His wife left him when in jail.
Simon Chimbetu Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Simon Chimbetu is one of the richest Guitarist from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Chimbetu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a student at Musengezi High School prior to making the move to Harare to find work.
He had more success when he toured on his own.
Chimbetu was born in the Musengezi area of Mbire District in Mashonaland Province of Southern Rhodesia, on 23 September 1955. His ancestral origins were of the Samanyika tribe in Manicaland Province, the eastern region of Zimbabwe, bordering with Mozambique. His father was a bricklayer and Simon regularly accompanied his father on his business errands. He attended the local Musengezi High School before trekking to Harare(then Salisbury) to look for employment.
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Who is Simon Chimbetu Dating?
According to our records, Simon Chimbetu married to Angela Chimbetu. As of December 1, 2023, Simon Chimbetu’s is not dating anyone.
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Chimbetu died on 14 August 2005, following injuries sustained in a car accident. Curiously, at the time of his death, his career appeared to be on the mend with the release of 10 Million Pounds Reward. On this album, he sings about many issues, one of which is the unequal resource distribution in Zimbabwe on the Chewa song, “Governor Cornwell”. Chimbetu was of Chewa origin, although born and raised in Zimbabwe; when declared a provincial hero, his actual burial was kept a secret in line with his religious burial traditions. A younger brother who was already part of the Orchestra Dendera Kings, Allan, fronted the band for a while before Suluman Chimbetu, Simon’s second eldest son took over. His eldest son being Collin “Kodza” Chimbetu who ventured into farming. He has recorded a well-received albums has toured overseas.He has managed to take over from Simon as well as he is a Simon lookalike which has popular musician Alick Macheso to mimick on stage that Sulu anenge Chopper literally translated as Sulu is like Chopper(Simon’s common alias)
Facts & Trivia
Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Simon Chimbetu celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.
Is Simon Chimbetu alive?
August 14, 2005
How old is Simon Chimbetu?
49 years (1955–2005)
Is Sulumani Chimbetu a soldier?
From 2003 to 2006 he was enlisted in the Airforce of Zimbabwe. He first came to national attention when he joined the The Orchestra Dendera Kings in 2004.
Where was Simon Chimbetu from?
Harare, Zimbabwe
Who was older Simon and Naison Chimbetu?
Born in a musical family, Naison started singing in the late 1970s. He would sing at Dzivaresekwa bar albeit without instruments together with his elder brother Simon.