Tag: A Change Is Gonna Come

And Zimbabwean psychedelic rock band Wells Fargo had a hit with a song called, "Watch Out." We had to change it to, 'Watch out, big storm is coming.'" The group mostly plays covers — they are much less famous than Wells Fargo was — and nearly all of the musicians are about 40 years younger than Chitambo. They have only ever known a Zimbabwe ruled by Mugabe. The group sits around a table at a hotel bar in the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, before a gig and the younger musicians have questions for Chitambo about making music in politically charged times. He asks Chitambo if he should sing about the changes in their country and make songs that "touch the people's hearts." This election will be the first Mabhena has ever voted in. Friends Band's 27-year-old singer Zinzile Majola says it felt like a window opened when Mugabe left. And just as Wells Fargo sang about freedom coming at the birth of Zimbabwe independence, Mabhena says he wants to write a song about the better Zimbabwe he hopes is coming after this month's election. "The song I will write about is a song believing change is near and there is hope."