Namatayi's passion for music

Namatayi followed up in 2003 with her passion to sing by joining the Black Spirits led by the multi award winning music icon, Oliver Mtukudzi and performed with him for seven years. Her skills in both singing and playing traditional instruments received critical acclaim nationwide and made her a respectable and noted artist in a very short amount of time when she was with Oliver. Namatayi and her husband Charles Chipanga had over the years become permanent features in the Black Spirits line-up until late 2011 when the duo decided to turn solo and form Chalenam Rhythms. This move has made Namatayi grow as an artist of her own by featuring on her husband’s album Prayer Expose (Namatayi) with the song Gore Rangu.