James Chimombe (1951–1990) aiva muimbi wemuZimbabwe airidza gitare . Akaridza nezvikwata zvinoti OK Success, Acid Band, Ocean City Band, uye Huchi Band . Mumhanzi wake waive nehunyanzvi hwezvidavado zvaitorwa kune dzimwe nyika sekuKenya, South Africa neDR Congo . James akashandawo American Country uye zvimwewo zvaitorwa kubva kumimhanzi yekunyika dzemavirazuva. achivasanganisa neshasha dzeAfrica uye achitungidza chiedza nemitsara yegitare. VaJames Chimombe vanozivikanwa nezita rekuti Phil Collins wekuZimbabwe . Dai ari mupenyu nhasi angadai aizivikanwa nezita rekuti Tuku. Tuku naChimombe vose vanakomana veHighfields inonzi Fio. Mumhanzi wake wainakidza uye wairatidza moyo wetsika dzechiShona. Chimombe ndiye akatanga kuridza gitare rerhythm naThomas Mapfumo naOliver Mtukudzi . Akazoenda kuBlacks Unlimited uye OK Success. Sechimwe chezvikwata zvemuZimbabwe zvekutanga kugara muCongo, OK Success yakatsvaga vaimbi vemuZimbabwe vepamusoro uye yakagadzira mhanzi dzakatevedzana mumakore ekuma1960 nekuma1970. Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo muridzi weClub Hide-Out 99 ndiye akabatsira mukuumba James Chimombe uyo aive muimbi anogara paClub Hideout 99. Mumakore ekuma1980 Chimombe aitungamira chikwata cheOcean City Band, uye akatungamira chikwata cheHuchi Band kusvika ashaya. Akamboitawo nguva aine Real Sounds of Africa .