associated_acts death_place years_active birth_name alias label image_size landscape background instrument genre image article_title name occupation
oliver mtukudzi , allan chimbetu , orchestra dendera kings harare , zimbabwe 1975 -- 2005 simon chopper chimbetu chopper grammar 250 yes solo_singer singing , rhythm guitar , sungura chimbetu1.jpg simon chimbetu
 simon chimbetu singer , songwriter , musician , arranger , bandleader
simon chimbetu

simon chimbetu -lrb- 23 september 1955 -- 14 august 2005 -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- before imprisonment -rrb- , `` cellular '' , `` simomo '' and `` mukoma sam '' .
