Forward Kwenda

[1] He was given the name "Forward" due to his involvement in many activities including his performances for guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War.

The makombwe, believed to be the ancestors of all mankind, supposedly prefer Kwenda's ancient style and come to earth as soon as he begins playing his mbira.

In February 2000, Kwenda performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, with Erica Azim and toured North America with her during 2000, 2001 and 2002.

In 2019, Kwenda coauthored the book Learn to Play Mbira : Traditional Songs and Improvisation with the author Andy Fowler.

On January 1, 2020, they launched the mbira master video and tablature archiving project mbira.online, within which Forward is the predominant tutor and performer.

Forward Kwenda playing mbira near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA , October 10, 2011