Paul Matavire | |
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| Birth name | Paul Matavire |
| Also known as | Dr. Love |
| Born | August 3, 1961 |
| Origin | Maranda, Mwenezi (District), Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe |
| Died | October 18, 2005 (aged 44) Rutenga, Mwenezi (District), Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe |
| Genres | Sungura, Jit, Rhumba. |
| Occupation | Singer social worker |
| Years active | 1982–2005 |
Paul Matavire was a blind Zimbabwean musician and songwriter born in Maranda, Mwenezi District. He rose to prominence in the 1980s when he joined the Jairos Jiri Band based in Bulawayo at the Jairos Jiri Rehabilitation Centre. He was then elected to lead the Jairo Jiri Band, as one of Zimbabwe's finest musicians to emerge after the country gained independence from Britain in 1980. He died at the age of 44, in 2005, at his farm in Rutenga, Masvingo. By the time of his death, he is believed[by whom?] to have been an owner of a large herd of cattle, having spent the last days of his life as a farmer.