 At Mazowe High, Kawara became friends with Zivanai Masango, who played with Thomas Mapfumo, and Zimbabwe Republic Police Band member Watson Chimombe.Together with Joel Zamani, they formed a gospel outfit Black by Nature when they left Mazowe High.After the group disbanded, together with other musicians he formed a group called Guess which attracted the attention of an influential Zimbabwean songwriter, singer and producer Delani Makhalima.