20-track album to fight gender-based violence

Joel Tsvakwi, Sunday Life Reporter
RENOWNED poet-cum-musician Albert Nyathi will soon embark on a nationwide tour to conduct auditions for his much hyped multilingual album and documentary, which seeks to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Zimbabwe.

In a statement issued to Sunday Life, Nyathi who also is a women’s rights activist, said that Gender-based Violence needed to be dealt with effectively.

“This project seeks to curb Gender-Based Violence by packaging gender sensitive and non-sexist songs in a 20-track album, which shall be accompanied by a documentary,” said Nyathi.

Gender disparity between men and women is a major obstacle in achieving gender equity in Zimbabwe and Nyathi is convinced that his project can be a solution.

“The major objective of the project is to advance gender equality among Zimbabweans through arts and culture interactions that enable knowledge enhancement.

“The initiative thrives to increase the number of arts productions especially music with positive messages among boys and girls and also augment the level of reporting on the cases of Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe communities,” Nyathi said.

The music CD will also have a documentary film based on the crafting of the CD. Nyathi’s project will be launched in Binga.

“In Binga, we will be scouting for musicians that can sing in Tonga, as we want the disc to be multilingual. Other languages included are Kalanga, Xhosa, Chewa, Sotho, ChiVenda, Shangani,” said Nyathi.