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IT seems Jacob Moyana will not drop off the bad boy tag too soon. They called him names when he stormed into the music industry with a bang two years ago when he released the controversial song, Munotidako. He was shunned by several promoters as well as musicians – including prominent ones – across the country for his seemingly “dirty” lyrics and was being labelled a bad influence to a conservative society.
His musical business waned and at one time migrated to Harare from the border town of Beitbridge in search of greener pastures. He later found the going tough in Harare and packed his bags for Chiredzi.
The talented musician and social commentator is back with yet another controversial album, Yava nguva yeduzvino. Songs on the album carry different Shona dialects such as Ndau, Manyika and Zezuru.
According to Moyana, the eight-track album has songs like Zororo remweya, Ndine mukomana wangu, Wepamusoro anovhaira and Hazvimeche, Kujeke (Madhiri takambomamira), Totengeserwa zvekudenga, Kunama mapoto (zvinoenderera neburi racho) and Mapechegumi kuchurch.
Moyana told The Weekender that one should not listen to the songs with a dirty and mischievous mind but to appreciate the beauty of the Shona language and its dialect.
Backed by The Black Hunters, he recorded the album at a backyard studio, Mumango Studios in the sprawling suburb of Tshovani in Chiredzi.
He is distributing and marketing the album alone.
“On this album, I played around with words. People should enjoy the beauty of Shona and desist from being mischievous when analysing songs. People are already scrambling to get hold of the album. But we will make sure that the discs are well distributed to every corner of the country.
Online Reporter