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On Sunday, Macheso will serenade fans at Extra Mile in Harare.
Even with a busy schedule like this, the sungura king never shows signs of weariness. In some instances, Macheso is known staging marathon shows with some even lasting for more than eight hours.
Of late he has been starting his shows with his hit song “Mundikumbuke” before belting out songs from his last album “Kwatakabva Mitunhu”.
The album is slowly gaining ground after its initial lukewarm response thanks to the aggressive marketing he has embarked on.
Macheso has made it a habit to sing all the songs on his latest album during shows. Songs such as “Macharangwanda” and “Cynthia” are proving popular due to Macheso’s constant rotation.
The gifted bassist, dancer and vocalist is also expected to take fans down memory lane with hit songs like “Madhawu”, “Wemakonzo”, “Chimoko Changu” and “Tafadzwa”, which he dedicated to his second wife. His discography touches on a number of social issues which people can relate to; hence the continued rise of his popularity. Since the formation of Orchestra Mberikwazvo in 1997, Macheso has gone on a bass guitar revolution.
His bass guitar tends to be the axis around which everything else in this band revolves. Macheso’s style has a kind of reckless abandon that only the happy leader of a band can allow. It speaks of innovation and ingenuity and when he gets on stage; his fans know that they have got hours of serious revelling to look forward to.
The beauty about Macheso’s shows is that they are never boring. His mastery and creativity are among the best on the local scene, where he has earned himself a name, Extra Basso, for his expertise on the bass guitar.
Online Reporter