admin— as Boroma likes to call himself — said this as he was explaining why he decided to call his latest album “Dendera Explosion”.
“There is a war taking place within the dendera music realm. Hondo yacho ndeyekuti ndiani akabata dzinde (the war is about who exactly is in charge). People are always asking who among the musicians is the ‘king’ just like what my late father ‘Chopper’ (Simon Chimbetu) did,” he said.
Boroma explained that on the album he was taking fans down memory lane to the dendera beat of the 1980s.
“I have decided to go down memory lane and give people what they want, which is the beat of the 1980s during the days of songs like ‘Denda Irori’ among others,” Boroma said.
The 12-track album, which was recorded at Metro Studios and which will be released soon, carries tracks like “Marriage”, “Kuvara”, “Gwenyambira”, “Nhamo” and the title track “Dendera Explosion” among others, which are all modeled on the Dendera beat.
Boroma said he would soon be sampling some of these songs when he embarks on his countrywide shows.
“I will be starting this with a number of shows I have lined up around the country.
“I also got the green light from my uncle Allan Chimbetu to play some of his songs during my shows,” he said.
Boroma first released “Ndotamba Nani?” in 2008 before following this up with “Tagarira Dendera” in 2011.
On the track “Marriage”, Boroma taps from his personal experiences to talk about a marriage that has gone sour.
“Kuvara” talks about a forgotten son who is lamenting of the whereabouts of his real father.
The song is reminiscent of one the late Simon’s popular songs, “Hurombo Huri Munyika”.
“Gwenyambira” is a tribute to fallen artistes.
“Taive naye Simon gwenyambira, taive naye Dhewa, taive naye Naison,” are parts of the lyrics on the song.
Boroma said he would soon be sampling some of these songs when he embarks on his countrywide shows.
“I will be starting this with a number of shows I have lined up around the country.
“I also got the green light from my uncle Allan Chimbetu to play some of his songs during my shows,” he said.
Boroma first released “Ndotamba Nani?” in 2008 before following this up with “Tagarira Dendera” in 2011.
Online Reporter