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SUNGURA musician, Tongai Moyo Junior, says his relationship with his brother Peter is now good and he is happy to be carrying his father’s legacy.
In an interview with H-Metro, Tongai Jnr said he is releasing a new single this month.
“This month I am going to release a single titled ‘Dear Tongai,’ which will be in honour of our late father.
“It is a song that talks about long distance relationships and, in my context, my father who is far away from me.
“The song tackles a lot of aspects to ensure that both the young and elderly can relate,” he said.
He added:
“I would like to thank the Lord for keeping the Utakataka 4×4 Band together.
“I would also like to thank our sponsors and promoters for helping us during these difficult times.
“My message to our fans is that they are supposed to attend our shows in numbers for a great sungura experience.”
His musical career started as a way of honouring his father.
“I started my musical journey in 2016 to try and continue my father’s legacy as I grew up in music and fell in love with sungura music.
“I have one album to my name called ‘Dhewa Venyu.’
“I also have four singles namely Cain and Abel, Dzinza Rinokosha, Baba and Chingoziva which were all collaborations,” said Dhewa.
Over the weekend Tongai Jnr and his brother Peter held a show in memory of their father.
“The commemorations were excellent and it was fun to come together to do something in my father’s honour.
“I was glad to share with Peter again though this time it was to commemorate our father,” he said.
He highlighted how excited he was to have learnt a lot from those who attended the show.
“I have learnt a few things from Peter during the shows that we had over the weekend. I am going to make sure that I apply those things in my band to make it better.
“I also learnt a lot from the other artists that were present like First Farai, Somandla Ndebele, Gushungo, Baba Harare, Sulu and Callos Green.
“It was a very good experience to share the stage with people with so much talent,” he said.
A number of people attended the show to pay their respects to the late Dhewa.
“The turnout for the weekend show was great.
“It showed me just how important my father was to other people.
“I would like to thank everyone who came for the support that they showed us,” he told H-Metro.
Asked how his relationship with his brother Peter Moyo, he said:
“Peter and I are now working fine.
“I would like to thank individuals who managed to help us work through everything and find peace, including Gogo Chihera.
“We are now focusing on keeping our father’s legacy intact and we are enhancing the Dhewa music.”
Online Reporter