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BULAWAYO dancing queens Girls La Musica is diversifying into music production in a bid to survive in the showbiz industry as the dance floor is no longer paying.The group, which became one of the most sought after introducing suggestive dance moves, which appealed to many at the turn of the millennium has cited low business as the reason for trading their dancing shoes for the mic.
Priscilla Taurai, founder of the group, said club owners were shunning them as business is low in the city.
“Business is very low these days, clubs are not paying, so we are out of business. We are hoping God intervenes,” said Taurai.
She said they decided to try rhumba music as most of their dance routines were derived from the genre.
“Despite being dancers, we are vocally talented, the challenge is that we are still trying to get a producer who will also market our music,” said Taurai
She said the group is looking forward to releasing an album before the end of the year. Girls La Musica was formed in Bulawayo before moving to Harare seeking greener pastures and made a comeback to the City of Kings in 2012.
The group, once famous for pioneering rhumba dancing in Bulawayo, had of late lost popularity and was often performing at dingy and sleazy bars.
However, the low business for dance groups could be attributed to the numerous groups that are mushrooming by the day.
The group’s sudden interest in recording music comes after former dancer and rivals, Beverly Sibanda aka Bev and Zoey have also tried a hand in music.
Taurai, credited for pioneering the all-female dance group, has often criticised Bev and Zoey urging them to change their dance routines because she felt they “are too explicit and that does not fit within the confines of Zimbabwean culture”.
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