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KHAMI Prison looks set to dominate the entertainment scene this month, as it sets into motion programmes that will see, imbube, gospel and contemporary groups stage fundraising shows in and around Bulawayo.
The prison’s public relations officer, Bothwell Bosha said these shows are meant to help raise funds for various activities that they might want to undertake and this was part of their rehabilitation programme.
“Singing is a way for us to rehabilitate prisoners because some of them have a lot of talent that people do not recognise or know about. They are very talented people and those who will attend our shows will be amazed at what they can do,” said Bosha.
He said all the three groups are composed of male and female inmates, and encouraged people not to be afraid of them because they are prisoners, but should rather support them.
The music scene has seen a number of ex-convicts really doing well for themselves all over the country with, Machaka, an ex-convict reportedly recording his first album.
Bosha said organisations and the general public should not shun the groups but rather engage them and help build their self esteem as this is the talent God gave them.
“We will be holding a number of shows in Bulawayo starting with road shows and other activities that our groups are into. We call upon the public and organisations to attend our shows in numbers and see the products we are offering,” said Bosha.
The gospel group recently performed at the First Mutual Choral competitions and took position 13 position out of 20.
“We saw how talented the inmates were and decided to form entertainment groups for them and depending on one’s talent and we ended up with these groups,” said Bosha.
The imbube group performed in Gwanda recently and left many asking for more.
“Wherever we have performed, we have left fans dazzled and now we want to give these groups a chance to showcase their talent.
“Fans and organisations are free to engage us and attend our shows.” said Bosha
Apart from music, Khami Prisons also house the stars of a local drama, Guluva.
There is plenty of talent at the prison as the casting of the drama involves both prison guards and inmates who have forged an alliance that goes beyond their everyday roles of the guard and the guarded.
“This will help them in future because most of the time they fail to find employment after their release, hence they fall back into old habits.
“We don’t want them to go out and get involved in crime thereby taking us back to square one,” said Bosha.
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