Janet’s father’s house

Trust Khosa

QUEEN of praise and worship, Janet Manyowa, unveils her fourth album, titled Father’s House, tomorrow at The Venue in Avondale, Harare.

The 10-track album, which was recorded live at the “Wanqoba Concert” in Bulawayo, is unique in many ways.

The title track, Father’s House, features dup-poet Albert Nyathi, while there is also Running, Shoko Renyu, Dry Bones, Forever, Jesu Makanaka, Shandurai, Be Blessed Be Your Name featuring Bonnie Deuschle, Bayethe and Tirivakundi.

Speaking to H-Metro ahead of the Saturday launch, Munyaradzi Manyowa, who runs the gospel diva’s affairs, is upbeat that everything is in place.

“Preparations are well on course for the launch. We are at an advanced stage and are very excited as we finally launch the Father’s House album.

“We have surprise guest musicians who will be revealed on the night of the show.”

He added:

“The response has been overwhelming, there is so much excitement for the album, particularly the song ‘Dry Bones’.

“We hope the listeners will love the music on the album.

“It took us well over a year working on Father’s House and we pray the album will touch lives, the songs carry a message of hope and restoration in the Lord.

“We are grateful to everyone who has supported our music over the years.”

Why do they feel it’s unique?

“It’s a unique album since it was a live recording done in Bulawayo last year.

“We collaborated with Albert Nyathi in one of the songs and it was an amazing experience.

“We have also done some visuals for all the songs, which we recorded live.”

Munyaraidi said mixing was done by Mark Montgomery in South Africa while Mark Madzinga was the producer.

Besides Father’s House, she boasts of three albums namely King of Glory, released in 2015, Grateful (2018) and Sounds of Victory in 2020.

She has also released three singles between 2020 and 2023 namely Vaudze, Mutsvene and Ndi Jehovah.