Kapfupi tries luck in advertising

It’s not about music this time. The hilarious couple is now into advertising and they have hit the screen in a big way.

The husband and wife are featuring in a television commercial as tobacco farmers faced with a number of challenges including unreliable transport, rains and the middle men. Of interest is the chemistry between the two who share romance on and off the stage.

In typical Kapfupi style he speaks with an accent while Amai Nga plays the role of a lovely wife in the Tobacco Sales Floor ad.

In the advert, it is clear that acting is a gift for this affable comedian-cum musician, who also seems to be enjoying a purple patch in music.

Kapfupi started out as a street theatre actor together with Jeffrey Chikwesere popularly known as Aphiri of the “kuuraya munhu” fame and others. The two rose to prominence through their plays staged along First Street Mall where they performed for free at lunch time and after working hours.

Street theatre then became big and the pair used to command a huge following in the streets of Harare. It was not long before ZBC invited the pair to their studios to record them for the early morning show called AM Zimbabwe.

The coming in of ZBC led to the split of the once popular street theatre group after Aphiri missed the bus to record one of the episodes. During this time it was more of passion than business as ZBC did not pay anything to the group. This was to be their biggest breakthrough since ZBC had decided to screen street theatre for the first time.

While at ZBC, Kapfupi and the others went on set and recorded the episode and named it “Magariro”. Not only did Kapfupi call the series “Magariro” but he also used his picture on the cover of the DVD. On learning that Kapfupi had recorded without him, Aphiri raised hell and the two parted ways.

Some members of the group went to Kapfupi while others followed Aphiri. But Kapfupi who was of sober habits between the two, soldiered on until street theatre became redundant.

This led Kapfupi to form his music outfit called Orchestra Ndozvo and their first release was “Uchakanga Wire”, a diatribe to Aphiri.