adminSaturday Leisure caught up with the musician at Intwasa Festival KoBulawayo, where he was sharing the stage with Dudu Manhenga and the Cool Crooners.
In an interview, Kawara said Bulawayo musicians were not fully utilising their talent.
“I have always known Bulawayo for producing the best musicians who represented the nation at different levels.
“But the standards that were set by musicians who include Lovemore Majaivana, Kwejani Band and Solomon Skhuza have since fallen,” he said.
The soul sensation said it is sad to note that a lot of talented up- and-coming musicians from Bulawayo had left the industry for other professions due to a number of reasons.
“When I started singing in early 2000 there were a lot of talented guys who were singing from this region, but as we speak most of them have since left the industry,” he said.
Kawara admitted that there are a lot of challenges that required musicians to be patient.
“Music is like a journey that we travel and it requires one to be patient, as people can take time to appreciate your work,” he said.
Kawara said he was happy to be part of Intwasa Festival 2012, as he was going to use the opportunity to meet musicians from this region.
“I am going to use this opportunity to network with some musicians from this side and if they are interested then we are going to seal concrete deals,” he said.
The Shaina and Tinodanana hit-maker added that he was going to use the festival to strike deals with different local promoters.
“It has been long since I held a show in Bulawayo, so I think on this platform we are going to meet a lot of promoters,” he said.
Kawara has released five successful albums that include Usazondisiya, Rwiyo Rwangu, Pfimbi, Kana and Tese.
A Bulawayo musician Charity Mpala known as Chats commended Kawara’s decision by working with local musicians.
“These are the opportunities that we should utilise as musicians from Bulawayo and this is not only going to benefit musicians but the industry as a whole,” she said.
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