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artiste Alexio Kawara is on tonight at the 7 Arts Theatre.
Show promoter Chris Musabayana said everything was on course.
“We are expecting a full house tonight since show tickets were selling fast. We encourage those who have not bought their tickets to do so and avoid disappointment at the door,” said Musabayana.
The venue is appropriate for this sort of gig since Harare is experiencing cold nights.
Born Lerato Molapo, Lira is a seven-time South African Music Award winner and has been making waves since her debut in 2003. She is still riding on the success of her latest album “Return to Love” that was released in January 2011.
The album drew together everything that Lira has worked for from the time she emerged on the music scene. Other albums in her name include “Soul in Mind”, “Feel Good” and “All My Love”. “Live in Concert”, a celebration DVD of tours in different parts of the world has also become a hit.
The name “Lira” translates to “love” in Sesotho and she refers to her music as a fusion of soul, funk and elements of jazz.
It remains to be seen if her golden voice will live up to the billing like she has done before.
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While all eyes will be on Lira because of her international profile, Zimbabwean musicians billed to perform are capable of rising to the occasion. Chiwoniso is a heavyweight in her own right. She is an accomplished singer, songwriter and exponent of Zimbabwean mbira music.
Born in 1976, in the United States, Chiwoniso spent her childhood years away from her homeland Zimbabwe as her father studied ethnomusicology and taught mbira. On her return home, she went solo before assembling Vibe Culture, her backing band.
From 2001 to 2004, she was also a core member of the multinational all-women band Women’s Voice, whose original members hailed from Norway, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, America, Israel and Algeria. Chiwoniso has also been busy in film, having worked on the soundtracks for movies and documentaries by an array of Zimbabwean writers and film producers in the last 10 years.
In February 2006, she joined Busi Ncube, Adam Chisvo, Peter “Mashasha” Mujuru and many others Zimbabwean artistes in an ad-hoc band called The Collaboration and recorded “Hupenyu Kumusha, Life at Home, Impilo Ekhaya”.
Prudence has been around for a while and she plays music that touches souls. She is a crossover artiste able to connect with mature crowd. One of her songs “BP” is a favourite of many.
Fronting the youthful Shades of Black, Alexio Kawara is known for getting it right on the vocals, sound quality, playlist apart from interacting well with the audience.
Kawara is also known for dishing out a full package with drummer Lesley Gurumani, lead guitarist and nephew to legendary superstar Oliver Mtukudzi, Tawanda “T-One” Ndoro, bassist Edwin “Eddie Bass” Matambira and Cornelius “3-D” Muponda (keyboard) and backing vocalist Ndomupei Masendeke, who have proved to be an amazing team whenever they set their minds to entertain their fans.
Kawara has been one of the most consistent young musicians and his music has come of age since he burst onto the music scene at the turn of the millennium. The Glen Norah-based artiste has enjoyed success since evolving from the urban grooves era when he teamed up with Delani Makhalima in the group Guess when they did the hit song “Amai”.
Alexio, whose Thursday Night show at the Zimbabwe Germany Society dubbed “Kuchina” continues to woo revellers including love birds eager to get a feel of the crooner’s melodies.
Currently riding high with his fifth album, released last year, Alexio is best known for his sweet melodies from his previous album “Kana”.
Kawara, who is an afro-fusion musician, has a number of hit tracks that include “Shaina” and “Tinodanana” that he did with Tererai Mugwadi.
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