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Veteran music producer Macdonald ‘Macdee’ Chidavaenzi is mourning his father whom he described as a best friend and a motivator of his music.
His father Leornard died on May 29, at the age of 79.
He was buried at the Chidavaenzi Rural Homestead in Mt Darwin.
Macdee’s friends including Sabastian Magacha, Nyasha Mutonhori and husband Wisdom Nyaparami , Steff Paradise, Sam Munyoro, Richard Dube, Xtra Large, Goodchild, Ivy Kombo, and Bishop Kasi performed during the send-off ceremony held in his honour.
“I always saw my dad as my advisor my best friend and above all my world. He always had a way of motivating me to do my music even when I was discouraged.
“Any chat with my father would leave me feeling like I had a solution to my problem. I feel robbed because I flew to Harare to see him and went back to England leaving him feeling better only to get a call 10 days later that he was gone,” he said.
“It’s hard to let him go and I don’t know how I will manage without him especially considering mum died 5 years ago.
“I guess I will have to appreciate that we are now grown up and we are the fathers now, so as to assume the role with efficiency.”
He was survived by three sons (Clive, The late Collin, and Macdonald) and four daughters Abigail, Audrey, Gloria, Patience).
“He left behind 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and I am the youngest son followed by two girls Gloria and Patience.
“My father worked as a Grain traffic control officer at the Grain Marketing Board for the greater part of his life until his early retrenchment in the year 2002.
“He also worked as a volunteer librarian at the Christian Science church until 2015 and he was very instrumental in the advancement of my musical career.
“He bought me a small toy keyboard so that I could learn piano skills from home,” added Macdee.
With the help of his brother Father Ignatious Chidavaenzi, Macdee was encouraged to enroll in piano tutorials at Frank Johnson Primary School with more lessons being scheduled after school.
“My father sent me to Nyahuni Vocational Secondary School and in that place, I developed a serious understanding of music particularly voices since it was an Adventist school.
“I was transferred to Msengezi High School where my journey in music production began and my relationship with my father was no secret.”
Leonard suffered a stroke in 2012 and never fully recovered.
Macdee would take him out regularly from church services, dinners, long-distance journeys, and barbecues.
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