Macheso headed for Binga

Vusumuzi Dube. Sunday Life Reporter
JUST a few weeks after launching his latest high selling album, Tsoka DzeRwendo, sungura musician Alick Macheso is set to take his new offering to the usually quiet district of Binga.

Macheso is expected to perform in Binga this Thursday, where he is expected to perform for a charitable cause.

Macheso, who is also a humanitarian ambassador for the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, is set to give his multitude of fans in Binga a feel of his trailblazing album and other memorable songs from his previous albums.

The Binga gig is part of three, which the band will perform for charity, with the first being held in Siakobvu business centre, 210 kilometers west of Karoi town on Wednesday and Muzarabani on 21 April, all under the banner of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society.

The sungura ace ended a four-year hiatus last month with the launch of the six track album Tsoka DzeRwendo.

The album made history, selling 100 000 copies on its first day of release.

Macheso’s publicist Tich Makahamadze confirmed the gig, noting that while this was for a charitable cause it would also give their fans in the outlying areas an opportunity to meet Macheso.

“On Thursday Alick and Orchestra Mberikwazvo are indeed headed for Binga for this charity gig, which is being organised by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society. As you might know Alick is also the humanitarian ambassador so this is just part of his duties. So to our multitudes of fans in Binga and surrounding areas, who have previously felt shortchanged by the band performing in major towns and cities, we are saying they should come to Binga and be rest assured that as always Alick Macheso and Orchestra Mberikwazvo will surely get their money’s worth,” he said.

Macheso’s new well-knit album is laden with danceable tracks namely “Kurarama Inyasha”, “Baba”, “Wandirangaridza”, “Gungwa” and “Mude Mude”, which have been endorsed by old and new fans.

Macheso is a born philanthropist who besides having a successful music career has continued to spare a thought for the less privileged. His track record in the humanitarian sector saw him appointed the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Humanitarian Ambassador in February 2013, a position he holds to date.