Macheso, Katiji in ‘Battle of the Bass Guitar’

What makes the gig interesting is that it brings together two of the country’s most talented bass guitarists.
Extrabasso’s guitar-playing exploits have changed sungura music in Zimbabwe.
Katiji, on the other hand, is one of the country’s few female bass-guitar playing musicians and with her Utonga outfit Katiji has scaled dizzy heights and set high standards for other female artistes to emulate.
“We decided to showcase arguably the best two bassists in the country in the realms of sungura and jazz. We are celebrating the bass guitar that also happens to be my favourite instrument and the show will coincide with my 39th birthday,” said Hozheri, himself an instrumentalist specialising in congas having last played at the Veterans Reunion in May.
Hozheri said Extrabasso and Katiji might do a collaboration on stage while he might do a duet with Macheso on a single track around midnight.
“This is a way of thanking our patrons who have been with us throughout the whole year,” Hozheri said.
Edith started her music career with the Bulawayo group Amakhosikazi before forming the band So What?!.
The band thrives on dub versions of classics by the likes of Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Brenda Fassie and John Chibadura and Marshal Munhumumwe.
“Extrabasso”, on the hand, needs no introduction to the music world as he has proved himself over the years.
He has a catalogue of hit albums to his name including “Ndezvashe” among others.