Online Reporter
Tadious Manyepo
Zimpapers Arts, Entertainment Hub
SUNGURA musician Mark Ngwazi said his upcoming eighth studio album is his best project, ever.
Known for his rich lyrical content, the left-handed guitarist announced last week that he will be releasing the album on August 1.
Named “Bhazi Haritsiki Ari Mugomo”, Ngwazi said he deliberately hid the art prowess on the project in his name.
“I am glad you have asked me the motivation behind the name of the album,” said Ngwazi.
“But that is actually the art that you should expect come August 1.
“Everything on the album is hidden in the title of the project.
“We haven’t sat down with management to determine the number of songs we will put on the album since we have a lot of songs.
“But look, we have always made it a point on all our works that we put between maybe six and 10 songs. So those are the numbers we are looking at in this regard.
“As Njanja Express, we are very excited with the album which we think is our best so far in our career.”
The 38-year-old didn’t drop anything on the market last year with the 38-year-old singer saying he was busy balancing out the books at his farm.
“I am sorry to my fans and the generality of music lovers for not giving them new music in 2025,” said Ngwazi.
“We had music in place, and we should just have polished it up and give it to the market.
“But the schedules were very tight. I was trying to stand on my feet at the farm.
“I am a farmer, and I was putting up some massive piggery and poultry projects.
“The are now thriving ventures, and I am now at peace. That’s the reason why I couldn’t give the fans a new album last year.
“Or else I would have given them a half-done and unsatisfactory album. I really care about them. They are the ones who made my name grow as big as it has become, and they deserve the best from me.
“That’s why I couldn’t give them half-hearted stuff last year.”
With flourishing livestock which he is already profiting from, Ngwazi said this is now the best time to release new music.
“It’s now the time to give the country new music,” he added.
“We are ready to share that on August 1, at a venue to be revealed later, we will be launching our eighth album.”
Ngwazi, who rose to countrywide fame with his highly-educative song “Taurai Madzoka” off the album “Chamugwegwedu Chamatindike” of 2020 has done six more outstanding projects since he stepped onto the stage around 2013.
The other projects he has done include; “Zvandigumbura,” “Gudo Muriwo,” “Mudzimu Wabudira Pambeveve”, which features the hit “Musikana Webasa,” “Charger Yetsono”, with outstanding song “Mushonga Wengozi,” “Huzukwende”, that features the national anthem-like “Nyaradzo Yababa” and “Nharo Nezvine Nharo”.
While the discourse has mainly been about what the new album, Ngwazi sent social media into overdrive when he appeared to be saying, on his Facebook Page, the venue on which he wants to launch the album had been hijacked.
He laughed it off and said he would have to consult with his management what that could be about.
