Online Reporter
YESTERDAY we published an article about how Ngwere Diki, the youthful Zimdancehall sensation, is now quite a busy artist and we revealed there are fears the eight-year-old risks burnout.
The budding chanter is performing more shows than many seasoned artists, raising concern about his workload. Additionally, there is concern about his need to strike a balance between school and music.
This topic was reignited recently at the Jairos Jiri Centre in Kadoma.
He has been holding a series of public and private functions, which require a lot of travelling.
With the festive season fast approaching, many observers in the entertainment industry feel the artist’s schedule needs careful management.
His manager, Shepherd Munarwo, who accompanied him to Kadoma, is happy with the feedback they received.
He said they have been booked for another show at Rimuka Stadium at the end of the month.
Munarwo said Ngwere Diki has been doing wonders and they are supporting him to ensure that he is properly managed.
He said the management team’s responsibility is to ensure that they don’t let his fame get to his head.
A school teacher at Jairos Jiri Kadoma also praised Ngwere Diki for his talent but emphasised the need for proper management.
He said the artist was a very talented young man who was a role model to most of the students at the school.
He urged his management team to handle him properly to ensure that Ngwere Diki does not suffer from burnout.
Promoter Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza also weighed into the debate and said it was important that Ngwere Diki slows down and take fewer bookings while still receiving the same amount of money he has been getting.
Chipaz said the young star was not yet at a stage where he can handle many bookings and it was important that his management team addresses this issue.
What is clear is that there is need for a change of direction in the way Ngwere Diki is being managed when it comes to his busy schedule and those who fear that this could derail the career of the young artist are very right.
This is about saving the career of a young artist who has a lot of potential and those who are voicing their concerns are right in doing so.
History has shown us that many talented young artists, who showed a lot of potential, ended up having their careers derailed after they became victims of their success at an early age.
Many of them ended up being consumed by drugs because they simply could not contain their fame.
We don’t want this to happen to Ngwere Diki and that is why we are also calling for a better approach in the way this youngster’s career is being managed.
He still has a lot to learn and a lot to prove and the good thing is that time is on his side.
There is no need to bombard him with a lot of shows at this stage of his career.
