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Ephraim Patai has pushed forward the release date of his comeback album to end of the year. This, he said, was meant to give ample time for the mastering of the album and to put in place logistics for the launch.
“The album is work in progress and we are not in a rush to put it out there. Firstly, we want to allow for enough time to master the album and then ensure that all the logistics are in place with regards to marketing and distribution of the album.
“We have read cases of artistes who have released ghost albums and this is the sort of thing that we are trying to avoid.
“The new album is now due for release at the end of the year instead of the beginning of the last quarter,” Patai said.
Patai who sings together with his wife Respina said the couple was working on a fresh sound that should excite their fans.
“Generally, the album still features vapositori music which we have perfected over the years.
“We are happy that the Voice of Prophecy was one of the few groups that popularised the vapositori music so we want to maintain the standards we set for ourselves,” he said.
It has been nine years since Baba Patai released an album but he remains confident that he still has what it takes to make it in the industry considering that he has been in touch with trends from other countries.
He left Zimbabwe in 2005 and settled in Namibia where he says his music is popular in the Caprivi region from where he operates.
Now a devout member of the UFIC, Baba Patai hails from Gweru and he studied theology at Mt Hermon.
The Voice of Prophecy burst onto the music scene with the release of their debut “Ane Nzeve Ngaanzwe” which was followed up by “Shoko Seshoko.”
These did not however, do well on the market owing to lack of promotion. But he was not deterred. His fortunes changed as he learnt the ropes and dynamics of the industry. He, like the proverbial phoenix, rose from obscurity to a top selling gospel artiste, spurred of course by his wife who has been providing the vocals on popular songs such as “Mazambara”.
He caused quite a stir on the music scene with the release of his third album “Rumbidzwai” in 2005, from which he picked the title track for the video. So superb was the choreography that for some time it was a regular feature on national television.
The duo was credited for raising the profile of gospel music, hitherto regarded as a solemn genre, to one of the popular forms of entertainment and spiritual healing.
Added to this, the group pioneered the “Butterfly effect” dance that many tried to imitate but failed to match the master who at his zenith had his songs considered for awards in the most popular song and best video of the year categories.
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