adminLiberty Dube : Entertainment Correspondent
FORGOTTEN singer, Mike Mopo, who passed on the button to his son, Potipher after quitting music more than a decade ago must be a proud father seeing the latter’s meteoric and fairytale rise to stardom.Mike who could be aptly described as a talented love ballad specialist back then, soothed music lovers in the 1990s when he released fine tracks such as Huya Titambe, Chido and Ndiyoyi Mhuri Yangu.
When the Zinawa founder quit music, the group sunk into oblivion for years before Potipher took over in November 2011 and many initially doubted his artistic ability before the lad’s two albums – Runyararo and Ndega zvangu hit the streets.
He catapulted to glory and proved critics wrong after he released soulful tracks such as Nesango, Emerina and Runyararo off the album Runyararo. Since then he has never backtracked and has vowed to release “better” compositions in near future.
The 36-year old musician told The Weekender that he would be releasing his third album, Ngaikwane (Nguva) in April.
He said he would be sampling all his new tracks when he performs at leisure centre, Club Mandisa tomorrow (Saturday). He will be performing alongside rising contemporary jazz musician, Ammi Jamanda and resident DJ Silva Vee.
Mopo and Jamanda recently put up polished performances at the club a fortnight ago and left scores of revellers clamouring for more.
The diva is currently riding high with her latest six-track album christened Ndozvidemba which carries lyrically-rich tracks such as Garandichauya, Vakuru voye, Murume and Kodi Chisoni.
“We still have a long way to go but we believe we are on the right track.
“We will be releasing our new project end of April. Fans’ response has been overwhelming. This encourages us to work even harder,” said Potipher.
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