adminBongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent
POWERHOUSE Music, a six-member acapella group, says it is high time they took the Zimbabwean gospel music scene by storm after years of being in the shadows.The group that was formed three years ago, has been singing at gospel music shows in the city as opening acts for groups such as The Charambas, Reality 7 and Family Voices and at the Intwasa Arts Festival KoBulawayo.
Prince Hama, 25, Talent Gwengwere, 23, Tony Moyo, 19, Mthokozisi Msipa, 25, Gift Khumalo, 21 and Nicky Dube, 26, make up the all-male group.
Their leader Hama said it was high time they came out of Bulawayo’s gospel shadows and show their true colours.
“We’ve been in the shadows and as a group I feel we’re now ready to be in the limelight. After three years of opening for various groups in the city, we want to show gospel lovers what we’re made of,” he said.
Hama said the group which was part of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb, was inspired to preach to the world through their music.
“We regard ourselves as people who preach using music. Jesus is coming and He’s coming soon. The message in our songs is about salvation and the joys of Christianity,” he said.
Hama said although they had no album, they were in the process of finalising a deal to produce the first album in South Africa.
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