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Harare Bureau
MUSICIAN Desmond “Stunner” Chideme, who has gradually been losing ground on the local music scene, is a happy man following his nomination for the 2014 African Muzik Magazine Awards. Stunner has been nominated in the Best Male (Southern Africa) category alongside South Africa’s Khuli Chana and Slap Dee from Zambia.
The African Muzik Magazine awards are set to be held on July 26 in Richardson, Texas in US.
The awards are hugely based on votes from the general public and Zimbabwean music followers would be the major contributors to the musician’s performance at the awards.
In an interview, the local rapper said the nomination was a great achievement as it showed he was in the right direction musically.
“I was really excited to be nominated and I am even more proud of myself, considering the guys I’m up against.
“The nomination tells me that whatever I am doing is just fine and the steps may be short but they are definitely in the right direction.”
The urban grooves singer, whose songs such as Team Hombe and Godo were youth anthems for some time, said he had been experimenting with different sounds but believed he had found a unique style that would define his music.
“Over the years, I have been experimenting with different sounds trying to find my ideal footing. Some of the sounds have not been successful, while others made a mark. But now I believe I have sounds which I can relate to as part of the Stunner brand,” he said.
The singer has been in the music business for some time but his breakthrough came with the 2006 hit Team Hombe which seems to have transformed both his fortunes and career.
derick.khumalo
Online Reporter