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She has reclaimed glory with hit song “Daidzai Vakuru”, a collaboration with Killer T. It will be a fun-filled weekend in Mutare when popular joint, The Platinum, presents Oliver Mtukudzi, Winky D, Soul Jah Love and Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave in separate pre-Independence celebration shows. Winky D and Soul Jah Love perform at the venue tomorrow while Mtukudzi and Fungisai share the stage on Sunday.
It will be the first time for Tuku and Fungisai to have a joint show in the Manicaland provincial capital. The shows are set to cater for fans of different music tastes. Energetic and youthful fans will have their share of pleasure at the Winky D gig that will also feature popular Zimdancehall DJs.
Zimdancehall remains a force to reckon with and most ghetto youths have been following the genre in droves. On the other hand, Winky D is one of the top Zimdancehall musicians and has been rocking the scene with his club anthem “Disappear”.
The Eastern Highlands will definitely echo with Zimdancehall tunes and chants when Winky D and Soul Jah Love do what they know best.
On Sunday, it will be a day for mature music followers. Although Tuku and Fungisai’s music cut across age groups, the gig is likely to attract mature fans.
Coming on Independence eve, the concert will be a celebratory event ahead of the country’s 36th birthday.
Tuku is always on top of his game and knows how to take his fans on a meandering journey of fast and slow beats.
He usually starts on a low tempo, serenading fans with tracks like “Svovi Yangu”, “Ndotangira Poi” and “Ndakaronga Dondo” before he sends them to the dance floor with fast songs like “Shamiso”, “Mutavara” and “Tozeza Baba”.
For Fungisai, it will be a homecoming show as she performs in her home province. She has reclaimed glory with hit song “Daidzai Vakuru”, a collaboration with Killer T. She also has an array of popular hits that she has decided to take beyond church confines following her decision to perform in different public places.
Show organiser Isau Mupfumi said the gigs were arranged to usher people into celebratory mood ahead of Independence Day.
“It is a long weekend and people will start celebrating Independence two days before the day. The shows will be a way of reminding people that our freedom is important. We can now sing and dance as and when we like because we are free. Before Independence, it was not easy for us to have such fun,” said Mupfumi.
“Celebrating here in Mutare is also symbolic because Manicaland province was an important transit zone for liberation war fighters as they crossed to and from Mozambique during the war. It is time to celebrate our freedom.”
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