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Relations between Zimbabwe and China are growing stronger by the day as Chinese businessmen continue to invest in the country in many sections of the economy. This is evidenced by the recent investment by Chinese businessman, Chen Chen, who has resuscitated The Tube Night Club establishing it once again as one of the country’s top clubs after it had been closed due to financial constraints in 2010.
In an interview with The Herald Entertainment, The Tube Night Club manager who only identified himself as Tafadzwa, said the development came after Chen had asked him about which club he could invest in as a contribution to the Zimbabwean entertainment industry. “The development came as a surprise to me as Chen and myself were just discussing several issues in the Zimbabwean entertainment industry.
“He then simply asked me which club he could invest in that people knew locally and internationally and I told him The Tube Night Club as it was the first internationally acclaimed nightclub in the country.
“If you look at the club’s history, dancehall sounds like Stereo One and Supa Power Sounds were the earliest local sounds to get international recognition courtesy of The Tube Night Club when the likes of Mr Muffin and the late Jah B were among the best locally and internationally,” he said.
He added that The Tube Night Club is no longer just a dancehall nightclub as they seek to diversify its popularity across Zimbabwe and abroad by introducing gospel, rap, sungura and urban grooves artistes.
‘’We are back at the top and we have introduced other artistes in various genres including dancers. For example, the raunchy dancer Bev has been here recently and she gave a good performance which saw more people requesting for her return.
“We have numerous upcoming musicians who are slowly but surely getting recognition like the gospel rapper Caespidor and Stephen among others. Surely, the investment by Chen has proved beneficial as The Tube is now regularly being thronged by hundreds of different youths in and around Harare as it is growing by each passing week,” said Tafadzwa.
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