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Mathew Masinge Cool Lifestyle Writer
After many years of raising a few thousands dollars for starting up a recording studio, 18-year-old Munashe Chirimanzi who is based in Botswana might be heading for double glory after he has founded a music group and acquired space to operate a pro-studio at Africa Mall in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone.
Munashe and eight other teenagers from Botswana and Zimbabwe founded the ‘Crossover Music group’ in 2014 that has so far released 15 songs, a mixture of Christian rap and hip-hop and a pro-studio that is set to be launched in August.
As you know, all of these young achievers are bound for many great things as they enter their adult life. Cool Lifestyle is proud to announce that Munashe has pulled the strings that many will benefit from.
In an interview the youngman said he has opened the door for young Zimbabwean artistes to collaborate with those in Botswana.
“I do not only see this as our opportunity as Crossover Music group but this is God’s way to enable a channel of artistes to flow between the two peace loving countries. We will also offer services like graphic designing, recording, mixing and mastering to artistes who will be coming to our studio”, he said.
The young rapper and poet who is in the country on vacation said they are already working on recording their first album.
“We are working very hard on our long awaited album ‘The Cross-Genesis Album’, we only did a singles collection so we are hoping to drop this and make it the talk of the decade. I am confident this will be the case with the calibre of the people in my camp. We are also working on our Crossovers mixtape that drops at the end of this year,” Munashe said.
He said although the future looks bright for him and the crew, he owes much to God.
“Building the record label company and studio with my best friends and business partner J Andre (Loruo Kewakamang) has not been an easy road. Before our breakthrough, we had our music done by Bang Gae Studios Botswana, Heaven Sent Production Botswana and New Age Records Botswana where most of our current music from the EEP was recorded. Then we had a setback of producers in 2014. But we kept on going until now when we are about to launch our own recording studio”, he said.
The teenage producer said he hopes to build a music empire back in Zimbabwe by 2020.
“I have what it takes to make it big in the music industry, I just need a few years to gather more resources and network myself in our neighbouring country, then I will be good to go. With the help of my friends, we are to increase our brand to Zimbabwe and hopefully plough back more to the community. But all this is going to come with time, focus and God’s grace”, he said.
Munashe and his Crossover Music group have already started working with established artistes like Malcolm and Stretch of X-Calibre at the XC Block. Strecth is doing a beat for them on the upcoming album.
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