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Zimbabwe: Winky D Drops Sizzling Single
Ninja president Wallace Chirumiko, popularly known as Winky D, has dropped a sizzling single titled “Pazvikona” in which he blasts the elderly for failing to discipline the youths. The song offers the singer’s view on social vices that are rampant among the urban youths, specifically drug abuse.Commenting on the track, Winky D’s manager Jonathan Banda said this is a wake-up call to the senior people to be exemplary to the youths.
“Winky D provides empirical insights into how appalling the situation has become in the context of abuse done by the youths and older brothers everyday.
“It is now difficult to encourage the youths to stop taking drugs when they are now doing it with senior people.
“We have lost our culture and something must be done to curb this virus spreading in our society
“Thus he tries to come up with a panacea for addressing destructive youth behaviours.”
The chorus goes: “Mirai kusimbisana pazikona, ndinopa mhosva kunemi madzikoma vana vazhinji varikurasika imi muchiona.
“Angokutengera pint atove mukoma nyamba izera remwana wawakazvara . . . vakuru dziripi tsika dzedu . . . ”
The song was released under Vigilance Music last week and the riddim was produced by Bhobho.
Early this year, the ” Musarova Bigman” hit-maker also made headlines when he fused dancehall music with sungura on his hit song titled “Sungura Like”.
The track also teaches importance of African culture and creating culturally acceptable content rather than imitating international music without due consideration of our morals and ethics as Zimbabweans or Africans.
DANCEHALL MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ever since reggae Icon Bob Marley visited Zimbabwe in 1980 for there independence celebration concert, the people across South Africa has adopted reggae music as one of its own.
Africa’s first and most successful reggae artist is Lucky Dube. Most of his fans said that his style was modelled closely on that of Jamaica’s reggae legend Peter Tosh.
Lucky Dube was born in Ermelo on August 3, 1964. Lucky Dube was killed On October 18, 2007 in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville. He was and still is one of South Africa’s best-selling reggae artists.
Other top reggae artists from Africa are Sipho Johnson known as Jumbo, Ben Okafor, Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fak Oly, Stimela among many others.
One of South African Reggae music top producer/distribution company is “Putumayo”. Putumayo World Music was established in 1975 to introduce people to the music of the world’s cultures.
One of the underrated reggae artist in this genre is Colbert Mukwevho of “Harley and Rasta Family” fame. He has produced numerous album in his vernecular language Tshivenda and English. He has paved way for most reggae artists in Limpopo where there is a huge market for reggae music. His son Percy Mukwevho known for his silky voice had just release an album which is now getting airplay from radio stations and T.V.
Recently many new artists are coming up in this genre; Black Dillinger who has done lot of perfomance in Germany. Born in Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa he is now based in Berlin, Germany Reggae’s second home outside of Jamaica. Hailing from the legendary Chronic Clan led by Zolile Matinka a.k.a. Zorro. Dillinger found his calling in life to spread a positive message through music. He embraced the faith of Rastafari in the late nineties as a teenager and has been a true ambassador ever since. Lucky Dube’s daughter Nkulee Dube who has been making waves with her debut album “My way”, other artists include JJ Al Capone, Jah Link, Benjy Dread, El Supreme . Digi Analog, is a reggae and hip-hop producer / emcee hailing from Gugulethu. His music, which has a stream of social consciousness running through it like the Orange River, has kept him busy for the past ten years and seen him move crowds from Cape Town to Joburg to several European cities. Two tracks, “Dem Get Me Mad” and “Digitime feat. Al Capone JJ”, recorded at the studio, are testament to his musical pedigree.
South africa also have some of the top sound systems in the dancehall reggae industries.
Systems such as African Storm from Johannesburg hosted by Admiral & Jah Seed, Fahari Sound, African Exodus Batanai Empire Sound, Shocking Vibes, Silver Stone, Small Axe, Stereo One and Sweet Ebony are some of the best there. DJ Admiral, born Andy Kasrils, is a South African who specialises in playing dancehall and reggae on his sound system, African Storm, in South Africa. He is not the stereotypical dancehall DJ image. He is a 40-something-year-old white man who is a fluent Patois speaker.Recently we have seen a new wave of sound systems namely “Drink n Merry” by DJ Lasbon Shatta, “Thank Jah is Friday” by Lioness productions is getting some serious attention. Soweto is also producing it’s own Gaza Movement with DJ Smash, DJ Teedo, Bobotikal e.t.c.
Bassline in Newtown is now a Mecca of Dancehall every thursday night hosted by African Storm. House of Tandoor where it all started has become a place to visit for some soothing Roots & Reggae sounds mostly on Sundays. Rasta House just a block away from Tandoor on Bezuidenhoudt street, in Bellevue is also the home of Reggae. The are also parts of the country where this genre is big Gugulethu in Western Cape, Eastern Cape, East Rand ( Katlhehong and other townships), Vaal ( Sebokeng and other townships), Venda ( Makwarela) e.t.c
Jusa Dementors on a Esco da shocker production
Zimbabwean dancehall artist, Tawanda ‘Jusa Dementor’ Sibotshiwe has voiced the Star Struck Riddim released on February 8th.
The Brand New Hot dancehall riddim from producer Esco da shocker for Star$truck records features Busy Signal, Escodashocker, Bling Dawg, Beenie Man, iCandy, Darrio, Iyara, new dancehall vocalist Shanhill & Jusa Dementor.
Jusa Dementor is continually justifying the title African Dancehall Ambassador as he keeps on representing the continent internationally.
Having made the Discernment Riddim, Own Class Riddim, Purple Hayze Riddim and the Kenyan Empress among others, Jusa Dementor is not fading away.
