Seqamabhilidi out to silence critics

Bulawayo's Hip-Hop-Kwaito group, The Three Kings, have vowed to shame their critics and prove that theirs was not a case of paper fire but an exhibition of a talent that will see them counted among the music greats of  Zimbabwe.

The trio, which is made up of Donald "Donara" Nyoni, Francis "Fra" Tsuro and Elton Chiwaka, made their mark in the music industry through the hit song Seqamabhilidi that was arguable the party song last December.

With an album under their belts, the trio has once again taken over the airwaves with their newly released hit single, I just wanna go.

In an interview with Sunday Leisure the trio expressed confidence that not only will their single be popular among its multitude of fans but it would surely better Seqamabhilidi.

"This time our song will definitely go platinum because I feel we have really outdone ourselves. Seqamabhilidi was just the start of the Three Kings, Bulawayo should now sit back and watch this space as we are coming with a bang.

"Right now we are in the process of marketing our new single in South Africa and Botswana and we have shows lined up there also," said the group's production manager Thokozani Hlabangana.

In the new single, the group features Prosper Ndebele who is one of the country's upcoming Afro-jazz musicians.

"We have featured Proe from Afro-Culture as our lead vocalist on this new song as part of our drive to promote upcoming musicians. I can tell you that to be where we are today is a turbulent ride," said Donara.

The group said they had come up with a fusion of R n B and house music so as to cater for their diverse fan base.

Their exceptional music has been previously mistaken for that of the famous Big Nuz from South Africa, a perception they aim to take advantage of so as to infiltrate the South African music scene.

"People have mistaken us for Jozi's finest, Big Nuz, and we plan to use this to our advantage so as to infiltrate South Africa, and we have also put our music on line so that it can be easily marketable.

"We want people to appreciate that we are a Zimbabwean group and have the capacity of doing even better than Big Nuz. We are here to rock clubs and all parties in the whole Southern African region,that is why we are also in talks with various Southern African radio stations," said Tsuro.

They further castigated the prevalence of piracy in the country, blaming it for the failure of their initial album which flooded the streets long before its release.

They are currently working on a music video for their new single.