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Macheso defies resignations
03 Jun 2013 at 04:07hrs | Views
ALICK Macheso needed a grand stage at Andy Millar Hall in the early hours of Saturday to prove that the departure of three of his key band members has not brought Orchestra Mberikwazvo to its knees.
The sungura kingpin showed thousands of revellers who thronged the giant showbiz facility that he has more up his sleeve than most prophets of doom perceived when the trio of Jonasi Kasamba, Obert Gomba and Noel Nyazanda called it quits.
His performance was exceptional and the new guys in the camp were up to the task, mending the holes that the recent defections punched into the Orchestra Mberikwazvo fabric.
Kasamba, Nyazanda and Gomba left the band two weeks ago citing poor remuneration. Macheso's first performances after their departure was met with mixed feelings with some concluding that his ship was sinking.
However, like an early bird catching the worm, Macheso caught the attention of his critics in the early hours of Saturday.
He staged song after another in a flawless manner and his "Simudza chaunacho" chant ignited the event, ushering merrymakers into a beautiful music morning.
Macheso came as the last act of the "Sing Along Concert" that also featured Oliver Mtukudzi, Sulumani Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah.
The sungura kingpin showed thousands of revellers who thronged the giant showbiz facility that he has more up his sleeve than most prophets of doom perceived when the trio of Jonasi Kasamba, Obert Gomba and Noel Nyazanda called it quits.
His performance was exceptional and the new guys in the camp were up to the task, mending the holes that the recent defections punched into the Orchestra Mberikwazvo fabric.
Kasamba, Nyazanda and Gomba left the band two weeks ago citing poor remuneration. Macheso's first performances after their departure was met with mixed feelings with some concluding that his ship was sinking.
However, like an early bird catching the worm, Macheso caught the attention of his critics in the early hours of Saturday.
He staged song after another in a flawless manner and his "Simudza chaunacho" chant ignited the event, ushering merrymakers into a beautiful music morning.
Macheso came as the last act of the "Sing Along Concert" that also featured Oliver Mtukudzi, Sulumani Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah.
Source - newsday
