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Tongai Moyo commemorative gig set for October
11 Sep 2013 at 09:38hrs | Views
Commemorating the lives of fallen musicians is now part and parcel of Zimbabwe's entertainment scene as evidenced by gigs in honour of the late musicians such as Leonard Dembo, Naison Chimbetu and Simon Chimbetu.
Yet another commemorative gig for the late Tongai Moyo has been slated for October 20 in Harare Gardens. Tongai Moyo died on October 15, 2011 after succumbing to cancer.
What makes the gig more interesting is that it comes at a time when his son Peter has taken the music scene by storm after the successful launch of his album "Mushonga Mukuru".
Though the details of those who will perform are still sketchy, the show promises to be a thriller as Tongai was a larger than life character during his lifetime.
From the time the late Tongai Moyo started music, during which he was dismissed as a copycat of the late Leonard Dembo, he never looked back. He went on to brand himself as one of the most consistent and talented musicians to emerge during his time.
His resilience gave birth to a solid musical product and a series of hit songs that offered a variation of sungura, which at one time his fans labelled rhumba-sungura.
This beat is clearly distinct on songs like "Muchina Muhombe", "Mweya WaMwari" and "Handidi Navo".
When reports emerged that Dhewa had been diagnosed with cancer, he did not hang up his guitar, as many had expected but went on to release several hits including his last album, "Toita Basa". He even declared that he was not a charity case, when some musicians mooted the idea of giving a hand to ease his financial woes. But, of course, his pleas for help probably came a bit too late when he introduced his "Mandiregera" dance and six months down the line, the veteran musician was no more.
Yet another commemorative gig for the late Tongai Moyo has been slated for October 20 in Harare Gardens. Tongai Moyo died on October 15, 2011 after succumbing to cancer.
What makes the gig more interesting is that it comes at a time when his son Peter has taken the music scene by storm after the successful launch of his album "Mushonga Mukuru".
Though the details of those who will perform are still sketchy, the show promises to be a thriller as Tongai was a larger than life character during his lifetime.
His resilience gave birth to a solid musical product and a series of hit songs that offered a variation of sungura, which at one time his fans labelled rhumba-sungura.
This beat is clearly distinct on songs like "Muchina Muhombe", "Mweya WaMwari" and "Handidi Navo".
When reports emerged that Dhewa had been diagnosed with cancer, he did not hang up his guitar, as many had expected but went on to release several hits including his last album, "Toita Basa". He even declared that he was not a charity case, when some musicians mooted the idea of giving a hand to ease his financial woes. But, of course, his pleas for help probably came a bit too late when he introduced his "Mandiregera" dance and six months down the line, the veteran musician was no more.
Source - herald
