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Afro-pop artiste dreams big
13 May 2016 at 12:15hrs | Views
MUTARE-BORN United States musician, Peter Mutsemi, who is currently in the country, keeps on scoring big with his latest video for his single, No Contender promising to go platinum again.
Manica Post reported that affectionately known as Thulani, the talented musician arrived in the country on April 24, staying for three weeks to promote his debut compilation album, Bata Musoro.
He made his debut performance in Zimbabwe at the Zimbabwe International Trade Show shut-down after party in Bulawayo that featured top South African performers Nathi of the Nomvula fame, Vusinova, Cash Time's Kid X and Nomuzi Mabena.
Launched on YouTube on April 11, No Contender is already recording 18 171 hits.
The love song which has a beguiling club beat and catchy chorus has a mixture of Shona and English lyrics to capture his diverse international listeners.
The video which was shot on high-definition emulating the chic lifestyle typical of Niger (Nigerian) Afro-pop videos by stars such as D'banj and P Square, definitely raised his profile.
In an interview with The Weekender before the launch of his compilation album last Tuesday on Diamond FM, Thulani said: "My debut album will comprise of all the songs I have written and composed so far including Nhasi and No Contender. I am proudly Zimbabwean and want to promote Afro-pop with a Zimbo music touch which is what I always try to do in all my music. I am launching my album at home because I want people back home to identify with my music," said Thulani.
His second single Nhasi launched in September last year also did outstandingly well after it topped the video charts in the first month of release on the DStv Zambezi Magic channel on the Zim-Top 10 chart.
Thulani who is a song writer and producer, during his visit has also done a collaboration of Ini Newe with Soul Afrika, Tehn Diamond and Junior Brown.
The song will be released next month.
The artiste left for South Africa last Wednesday to shoot his fourth video for his song, Clues in the stars which will be directed by the legendary Johannesburg-based music video director, Bruce Patterson.
"Patterson has worked with Davido, AKA and other big names in Africa. So if I want to aim big this is the only way to go. I will come back on Sunday and do more promotional work of my album before leaving for the US next Thursday," he said.
Thulani who returned to the USA yesterday (Thursday) said he would continue to raise the Zimbabwean flag high and put the country's Afro-pop artistes in the limelight.
Manica Post reported that affectionately known as Thulani, the talented musician arrived in the country on April 24, staying for three weeks to promote his debut compilation album, Bata Musoro.
He made his debut performance in Zimbabwe at the Zimbabwe International Trade Show shut-down after party in Bulawayo that featured top South African performers Nathi of the Nomvula fame, Vusinova, Cash Time's Kid X and Nomuzi Mabena.
Launched on YouTube on April 11, No Contender is already recording 18 171 hits.
The love song which has a beguiling club beat and catchy chorus has a mixture of Shona and English lyrics to capture his diverse international listeners.
The video which was shot on high-definition emulating the chic lifestyle typical of Niger (Nigerian) Afro-pop videos by stars such as D'banj and P Square, definitely raised his profile.
In an interview with The Weekender before the launch of his compilation album last Tuesday on Diamond FM, Thulani said: "My debut album will comprise of all the songs I have written and composed so far including Nhasi and No Contender. I am proudly Zimbabwean and want to promote Afro-pop with a Zimbo music touch which is what I always try to do in all my music. I am launching my album at home because I want people back home to identify with my music," said Thulani.
Thulani who is a song writer and producer, during his visit has also done a collaboration of Ini Newe with Soul Afrika, Tehn Diamond and Junior Brown.
The song will be released next month.
The artiste left for South Africa last Wednesday to shoot his fourth video for his song, Clues in the stars which will be directed by the legendary Johannesburg-based music video director, Bruce Patterson.
"Patterson has worked with Davido, AKA and other big names in Africa. So if I want to aim big this is the only way to go. I will come back on Sunday and do more promotional work of my album before leaving for the US next Thursday," he said.
Thulani who returned to the USA yesterday (Thursday) said he would continue to raise the Zimbabwean flag high and put the country's Afro-pop artistes in the limelight.
Source - Manica Post
