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Fans warm up to Jeys' album, 1,000 copies sold
14 Apr 2016 at 01:28hrs | Views
MUSIC fans are warming up to afro-jazz artiste - Jeys Marabini's new album with most describing it as a quality production.
According to Jeys, his latest album, the ninth in his career, is selling like hotcakes with 1000 copies sold.
The 12 track album - Thula Sana, launched last month at the Bulawayo Theatre, is available for purchase at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo at $10 a copy.
Fans who bought the album said it was money well spent.
Nontokozo Buhali said she does not have regrets about buying Jeys' latest offering.
"I am happy with the album and feel this is one of his best offerings because it carries mature jazz songs such as Inkunzi emnyama which reminds us as African people that it is important to preserve our culture and not to adopt western life styles," said Buhali.
After listening to the track Wanyamalala, Buhali shared her experience.
"The song reminds me of how I was brought up. I grew up being looked after by grandmother while my mother was working in South Africa.
"I was told my father denied responsibility for me and disappeared after learning that he impregnated my mother. As such the song invokes bitter memories about why my father had to desert my mother when she was pregnant," she said.
Another fan, Albert Musariri said he enjoyed listening to all the songs and feels the album is worth it.
"It is not fly by night music that you listen to for a month and throw away but it was done in such a way that you could listen to the songs many times without getting fed up with the album. In that regard I can safely say Jeys can be compared to veteran Jazz muso Louis Mhlanga," said Musariri.
Jeys' album was produced by Blessing Muparutsa who has worked with the late Andy Brown, Thomas Mapfumo, Hope Masike, Oliver Mtukudzi and South African musicians such as the late Vuyo Mokoena, Lundi, Rebecca Malope and Thembinkosi.
Thulani Siduna said he appreciates the album because it caters for all tastes.
"I'm a Reggae fan. So I was happy to get what I like after carefully playing the album. The Reggae song tickled my interest and I am now Jazz fan," he said.
Tracks that have proved popular are DJ, a song that appreciates the role played by the media in communicating information to the rural folk who have no source of information but rely on radio.
The title track Thula Sana is a darling of many as the song talks about perseverance while encouraging people not to give up in their life endeavours.
Another hit track from the album is Diaspora which was expertly done with reggae flair and relates to many who have gone outside the borders to seek greener pastures.
Jeys believes the latest offering will surpass the previous hits like Uthando lwakho, Umuzi kababa, Amalungelo, Ezinyangeni and Julia
According to Jeys, his latest album, the ninth in his career, is selling like hotcakes with 1000 copies sold.
The 12 track album - Thula Sana, launched last month at the Bulawayo Theatre, is available for purchase at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo at $10 a copy.
Fans who bought the album said it was money well spent.
Nontokozo Buhali said she does not have regrets about buying Jeys' latest offering.
"I am happy with the album and feel this is one of his best offerings because it carries mature jazz songs such as Inkunzi emnyama which reminds us as African people that it is important to preserve our culture and not to adopt western life styles," said Buhali.
After listening to the track Wanyamalala, Buhali shared her experience.
"The song reminds me of how I was brought up. I grew up being looked after by grandmother while my mother was working in South Africa.
"I was told my father denied responsibility for me and disappeared after learning that he impregnated my mother. As such the song invokes bitter memories about why my father had to desert my mother when she was pregnant," she said.
Another fan, Albert Musariri said he enjoyed listening to all the songs and feels the album is worth it.
"It is not fly by night music that you listen to for a month and throw away but it was done in such a way that you could listen to the songs many times without getting fed up with the album. In that regard I can safely say Jeys can be compared to veteran Jazz muso Louis Mhlanga," said Musariri.
Jeys' album was produced by Blessing Muparutsa who has worked with the late Andy Brown, Thomas Mapfumo, Hope Masike, Oliver Mtukudzi and South African musicians such as the late Vuyo Mokoena, Lundi, Rebecca Malope and Thembinkosi.
Thulani Siduna said he appreciates the album because it caters for all tastes.
"I'm a Reggae fan. So I was happy to get what I like after carefully playing the album. The Reggae song tickled my interest and I am now Jazz fan," he said.
Tracks that have proved popular are DJ, a song that appreciates the role played by the media in communicating information to the rural folk who have no source of information but rely on radio.
The title track Thula Sana is a darling of many as the song talks about perseverance while encouraging people not to give up in their life endeavours.
Another hit track from the album is Diaspora which was expertly done with reggae flair and relates to many who have gone outside the borders to seek greener pastures.
Jeys believes the latest offering will surpass the previous hits like Uthando lwakho, Umuzi kababa, Amalungelo, Ezinyangeni and Julia
Source - chronicle
