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Cde Chinx burial on today
23 Jun 2017 at 06:42hrs | Views
Liberation war hero and musician Dickson Chingaira known as "Chinx" who died last Friday will be buried today at Glen Forest cemetery in Harare.
Chinx who succumbed to cancer a week ago. He was 61.
Family spokesperson Mr Dick Chingaira (Junior), yesterday said the decision to bury the musician at Glen Forest cemetery was in consultation with Government.
"After consultations with the State, we decided to bury him at Glen Forest and we are on the same page with the State," he said.
Chinx joined the liberation struggle in Mozambique in 1975, where he led the Zanla Choir.
Music played a crucial role in the fight against the brutal Rhodesian regime led by Ian Douglas Smith as it mobilised people on the cause to prosecute the war.
It inspired guerillas and the masses into successfully waging a war against the Rhodesians. Through music, Chinx protested the brutality of the Rhodesian regime while motivating the oppressed blacks to take arms and fight the injustice.
Even after independence, Chinx actively participated in the decolonisation of Zimbabwe during the Third Chimurenga (Hondo Yeminda) when Government embarked on the land reform programme.
Chinx who succumbed to cancer a week ago. He was 61.
Family spokesperson Mr Dick Chingaira (Junior), yesterday said the decision to bury the musician at Glen Forest cemetery was in consultation with Government.
"After consultations with the State, we decided to bury him at Glen Forest and we are on the same page with the State," he said.
Music played a crucial role in the fight against the brutal Rhodesian regime led by Ian Douglas Smith as it mobilised people on the cause to prosecute the war.
It inspired guerillas and the masses into successfully waging a war against the Rhodesians. Through music, Chinx protested the brutality of the Rhodesian regime while motivating the oppressed blacks to take arms and fight the injustice.
Even after independence, Chinx actively participated in the decolonisation of Zimbabwe during the Third Chimurenga (Hondo Yeminda) when Government embarked on the land reform programme.
Source - chronicle
