Blades set for US music exchange programme

ZIMBABWEAN drummer and guitarist Blessing Chimanga, popularly known as Blades, has been selected to represent the nation at the OneBeat music exchange programme to be held in October in the United States.

The versatile Chimanga who is also a mbira player and vocalist is among the 1 500 successful applications across the world who are going to represent their different nations.

The drummer on Monday wrote on social network Facebook: “I’m overwhelmed to announce that I have been selected among 1 500 applications across the world to represent Zimbabwe at this music exchange programme in America in October this year and working with other 24 lovely musicians from other countries for the OneBeat musical exchange.

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