Musicians must not be charity cases

MANY musicians who survived on public gigs have been forced to resort to the begging bowl following prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns that banned live concerts to curb the spread of the pandemic.

Even as government relaxed lockdown restrictions, concerts have remained banned, delivering a major blow to artistes.

This forced the Music Associations and Arts Promoters in Zimbabwe to play “the good Samaritan” in this time of need, bailing out artistes with food hampers.

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