Sungura ‘Messiah’ back with new offering

IF there is a man who has managed to put sungura music on oxygen after years in the intensive care unit, with giants like Alick Macheso and Nicholas Zakaria failing to resuscitate the genre through their past offerings, then it is Tatenda Pinjisi (pictured), the man who gave the nation the blockbuster, Saina.

Listening to Pinjisi’s latest offering Chibhakera Chenyasha literally translated as Fist of Grace, sungura’s shelf-life is extended as the musician affectionately known as Spanner Boy took his time to release a platinum album that is powerful enough to keep him on top, as far as the genre is concerned.

The Mutoko-born artiste is back after a two-year sabbatical with the song Dzikirira doing pretty well, thereby, leaving many to conclude that the Sungura Messiah is indeed a man on a mission.

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