Zim fans show love to Olomide

LOCAL music fans showed love to Congolese rhumba artiste Koffi Olomide, as they turned out in numbers for his concert at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on Saturday at a time the country is still under a cloud following the disputed July 30 elections.

The Loi hitmaker performed in the country few days after there was subsequent shooting of protesters in the Harare central business district that forced police and the military to cordon off the concert venue after MDC Alliance supporters threatened to invade it as it was also serving as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) command centre.

Despite the unstable political situation, concert organisers Sound Blaze Productions continued with plans for the concert show from its initial date (Friday evening) to Saturday night, having evaluated the situation amid claims that the military was brutalising residents in Harare.

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