FORMER member of the Assegai Crew, Robert Chagora has decided to rise like the phoenix, taking his place once more, in the music industry by spicing his gospel music with sungura.
Chagora, who resides in Mutare, has risen from the ashes of his old band which disbanded triggering rumours that he and other crew members were now deceased.
In an exclusive interview with NewsDay Life & Style last week, Chagora revealed that a Press report suggesting that he had died inspired him to get back into the game.
“The false reports about my death gave me the urge to make my music go public again. I had the music in me, procrastinating on recording, but later realised that I was aging without recording,” he told NewsDay Life & Style.
Of the original Mutare-based Assegai Crew members, who stormed onto the music scene in 1997 with such hit songs as Mai Bhoyi, Kanyama Karipi, only three are deceased and five are still alive.
“Those who still exist include me, Robert Chagora, Silas Makumbe (who is holding the band now), Brian Chiringa playing in Botswana, Brian Nhanhanga the guitarist who is well known and Tot Makureya, who is still existing and residing in Sakubva,” he said.
Recalling his music journey from his youthful days, participating in the local Sakubva Zaoga Church, then later joining the Assegai band, which achieved great feats in the late 90s, he said: “I started my music as a lad at Sakubva Zaoga Church playing drums and I used to see other boys playing guitars, lead and bass and I asked them to teach me how to play also.”
Chagora’s music engineer, Kudzai Gwaze, also known as “C Bleech” of C Bleech Studios in Mutare told NewsDay Life & Style that he was determined to help Chagora rekindle his music career.
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“Chagora’s music is good and I believe people are going to like it,” he said.
