THE late veteran Afro-jazz musician Bob “The Headmaster” Nyabinde will continue to be remembered for his immense contribution to the showbiz scene.
A former headmaster, Nyabinde breathed his last on December 23 last year, aged 68 after battling with diabetes for almost five years.
Although Nyabinde suffered a stroke and lost his eyesight in 2021, he however, lived to tell his heartrending inspiring story that will, no doubt, serve as a manual for both up-and-coming and established artistes.
As a way of honouring the iconic musician, local promoters Legacy Diaries and Jazz 105 Promotions have joined hands to launch Nyabinde’s biography titled The Headmaster With A Guitar: Bob Nyabinde, on March 8 in Kwekwe.
Legacy Diaries, whose main line of business is to write biographies, autobiographies and memoirs, is the brainchild of veteran journalist Munyaradzi Huni while Jazz 105 Promotions, whose mandate is to organise music festivals, was founded by popular music promoter Josh Hozheri.
The biography was authored by Huni, who conducted several wide-ranging and insightful interviews with the Afro-Jazz superstar before he passed on.
The biography launch to run under the theme Chatsva paKwekwe/Azitshe is set to bring together some of the country’s top Afro-jazz artistes.
To spice up the event, Hozheri is also organising a mini-jazz festival that will kick off soon after the book launch.
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A day after the launch of the biography, the Nyabinde family will hold a memorial for the music legend who was buried in the Midlands city.
In a joint statement, Hozheri and Huni said the biography will take Nyabinde’s legion of fans down memory lane and rekindle the halcyon days when his song Chabuda Hapana was a virtual national anthem.
“The biographer interviewed several of Nyabinde’s close relatives, former students, band members, childhood friends, fellow musicians, music promoters and corporate executives whose views enriched the biography in ways that make it a must-read,” read part of the statement.
