RECORDING and performing musician, Police Chaplin Kennias Mushuku, a regular entertainer at the Police Commissioner-General Funfair, has two albums to his credit: New Revelation (2011) and Anenyasha (2018).
Mushuku believes that his career choices revolve around preaching and living a morally upright life through gospel music. He chronicled that his passion for music began way before he formed his Anointed Worshipers group around September 2011. He strongly finds his current studies at the Zimbabwe College of Music as very assertive to his inborn talent.
Mushuku told NewsDay Life & Style that his music focuses more on proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, while also addressing societal issues. He said his musical profession and police chaplaincy are inextricably linked in that when he preaches love and address societal concerns, he collectively manages individual stress as well as crime, which benefits both the country and the police force as a whole.
Mushuku indicated that encouraging youths to engage in innovative entrepreneurship and meaningful education, in addition to accepting God as their saviour and provider, can ultimately be the permanent solution to psyching the youths against illicit practices such as drug and substance abuse.
Police and military chaplains normaly attend to the spiritual and moral well-being of service members and their families. Their responsibilities include performing religious rites, conducting worship services and providing confidential counselling. Through his songs Mushuku challenges all his audiences to maintain super moral values.
“On My Way is my most popular song taken from the album New Revelation and it reminds people that we are on the path to heaven, and on the way, there are hilly, oceanic and pothole problems that a believer should confront while remembering that Jesus is our strength. Roja is another well-polished work that encourages people not to be renters in Satan's abode because our Father in Heaven has prepared an abundant life for us. The writer imagined a tenant's life without peace and under the control of the landlord [a life without freedom], yet Jesus died for us so that we could enjoy life. Nguva then came to tell the listeners that whatever we do, we should remember that the owner of time is our Father in Heaven; therefore, whatever we do on earth, we should remember to put God first, knowing that he is in control of us. Those who have not repented should repent and seek God since you never know; you might die tomorrow before repenting,” he told NewsDay Life & Style.
Chaplin Mushuku has featured in such musical collaborations as Mberengera and Wakasirasei? songs and videos respectively which feature Rev TT Chivaviro (2020). Mushuku holds fond memories of warming up the stage for the celebrated gospel music gifted family, the Charambas.
“Another popular track Rudo promotes love in families, companies and churches. The writer quoted John 3:16, which reads: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have internal life.’
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“On Wakasirasei? I engaged Rev TT Chivaviro and incorporated Pastor Charamba's suggestions during the composition process. Wakasirasei is a song that questions listeners about how they attain material goods so quickly, given that some people today use corruption, steal and engage in rituals to obtain fortune. The song was written with the narrative of Jacob and Essau in mind, when their father Isaac asks Jacob: ‘Wakasirasei kuwana mhuka (How did you manage to find an animal so fast).’ We know that when a person hunts, it is not easy to just grab an animal and quickly return victorious, but one must be patient enough to succeed,” he concluded.
Mushuku grew up in Chivi (Masvingo province) and attended Chibi High School from 1998 to 2003 for his Ordinary and Advanced Level studies. He is happily married man and blessed with three children — two girls and one boy. He believes that after his studies at the Zimbabwe College of Music he would like to do more exciting musical works.
Mushuku is also the director of the Anointed Worshipers, which began in September 2011 at Harare's Waren Park AFM Assembly with three men: Jefferson Madungwe, Godfrey Kapofu and Tinashe Jani. Chaplin Mushuku is also a manager of the New Life Pentecostal Church, founded by Apostle Doctor Murata. He also coaches praise and worship teams.
