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Lifeline for Amai VaDhikondo

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Yester-year hit song Amai VaDhikondo is set to return to the limelight as a remix, the composer of the song Rephias Tachi has said. Tachi told NewsDay the hit would be on the market soon. “There will be a few changes to the original song which I obviously cannot disclose at the moment, but it […]

Yester-year hit song Amai VaDhikondo is set to return to the limelight as a remix, the composer of the song Rephias Tachi has said.

Tachi told NewsDay the hit would be on the market soon.

“There will be a few changes to the original song which I obviously cannot disclose at the moment, but it will be an upgrade of the hit that most people knew from back in the day,” Tachi said.

Amai VaDhikondo song rocked the airwaves in the early 1990s sending radio listeners into frenzy.

Even today, 20 years after its release, the track still evokes some memories in some individuals. “The remix will feature as part of an eight-track compilation which will feature other artists like Tichaona Chacha,” Tachi said.

He said one of his songs Nhaka Yedu would also be remixed on the same compilation.

Tachi is one of the best musicians ever to emerge from the country, but unlike his exploits, he has remained on the low.

His thrust has mainly been on teaching musical lessons to aspiring artists and composing music for other musicians.

The erstwhile Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) band master is a holder of a degree in music.

Tachi said he neither sang nor appeared on the original video of Mai VaDhikondo due to work commitments.

The talented former member of the AFZ, who can play most musical instruments, said he would not stop playing music like many people had thought.