FORGOTTEN sungura musician, Gift “Case” Amuli has returned to the studio, ending a three-year sabbatical, where he has recorded his sixth studio project titled Masvingo.
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The new album is set to be released on December 9 at City Sports Bar in Harare.
Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, Amuli, who is frontman of Zvishavane Sounds, said the forthcoming six-track album, which was recorded at his Gweru-based Amuli Media Studio, was being done by veteran music producer, Jabulani Ndlovu.
He believes Masvingo will help him reclaim his status on the showbiz scene.
“My sixth album is almost done, save for a few adjustments. I am currently in negotiations with some of the veteran artistes in the industry, whom I think I can collaborate with on one or two songs,” Amuli said.
“With the effort I have put and time I have invested in this project, I am optimistic it is going to revive our heyday as Zvishavane Sounds.”
Unpacking some of the songs on the album, Amuli said Chitoro is a gospel song that encourages people to seek God’s favour both in happy and trying times, while Georgina is a love tune that talks about a man who had left his family for a long time, but he wants to reconcile and is now pleading to the wife for another chance.
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He said the title track Masvingo carries a complimentary message of the attractiveness of the nation and its citizens.
Other songs on the album are Nhai Baba, Mari Yawanda and Makomborero.
An electrician by profession, Amuli said after the release of the album, they would start working on videos, adding some of the footage had already been shot.
Some of the albums under his belt are Wedangwe, Munozvigona Sei?, By Ginya, Machena and Yave Munesu (Bhora Mberi).
Amuli started his career with the popular Zig Zag Band in the 1980s before joining the Joseph Mutero-led Zvishavane Sounds, who produced the 1990s hit song Mutongi Gava.
He went solo in 2002 and recorded a five-track album titled Wedangwe, which was not well received on the market.
In 2006, he recorded the album Munozvigona Sei, which raised him to stardom with the hit track Wamatuka becoming an anthem across the country.
