IT took 28 years of dedication, patience and God’s power for 39-year-old Bulawayo gospel musician, Wonesai Chimwanambo, better known as Mai Chimwa, to realise her musical dream of releasing an album.
BY SINDISO DUBE
The five-track album titled Mbiri Kuna Jesu was released last month and it carries tracks — Number One, Tapi Tapi, Kunamata, Kushungurudzwa and Makorokoto.
“It took me a long time to fulfil my life’s dream of producing an album, I started music at the tender age of 11 and I have always been part of my church’s praise and worship team. I think the reason why it took long is because I was not ready then, and this year is God’s time for me to minister his word through music, as the Bible says, God’s time is the best time,” Mai Chimwa said.
Number One is a praise song extolling God’s greatness and power, Tapi Tapi talks of the joy that one experiences in God’s presence.
The track Kunamata was inspired by an incident in which the musician survived an accident that, however, left her with a fractured spinal cord in 2012, but she has since recovered.
“I was involved in a deadly car accident, which left my spinal cord fractured and doctors said I would never walk again. I had to go under an operation, but I did not go through it. Yet, by God’s power, I was healed and I am walking again. So the song urges everyone to put their trust in God’s power and never cease to pray,” she said.
Mai Chimwa’s album also features her 18-year-old daughter, Tatenda, and her producer, Gabz Fire, who provide the backing vocals.
