ROOTS reggae lovers and the Rastafarian community are on Saturday in for a treat as local reggae outfits converge in Harare for a gig that is meant to commemorate Bob Marley’s life and honour the memory of former Transit Crew bassist Munyaradzi Nyemba who passed on a few months ago.
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA
Transit Crew, Hotta Fyah Band, Chikwata 263, Dino Mudondo and House of Stone will take turns to perform at the gig to be held at Ambassador Hotel.
Transit Crew publicist Tawonga Mafundikwa confirmed the gig and said they were humbled and excited that other reggae bands have agreed to perform in honour of Nyemba.
“The commemoration is very special to us as an institution as we celebrate the life of one of our own, Munya Nyemba, a rare bass guitarist and musician. We are now past the mourning period and it is time to celebrate his life as well as his artistic exploits,” he said.
“It is even special as this will be done on the same day we are also celebrating the life of Bob Marley. We envisage making it a yearly celebration.”
The Bob Marley commemoration seeks to celebrate the life and times of the legendary Jamaican reggae pioneer, who put the genre on the world map and also popularised the Rastafarian movement.
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The reggae icon was born Robert Nesta Marley on February 6 1945 in Nine Miles, St Ann, Jamaica. He died on May 11, 1981.
He was awarded the International Peace Medal by the African delegation to the United Nations in 1978. He was also an official guest at Zimbabwe’s Independence celebrations in 1980, an honour Marley was quoted as saying was the highest he had ever received.
