BY BRIDGET WADZANAI MAVHIMIRA INNOCENT Kufakunesu, known as Sarungano in showbiz circles, is releasing a new album that will round up this year.
The late Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi’s protégé spoke to Standard Style at the Freedom of Expression expo, which was hosted by Media Alliance of Zimbabwe at the Theatre in the Park, saying these are exiting times for him.
“There is a lot that has been going on and I am working on some songs for an album,” Sarungano said.
“My group and I are expecting to release the album before end of this year.
“The number of tracks that we are working with is eight, but there could be more.
“My band and I are planning on touring around Zimbabwe as we are still a group that is pushing to go out there, but things are really looking up for us and there is a lot of hope.
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His manager Eugen Museredza said he believes in the young artists’ work and that everything is going according to their work plan.
“I have philosophies that I believe in and they complement with Sarungano’s beliefs. I have a work plan and so far what I have achieved is what I had planned,” he said.
At the expo, Sarungano and Feli Nandi performed together while Feli sang using Sarungano’s band.
Having worked with Mbeu’s Mhodzi Tribe where Feli Nandi came from and now managing Sarungano, Museredza said that people should expect a collaboration from the two artists.
“It would be wonderful having a collaboration as it will be easy to find common ground in our music,” said the artists.
Sarungano, who holds an Honours Degree in Sociology from the University of Zimbabwe, said he uses his degree in his work as a music writer and story teller.
“In my capacity as a musician I write songs that address particular problems, so that sociology background works,” he said.
“If the song is going to be about race, gender or any societal matter, I learnt about that in Sociology, hence I deliver well.”
The 28-year old said he has put the responsibility upon himself to properly tell the Zimbabwean African stories in an African way.
“I have noticed that the way other countries tell our stories is different from how we know them to be, as they tell our stories from their own perspectives,” he said.
“My music brings in the Zimbabwean perspective in how our stories are told into the entertainment world,” he said.
Sarungano said his art of music helps him connect with the Zimbabwean average person.