SOUTH AFRICA-based Zimbabwean musician Victor Takudzwa Benison whose stage name is Vykyboy says his tour to India opened doors for other ventures.
Vykyboy, who performed in India in March in India’s Orissa State Bhubaneswar told Standard Style that he got a chance to be welcomed by a famous footballer Diego Mauricio (Brazil national team-2011/12) who had played alongside Ronaldinho and Neymar who is currently playing for Odisha Football Club in India
“So upon my performance in India at one of the Indian celebrated holidays Holi festival of colours we went to watch a football match where we met Diego Mauricio and Mourtada Fall, a Senegal professional footballer who liked my music,” he said.
“He then went on to introduce me to Odisha Football Club’s president Raj Athwal and we went to the studio where we worked with Indian music school and recording studio Syncrocity and we recorded the Odisha Football Club’s anthem song to be used in the upcoming new season 2024/25.”
“The club went on to win the 2023 Indian Super Cup, its first trophy and It also qualified for the 2023/24 Asian Football Confederation Cup.”
The Afro-pop musician went on to perform on Mic drop which was presented by Justpenthoughts at Alley -Gourmet Cafe in India and he is supposed to have shows in collaboration with Syncrocity music school in India at different Universities and other shows, which will be confirmed soon.
Vykyboy started his music career in 2016 recording his first gospel song titled I put my trust (producer Rigyan now known as unkut).
He is also a filmmaker and he is currently based in South Africa.
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