ENTERPRISING Masvingo artiste Luke Chikwanda, popularly known as Lukan in music circles believes he has what it takes to develop music in the ancient city.
Lukan, who operates a recording studio feels its time he ploughs back to the community that developed him into a musician he is today.
Part of his philanthropic work includes nurturing upcoming musicians from Masvingo town and surrounding areas.
Some of the artists he has groomed include RasMickela, Adi Saba Palmer, who was nominated for the Hevoi FM awards, Drives, Esquare and Sharks Beats who is now based in Harare.
“I feel happy and proud knowing that Sharks Beats, one of the people I groomed is now having his music played on national radio,” Lukan told Standard Style.
He said a number of artistes were coming to record at his studio in Majange and he doesn’t mind the genre.
“I am comfortable working with any musician regardless of the genre be it gospel, Afro-pop and hip-hop,” he said.
Lukan has formed a formidable partnership with fellow artiste Kelz “Mandebvu” whom he has been working with for the past two years.
The 26-year-old artiste said his love for music was inspired by life experiences in the ghetto, particularly in Mbare, in the capital city.
“When I was in Form 2 I was transferred to Highfield High 2 in Harare from Masvingo and I would go into Mbare’s studios where I saw these Zimdancehall guys doing their work,” he said.
“That’s where I developed a passion for music, although my parents were against that idea.”
Born in a family of six, Lukan did his primary school at Vurombo Primary School and early secondary education at Mucheke High School in Masvingo.
He said his studio in Majange was open for those that would want to record and he was ready to teach those that would want to join the music industry.
Lukan has made riddims, videos and has a seven-track Zimdancehall album.
“I collaborated with my brother most of the songs on the album and we imagined ourselves as P-Square,” he said.
“We believe that we would become big one day.”
He has managed to acquire musical instruments and just signed a music promotion contract with Marisa Worldwide.
Lukan lamented lack of airplay of their music on national radio stations, but thanked local radio stations like Hevoi FM and Great Zimbabwe University Radio station that have put them on the map.