Proud Zimbo [Anhu Acho]

Freeman had a superb 2016 with his album Mangoma Hobho which received plaudits from all sectors of the music industry, did a review of the album and you can read it here:  Mangoma Ihobho Album Review  . He went on to release the much loved single  Interview which is on the popular Jamaican produced Moskato Riddim. Following up on such a successful album is a tall order for nearly anyone and Freeman has finally decided to release the follow up to Mangoma Ihobho and today will be sharing my thoughts and views on the album. As usual will be doing a track by track review. 1. Nothing Ah Gwan (Moyo Wangu) The first jam on the track does a good job in setting the pace and standard for the album. It was produced by Dj Tamuka at the Millitary Touch and he did a very solid job. Love the bouncy nature of the track. Freeman is talking about what many of us experience on a daily basis, we smile and get on with life despite the many challenges we are facing. Many of us des...

One of the hardest things is following up on classic jams and Taurai Mandebvu is one artist who serves as a good example of that. He gave us the classic jam Nyeredzi years back then went quiet. He came back years later with Better Man  which serenaded all the Zimbo ladies then also disappeared. Now he is back with a new track Failing To Love and the question is will he capture the hearts of many Zimbos again as he did in the past. Have listened to the track and will now be sharing my views and thoughts with you. The track was produced by the iconic Take Fizzo and he showed why he is a respected producer. Despite mainly concentrating on Hip Hop these days Take Fizzo managed step out of his comfort zone to produce this modern dancehall inspired type of instrumental. Its also arranged well and is sounding good. On this track Taurai is afraid that his shortcoming are gonna cause him to lose his love. He is afraid he is not going to be able to love his lady as she wants and ...

Searching for new music from unknown artists is one of my favourite hobbies. I'm one of those people who believe the statement legendary producer Clive Monomukundu stated in his book; an artists best days are before he goes commercial. At that moment an artist is not bound by the pressure to remain atop of the game but he/she will just be making music as they feel so they are at their creative best during that period. Whilst browsing though my soundcloud I came across a track by a lady called Melyssa and decided to give the track a listen...mainly because it was produced by one person I'm closely following, Adrian Tate. So downloaded my copy and gave the song a listen. Today will be sharing my thoughts and views of the track. Like I mentioned above Adrian Tate was behind the production of this track, for those who do not know who he is he was the other half of Soul Afrika. The production is done quite well, the instrumental is clean, simple and light on the ear. Adrian sh...

Reverb 7 is steadily making a name for himself as the finest house (deep) house producer and deejay in the country. His 2016 production Heavy Machine was arguably one of the best local house tracks last year and now he is back with another new jam. To fill up the gaps between tracks he has been releasing his Welcome To Afro House mixes which are gaining traction among many house loving Zimbos all over. His last mix the Vol 3 is currently my favourite, have played it a load of times and all my friends asked for that mix. Since my first listen of the Vol 3 mix I was always curious as to the name & producer of the intro track and have been searching for it since then. Imagine how glad I was when I realized that the new Reverb track I just downloaded was the track I was looking for these past weeks. Have now managed to listen to the track for a couple of days and I'm now ready to share my views and thoughts on the track. Reverb 7 and Youngnash were behind the production a...

Peter Moyo has had a tough stay in the music business, filling the shoes left by his father proved to be a massive challenge for the Young Igwe. He however keeps on going hoping to move out of his fathers shadow and become his own man. Personally Peter's music has failed to capture my attention for some time now and had low expectations on the album. Regardless I got a copy of his latest album and got to listening and today will be giving you my views and thoughts on the album. Like always will be doing a track by track review of the album. 1. Mweya Mutsvene The intro on the track is more of a declaration of how the Young Igwe has grown and in a way makes you hyped of whats to come. The instrumental starts in a way that definitely reminds you of the late iconic Dhewa, the layout of the instrumentals is done well and it's sounding very good. The vocals on the other hand are not good, he is straining himself for the larger parts, he gets a tad better on the verses bu...

Award winning rapper Sharky has joined forces with the Chasing Moments classic maker Karma on this new jam. Sharky is enjoying a successful patch in his career, his album Soko Matemai ( ) was well received by rap fans in Zim and earned him the deserved Album of the year gong at the 2016 Zim Hip Hop Awards. Karma gave us the iconic Chasing Moments Mixtape back in 2012 and then went on a sabbatical leave to finish his studies and he is back now, hopefully. So have give myself some time to listen to their jam and today will be sharing my views and thoughts on the track. Rayo beats was in charge of the production and he did quite a good job. Love the fusion between the African instruments, the rock guitar and the modern hip hop elements. The instrumental in overall is structured very well and does a great job in bringing out the best in both the artists. Great job by Rayo Beats. On this track they are talking about those people who never appreciate or applaud you even when you hav...

Recently I attended my first Alexio Kawara show and it got me thinking about live performances, what I prefer and what I despise. As people we are different in terms of the music we listen to and how we prefer to consume it, some people just prefer consuming music on their phones whilst laying on bed, some in the car,  some prefer to consuming it at a club, some prefer live shows or even all of the mentioned methods...in fact there are much more ways to consume music. Personally I'm a huge fan of music, I'll be listening to music most of my time; be it at work, driving, at home, at an outing, even at church I cannot afford to miss the praise and worship time, I just love my music. I even joined the praise and worship team at my assembly because for me a good praise session and a powerful worship session makes my soul very happy, it uplifts me and leaves me ready to hear the word. I love witnessing and/or being part of a solid live act. Even besides church I love witnessing...