|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
|
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma
Two juxtaposed musical genres, Zimdancehall and Jit meet at the imposing home of entertainment in the City of Kadoma, The Odyssey Lodges and Restaurant when giants Winky D and Baba Harare clash today in a crunch gig.
The musical show arguably comes to deodorize a city dogged by what many neutrals dubbed the worst agricultural show in recent time.
Wallace Chirumiko, who goes by the stage name Winky D or one of his many monikers Gaffer is no new performer at the trendy venue.
He posted a rallying tick-tock visual to romp up support for the jamming.
“Gaffer ting, Chi Extra yo Kadoma make a date with Gaffer this Saturday 13 August with Winky D and V.G live at Odyssey. We just want you to come in numbers so we can have a nice gaffer party. It’s gonna be murder. See you there,” chanted ChiExtra in the skit where he dons his trademark turban.
Chi Extraterrestrial also Bigman or Dancehall Igwe, Winky has endeared himself well with local and international followers. He has won awards on the continent.
Known for penning social conscious lyrics that interrogate and sometimes tell truth to social, political, and business authority, he has represented the voice of the downtrodden.
On the other hand, thirty-four-year-old Baba Harare (real name Braveman Chizvino) has preferred lyrics that some sections of society deem to border on obscenity. They argue that it leaves nothing to the imagination of critical minds.
The fast-beat chaser has ignited explosive debate with his songs both in decent and indecent fora. The Bikita-born singer is popular for hits The Reason Why and Generator.
His moniker, Baba Harare is said to have been jokingly coined by The City Vibrations Band manager, Filda Muchabaiwa when his wife delivered their first baby in Harare instead of their preferred rural home.
The two dreadlocked and energetic frontmen bring their stage performances before an audience that is ripe for more live outings.
Their acts help to eclipse for a moment, the ever-present affiliation divide due to their polarized genres.