TRANSIT Crew top vocalist Jeffrey Sithole who dumped the group in June last year has returned to the reggae outfit.
Report by Jairos Saunyama Own Correspondent
Sithole, together with other vocalists Rungano Chaza and Solomon Tokwe, left the band citing different reasons, among them poor remuneration.
The band which used to have five vocalists had been lying low since the departure of these three.
Following the desertion, Transit Crew remained with one vocalist Tinashe “Cello Culture” Gamure, nephew of the late reggae crooner Culture T, who joined the group in 2011.
Munyaradzi Nyemba, one of the Rastafarian elders at Transit Crew confirmed Sithole’s return.
“Sithole rejoined the group few months ago and that is of great importance to the band. We had one vocalist Cello Culture and the return of Sithole is good news for us. We have since resumed live shows and we are also working on our new album.”
One of the sons of Transit Crew, Emmanuel Motsi, who after ditching Transit Crew formed his band MoFamilee Crew, seems to be doing well on the music scene.
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Motsi — the man behind the song Rozi which contributed to Transit Crew fame in 2009 — left the band last year in December before travelling to Europe where he held a number of shows in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany.
A number of local reggae musicians have played with Transit Crew and these include sensational reggae musician Mike Madamombe (Mic Inity), lead vocalist Solomon Tokwe, the late Tendai “Culture T” Gamure, Junior Banton, Emmanuel Frank and keyboard player Jairos Hambahamba.
Transit Crew was formed in 1988.
In 1989, Transit Crew had the privilege of playing alongside Culture, Eric Donaldson and Ijahman Levi who were all backed by Rough Cuts Band here in Zimbabwe.
The group has toured South Africa, Japan, United Kingdom and has been a supporting act for numerous international artistes such as Misty in Roots, Dennis Brown, Luciano and Mickey General in Jamaica, UK poet Zephaniah Benjamin and the late Lucky Dube
