ALICK Macheso failed to turn up for Bishop Ollar Juru’s album release event held at jazz 105 on Thursday.
Report by Silence Charumbira
The event that was meant for the media had initially been publicised as an album launch for his latest one, Chivandire in which he collaborated with Macheso.
Initially, the event was marred by organisational glitches as co-ordinators ran behind schedule, managing to start performances over an hour late.
Last Power Media artiste and repertoire manager Tich Makahamadze, who was the event manager, said Macheso had failed to come due to family commitments.
“He called me saying he had to address a family issue and apologised for the inconvenience,” Makahamadze said.
Juru said he was not aware why Macheso had failed to turn up, but played the no-show down.
“I do not know why he did not join us, but it had to do with family. Anyone else would have done the same,” he said.
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“What he did initially was greater than the failed appearance and I would like to thank him for that.”
He described the event as having been fantastic, showering praises on other musicians who came to support him.
“First Farai, Tendai Dembo, Simon Mutambi and Romeo Gasa all did a splendid job,” he said.
“They performed very well when they went on stage and of course Sulumani Chimbetu, who joined me to perform Rabhauma from my first album released in 2003,.
“Jazz 105 was accommodative and the staffers were co-operative.”
With a bit of polishing up, the music on the album could be one that can make any sungura fan wiggle with excitement.
The vocals need improvement and some fine tuning is definitely required by the guitarists. The arrangement and composition can compete with most sungura productions locally.
The six-track album’s major plus will be the bass lines by Aleck Bondo, who, inspite of his disability, rose to the task.
