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‘New concepts needed in showbiz’

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ZIMBABWE’S showbiz industry is yearning for new concepts, music promoter Josh Hozheri has said

ZIMBABWE’S showbiz industry is yearning for new concepts, music promoter Josh Hozheri has said.

BY SILENCE CHARUMBIRA ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

Hozheri was speaking in the run up to his First Gig of the Year scheduled for tonight at Pamuzinda Highway Xscape.

The show features Alick Macheso, Sulumani Chimbetu, Munya Mataruse and Killer T.

He said promoters were struggling to get themes when they engage musicians.

“For this show, it could have been easier thriving on the purported tension between Alick Macheso and Sulumani Chimbetu, but other than that, we have challenges theming the shows because the same artistes perform day-in day-out,” Hozheri said.

“It becomes monotonous that you see the artistes all three days of the weekend.”

He said for the show tonight, they had to rope in young dancehall chanter Killer T to make sure there would be something different on offer.

“We are just trying to vary the presentation and it is an advantage that dancehall is a big thing in Harare currently, so by having Killer T on the line up, you capture dancehall fans too,” Hozheri said.

“We also have Munya Mataruse who is a different dimension to enhance variety.”

This is Sulu’s first show with Macheso in which the two are main acts other than at galas and a few other performances, so it should be one show not to be missed.

The two main artistes are coming from gruelling periods where they have had to deal with fans’ dissatisfaction and should be out full throttle.

Mataruse, on the other hand, released a second album Pashangara in December that was fairly received, while Killer T will be aiming to make an unforgettable first impression.

Hozheri said he hoped the theming would please the audiences.

“Other than everything else, dancehall cannot be ignored in Zimbabwe, so I hope this variance works,” Hozheri said.