ECONOMIST Tongai Tarubona has soldiered on and released his third album Pfumvudza (The coming of the new season).
SILENCE CHARUMBIRA
After riding on sungura rhythms on the first two albums, Tarubona has finally declared his love for jazz music with the 10-track album.
The album was launched at a colourful event held at F&G in Southerton on Saturday evening.
Interestingly, to affirm his jazz call, Tarubona was backed for both the recording and the launch by veteran jazz band Pied Pipers that kept the revellers on their feet throughout the night.
Speaking at the launch of the album, guest of honour Albert Nyathi hailed Tarubona for a show of affection for the art.
“You always say musicians are not schooled,” he started off on a comical note much to the applause of the audience. “Now here is an economist who is also a musican. We want him to tell us where the economy is going?
“What I would want to urge Tongai (Tarubona) is to remain committed to the industry. This is an industry of passion.” Nyathi joked further: “Unlike you, we are committed to art and we do not have anywhere else to go like you. You can run away to your economics, but we stay put.”
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Nyathi then went down memory lane reminding the audience of the original Pied Pipers with the receptive audience interjecting with names.
He later auctioned the CD which was bought for $15 much to the pleasure of the poet.
“We have seen a lot of artistes being promised thousands of dollars and getting nothing at the end of the day,” he said. Tarubona said he has always been inclined to jazz music since he ventured into the trade.
He said in his musical journey, the album title Pfumbudza was a turning point to the better as he shifted gradually his beat from sungura to Jazz.
“Of late, I have been working with the Pied Pipers Band fronted by Charles Areketa, younger brother to the late great Tobias Areketa which has influenced or rather smoothened the transition,” Tarubona said.
“This album carries tracks with deeper meanings as compared to the erlier releases such that one should not just interpret literally.”
The 10 tracks on the album are Snooker, Zvatosvorana, Varaidzo, Hana, Tonde, Cancer, Ndokutenda Sei, Pfumvudza, Ndokutenda Sei (instrumental) and Kunyepa.
The overall theme on the album remains social commentary covering a lot of factors.
