ZIMBABWEAN songbird Cindy Munyavi on Saturday scooped the Best Female Artiste for African Music Awards (Afrima) at a ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Interestingly, the Ndidzorere Moyo Wangu singer speaking to NewsDay early this year during the official opening of her a boutique in the central business district said she never wanted to be a musician.
“It was all peer pressure. Friends kept pushing me. I never knew I could sing, but my friends pressured me into singing,” she said. “I actually thought I would be a designer, but when I started singing, it was like I had a new toy and never stopped.
However, it seems the songstress is now enjoying the fruits of being a musician.
Cindy expressed her gratitude to the nation in a post she wrote on her social network (Facebook) page on the same night.
“Thank you for your votes and support . . . We brought the Afrima for the best female artist in southern Africa. I cannot contain my joy Byce Nation Over Everything,” she wrote.
Nigerian RnB twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P Square, 2 Face, Davido, and Heavy K, among others, were also awarded for their outstanding works in the year 2014.
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From the award night, social networks were abuzz with congratulatory messages from all corners of the country.
One Dzikamayi Chibaya, wrote: “Congratulations Cindy Munyavi and the whole #BryceNationTeam for scooping the AFRIMA 2014 Best Southern African Female Artist Award!!! You just put Zimbabwe on the map.”
Another follower Tapiwa Gold wrote: “Guys, Cindy has done it for Zimbabwe. Let’s back up our talent. This is a good thing. Let’s talk about our very own Cindy.”
True Nhema also commented: “Oh Cindy, well done! Keep it up! God bless you. You made us proud.”
Cindy is a National Merit Awards nominee who has done collaborations with Nigeria’s 2 Face and South Africa’s Bongani Fassie.
She has shared stage with both local and international artistes, among them Jamaican chanter Beenie Man.
