LOCAL Afro-jazz artistes Faith Candy and Mabasa Ziyambi will launch their debut joint album, Evil Forests, on October 1 in Australia. The launch will also see dendera heir Sulumani Chimbetu performing.
BY CLAYTON MASEKESA
Faith Candy, who is based in Harare, is currently making waves on the local scene following her transition from urban grooves and dancehall to Afro-jazz.
Ziyambi, known as Bazuka in the Afro-jazz circles, is based in Australia and also doubles as Faith Candy’s manager.
The two teamed up and came up with the album, which consists of six songs based on real-life situations.
Speaking from his base in Australia, Bazuka said this was their first effort together after Faith Candy’s decision to move to the “mature Afro-jazz genre”.
“I am a music promoter and songwriter and on this album I wrote all the songs with the help of Faith and they are full of real-life situations,” he said.
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Some of the songs include Maidei, which talks about problems in love relationships, and Zvarwadza, which Bazuka said is a dedication to his niece who drowned in Mupfure River. Both songs already have videos.
Another track with a sungura fusion, Tinowirirana, is a dedication to the late sungura maestro Tongai “Dhewa” Moyo.
“I wrote and sang the song because I had promised Tongai Moyo that one day I would release a sungura song,” he said.
Bazuka said he was elated to work with Faith Candy who has shown great talent.
Faith Candy said she was enjoying her transition from urban grooves to Afro-jazz. She was born Faith Naphazi in February 1989 in Harare and started singing at Glen View Primary School and All Souls Mission before she took up music as a career.
