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Former Ivy Kombo dancer releases third album

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BLESSING Muvhami, a former dancer with yesteryear gospel diva, Ivy Kombo, seems to have put the experience he got to good use, as he has released his third album, Anenyasha, which is receiving considerable airplay on local radio.

BLESSING Muvhami, a former dancer with yesteryear gospel diva, Ivy Kombo, seems to have put the experience he got to good use, as he has released his third album, Anenyasha, which is receiving considerable airplay on local radio.

BY ARTS CORRESPONDENT

The album has six tracks and was collaboratively produced by the Green Ambassador, Derrick Mpofu and George Raphael Sambasa.

The tracks include Namatai Jehovha, Tinomutenda, which features talented artiste Arnold Mlalazi, Ndaizokupupurira, Hapana Chandinoshaiwa and Ngetani which already has a video playing on local television.

“I have always been writing my music since I was young, but people knew me as a soccer player. Therefore, some people were shocked to see me leaving soccer for music. My breakthrough began when Matthew Mutaga, a pastor with NguvaYakwana Records, invited me to their studios,” he recalled.

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“I remember then being a dancer for Ivy Kombo. They loved my performance and I recorded my first track with Derrick Mpofu called Ndionei in 2003. Mutaga then organised a show for upcoming artistes where I performed well. Meanwhile, I had given my single to a popular National FM DJ, who is now late, who started playing it on radio. The demand grew so much that l had to go and make more CDs.”

Thereafter, Muvhami was invited to record an album, Wedenga, which he did between 2005 and 2006 before recording his first video, Ivai Neni.

Besides music, the artiste is a professional barber and is also into video filming and car washing.