AWARD-WINNING poet Tatenda Chinoda, popularly known as Gwenyanduri Dhege, has produced humour-laced clips circulating on social media in which he dares city fathers to look beyond relocating vendors.
BY SHADRECK MARIRIMBA
The clips, which have gone viral, have won the favour of vendors who are defying relocation from the lucrative central business district.
“My clips are unique because I mix humour in my Karanga accent, I come from Buhera and I inform as I entertain in my acts” said the jovial poet.
Gwenyanduri Dhege was born in 1975 and according to him he was born a poet.
“I was born a poet and I remember reciting other prominent poets’ work when I was in primary school,” said Tatenda. In clips doing the rounds which he likes to call “Screen guard phone yese dollar”, Tatenda is heard asking the authorities why they want to evict vendors to areas where there are no customers.
“Kumatenganyika kwomoda tiende hakuna consumer behaviour,” (There are no customers on the outskirts you are pushing us to) says Tatenda in one of the clips.
Tatenda, who is also a musician, has one album to his name titled Loud Silent Killer.
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The album has six tracks among them Pandakamuona, Baba Vakaenda, Shoko RavaMucharevei, Loud Silent Killer, Responsibility and My Love.
The song, Pandakamuona, has a video which is receiving fair play on national television.
Tatenda who won an accolade in 2013 for outstanding poet in the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) said his music genre is called musical poetry. He is set to release an album in October this year.
“I was a nominee in the same category in 2014 again because I offer poems which are unique and interesting to listen to” said Tatenda.
He said one of his clips, Tsamba Yababamudiki Dhege Kuna Maiguru, has become a hit on local radio and social media for it addresses ills in most marriages.
“People do not know that it’s me but that’s my creativity even on radio stations they play it but they don’t know who did it,” he said.
The popular poet has worked with comedians like Vharazipi of Sabhuku Vharazipi fame in Masvingo although they separated with him taking poetry and the latter comedy.
Gwenyanduri Dhege bemoaned the closure of Book Café where he used to showcase his talents.
