The song Jesus Be a Fence was recorded at Clive Mono Mukundu’s studio, Monolio Studios and produced by Michael Mahendere and Mono Mukundu. The song is part of a compilation album produced by Mono which carries songs from various artists, among them Alexio Kawara, Willom Tight and Outspoken. Titled Various Artists 4, the album comprises 15 songs by different artists.
Shamu has a lot of interest in music and art and is the patron of the Zimbabwe Union of Musicians. The minister recently helped mobilise funds for Tongai Moyo’s cancer drug. Shamu is not new to the music and entertainment business as he was a DJ during the colonial times but left the job to join the liberation struggle. He is also a former teacher and a journalist by profession who worked at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation holding several managerial positions.
Shamu has a lot of interest in music and art and is the patron of the Zimbabwe Union of Musicians. The minister recently helped mobilise funds for Tongai Moyo’s cancer drug. Shamu is not new to the music and entertainment business as he was a DJ during the colonial times but left the job to join the liberation struggle. He is also a former teacher and a journalist by profession who worked at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation holding several managerial positions.
His political career began in the 1960s and after independence he was a member of parliament for several years. He was appointed Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture and in 2005 and in 2009 with the coalition government he became the minister of Information and Publicity, a position he still holds. Through his ministry, Shamu has in recent months collaborated with musical acts to compose songs favourable to Zanu PF.
Promising urban grooves musician and producer Sanii Makhalima joined the Zanu PF praise bandwagon following his release of the pro-Zanu PF album Get Connected. Makhalima personally handed the new album CD to President Robert Mugabe at his offices while in the company of gospel musician Amos Mahendere.
Mahendere, one of the outstanding gospel musicians in Zimbabwe has in recent months also openly showed his allegiance to Zanu PF through the production of the party’s jingles. With Shamu, Mahendere produced a new musical choir group called Mbare Chimurenga Choir which has so far released two albums that glorify Mugabe and his party. The Mbare Chimurenga Choir released a rendition of liberation war songs in their debut album Nyatsoteera (Shona for “listen carefully”).
The album received saturated air play in local radio stations, raising the ire of the opposition MDC, who immediately ordered that they be pulled off air but ZBC ignored them. Mbare Chimurenga Choir followed their debut with another album this year, Simukai Tiverengane (Shona for “let us stand and count each other”) which centres on the theme that President Mugabe is a man of the people committed to making the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans better. Herald.
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