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for the song “Uchandida Chete” which<br />
gave me mileage as people got to know<br />
me, as it is also on YouTube, it debuted at<br />
number 32 on top 50 charts in 2012.<br />
“I have also had the opportunity to<br />
perform on tour in Spain on the World<br />
Youth Day for Catholic in 2011, I have<br />
worked with a number of artistes and<br />
through it all I have learned and still am<br />
learning,” he added.<br />
Brian’s music is rich in quality with<br />
an Afro-centric instrumentation and is<br />
pregnant with meaning which he said he<br />
draws inspiration from everyday life.<br />
“What inspires me as a person are<br />
the people around me and things that<br />
happen in our day to day life. Me being<br />
a youth I have a role to play in trying to<br />
conscientise my fellow youths especially<br />
as far as life is concerned.<br />
“Nowadays the youth spend less time<br />
with parents and the only way they can<br />
be taught about life is through music<br />
because wherever they go they will listen<br />
to music, so most of my songs are directed<br />
to them,” he said.<br />
With four albums under his belt namely<br />
“So They Say”, “Ndingatii Zvangu”, “Hausi<br />
Wega” and “Yambirika”, the artiste is<br />
currently riding high with the single<br />
track titled “Zvanyanya”, on which he<br />
castigates parents for domestic violence.<br />
“The institution of marriage is no<br />
longer being respected as it used to and<br />
domestic violence is reported daily. So<br />
we the children are saying to parents<br />
we have had enough and your domestic<br />
violence is affecting our studies and our<br />
peace. It’s an outcry for parents to solve<br />
their differences amicably,” he explained.<br />
He also urged artistes to be steadfast<br />
and exemplary to their followers if they<br />
are to be respected and want to make it in<br />
the industry.<br />
“I being a Christian means everything<br />
that I do has to have Christian values in<br />
it. We were created in the image of God<br />
and being an artiste I really need to be<br />
role model to all those young stars who<br />
look up to me.<br />
Music<br />
“My fellow artistes should improve<br />
lyrical content because bad publicity<br />
sells in America and not here. Zimbabwe<br />
has its own values, which needs to be<br />
preserved.<br />
“That’s why the senior superstar<br />
Oliver Mtukudzi has managed to stay in<br />
the game for such a long time because it’s<br />
because he has managed to uphold those<br />
values,” he said.<br />
He however, bemoaned lack of support<br />
by locals who look down upon artistes<br />
and urged them to support art by buying<br />
original music.<br />
“Zimbabwe has a lot of talent but<br />
the problem is sponsorship. Artistes are<br />
regarded as low class people in society.<br />
And I urge fans or promoters to appreciate<br />
art.<br />
“Fans should buy original music and<br />
give us value for our work and shun<br />
piracy because pirates are stealing from<br />
us,” he said.TP<br />
m Kambuzuma<br />
The Parade - Zimbabwe’s Most Read Lifestyle Magazine August 2014 Page 13
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