Saturday 22 December 2012

                                                 
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Friday 21 December 2012

Maskiri, Trevor Dongo, Leonard Mapfumo Arrive in UK for Tour


Maskiri, Trevor Dongo, Leonard Mapfumo Arrive in UK for Tour
By: Michael Chipato
 Maskiri, Trevor Dongo, Leonard Mapfumo and Super Producer Macdee‘s arrived in UK for their maiden UK tour early Thursday morning.
The ‘Tsotsi’ star Alishias Musimbe aka 'Maskiri' arrived for UK gigs following a successful year in which he was crowned the Zim Hip Hop BEST MALE ARTIST 2012. Trevor Dongo of the ‘Ndashamisika’ fame and current romantic anthem spinner will also grace the UK stage. To crown the musical adventure on the performances, Leonard Mapfumo and Producer Macdee are ready to set the house on fire.
The two shows slated for Coventry, Platinum on 22 December and the second on 23 December in London at the newly renovated Club Kartana, formerly Club 19 will prove critical for much praised artists who are all freshman on UK stages and truly out to prove their worth in the face of fresh audiences. The hunger for Zimbabwean art is evident as Zimbabweans have supported artists from the motherland endlessly over the past couple of years.    
All the artists are thrilled and promising shows of a lifetime. Maskiri the Zim Hip Hop Godfather promised a movie scene performance, while King of Rnb Trevor Dongo promised mouth-watering performances.
Speaking to EmCeeMedia,multi-talented Leonard Mapfumo said “I think it’s a gateway to a new territory and we hope to make a lot of noise that will turn heads of people who have never heard of us before. We hope to reach out to other nations or groups. We hope by the time we come back we will be having new fans”.
Super producer Macdee who has promised few surprises will be working with the different acts on the tour. “I feel this tour was long overdue to the UK fans. This is a rare combination of the Zim Hip Hop gurus, Rnb King and a renowned producer” Macdee said.


Zimbabwe Urban Grooves Take Over Maskiri ,Trevor Dongo,Leonard Mapfumo and McDee. 2 Shows Only.
22nd Dec @ Club Platnum, Tower Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1JN
31st Dec @ The Newly Refubished Club Kartana (Formally Club 19) 19A Upton Lane Forest Gate E7 9PA London.

TICKETS & INFO call/WhatsApp :02036646496, 07833454107, 07525741060

Friday 14 December 2012



Bedrock Entertainment has confirmed that Maskiri, Trevor Dongo, Leonard Mapfumo and Super Producer Macdee‘s visas are all out and the tour is going ahead as planned.
The ‘Tsotsi’ star Maskiri leaves Zimbabwe with a successful year which in which he was crowned the Zim Hip Hop BEST MALE ARTIST 2012. Trevor Dongo of the ‘Ndashamisika’ fame and current romantic anthem in Zimbabwe will also grace the UK stage. To crown the musical adventure on the performances, Leonard Mapfumo and Producer Macdee are ready to set the house on fire.







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Michael Chipato is a social and development scientist currently living in Birmingham.Over the years issues pertaining social inequalities, dictatorship, political oppression and gender disparities have been his research focus.As an artist, journalist and academic Michael's philosophy of life is greatly influenced by Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) ... a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who served as the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). Senghor was the first African to sit as a member of the Académie française. He was also the founder of the political party called the Senegalese Democratic Bloc. He is regarded by many as one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century. Senghor created the concept of Négritude, an important intellectual movement that sought to assert and to valorize what they believed to be distinctive African characteristics, values, and aesthetics..He does not condone oppression and violence in any shape or form.

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