By Arts Reporter
Zimbabwean music legend Thomas Mapfumo has accepted businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s lucrative performance offer, paving way for what could become one of the biggest paydays in the country’s entertainment history.
The offer first announced by Chivayo during birthday celebrations of award-winning musician Jah Prayzah.
Full statement from Sir Wicknel
BABA WE MARUDZI HAVANA DEFEAT…💰🤑💸🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
Spreading LOVE will always WIN over negativity, HATRED and the endless SENSELESS conspiracy theories that seek to divide rather than unite us. I am PLEASED to announce that I will WHOLEHEARTEDLY honour my commitment by paying a record-breaking US$1 MILLION for these two shows at US$500,000 per show. This will make the legendary THOMAS TAFIRENYIKA MAPFUMO the HIGHEST PAID SINGER ever in the history of our beloved country.
I say a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you, MUKANYA, my best singer of all time, for making this decision consciously and INDEPENDENTLY, without any influence from the NAYSAYERS who have never contributed anything meaningful to your WELFARE or to your extraordinary legacy. This is my small way of thanking you for your IMMENSE contribution to Zimbabwe’s music and arts industry over the years, and, more importantly, for the INSPIRATION your music provided during the LIBERATION struggle that brought about our historic and precious INDEPENDENCE . Your music has EDUCATED, inspired, UNITED and comforted generations of Zimbabweans, and your legacy will continue to live on for many years to come.
As soon as our house KUMUSHA, ku GANDAMI is complete towards the end of November or by MID DECEMBER, we shall also have the greatest honour of welcoming you to KUGARA HUDA ESTATE ku GANDAMI ku WILTSHIRE for our housewarming celebrations. It will be a truly SPECIAL occasion to host a living legend whose music has become part of Zimbabwe’s history and identity.
THANK YOU MUKANYA for everything you have done for our NATION and for instilling unity and identity through CHIMURENGA music.
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