ZIMDANCEHALL chanter, Winky D, who refers to himself as
Messi weReggae, says he is not threatened by up-and-coming Zimdancehall
artistes who are dropping tunes which instantly become hits, rocking airwaves
and scooping key awards.
One cannot doubt the impact the emerging Zimdancehall
chanters have had on the local music scene. The likes of Enzo Ishall and Jah
Signal have been dropping songs like 50 Magate, Kanjiva, Smart Rinotangira
Kutsoka, Sweetie and Stonyeni which have become instant hits.
To show how much their music has been embraced, Enzo
scooped the Outstanding Song of the Year award at this year’s Namas while Jah
Signal won Song of the Year at the Star FM Music Awards.
In the past, Winky D was the only artiste in his genre who
could win the Song of the Year Award at these prestigious award ceremonies. But
clearly, things are changing with the coming of these emerging young artistes.
But, Winky D is unfazed as he does not see these youngsters
as threats. His manager, Jonathan Banda said: “Winky is never threatened but is
strengthened by the up-and-coming artistes. There’s no way he’ll ever feel
threatened. The more the merrier.”
Banda said Winky D instead, supports the youngsters as he
wants the Zimdancehall movement to grow.
“Winky always supports the up-and-coming artistes who’re
pushing the movement forward. The vision is to see the Zimdancehall genre
becoming the biggest genre in Zimbabwe so it’s not a matter of having a
competition.
“The movement can’t be pushed by one man. When Enzo wins
song of the year, it’s a win for the whole Zimdancehall genre,” said Banda.
Looking back, one cannot deny the role Winky D played in
putting the Zimdancehall genre on the map and these youngsters are eating off
his hard work.
Asked if Winky D will be dropping an album this year, Banda
said: “I can’t disclose anything at the moment in terms of when we’ll be
releasing an album. We’re definitely working on more new material so fans
should expect great music from Winky.
“We’re also making efforts to collaborate with more
international artistes.”
Winky D is currently riding high with the success of his
new single MuGarden which features Gemma Griffiths.
Quizzed if they thought this song, which has over two
million views on YouTube, would be a resounding success, Banda said: “When
doing a song, we just focus on investing the best of energy. So whatever
happens after doesn’t really matter as we just put our best efforts.
“We’re, however, always ready for the best and worst. We
really didn’t know how people were going to react to MuGarden but we knew we
had given it our best.” Chronicle
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