YESTERYEAR urban grooves musician Decibel has rubbished
claims that he ditched the late national hero, Oliver Mtukudzi, in 2005 during
their United Kingdom tour.
Decibel refuted the allegations following claims by
controversial artiste Vimbai Zimuto that he gained entry into the UK during a
music tour with Mtukudzi and decided to stay behind.
Zimuto worked for three years as Mtukudzi’s backing
vocalist.
“Decibel together with Major E went on a tour of the UK
with the late Mtukudzi, but instead of returning to the country, they ran off
to live in that country the same way Caps United players did back in the day,”
said Zimuto.
“It took years for Tuku to clear his name with UK
immigration. That’s why he never repeated the same mistake of taking musicians
on his international tours except for those groomed at Pakare Paye Arts
Centre.”
The “Madhara” hitmaker scoffed at Zimuto’s allegations
describing them as a desperate attempt to gain publicity.
“I went to UK with Tuku in March 2005 and we came back home
together. I then travelled back on my own in December of the same year.
“I never went abroad with Major E. I met him there. Where
did you get that from?”
Decibel is currently working as a scientist in UK. The musician said he does not regret leaving Zimbabwe at
the peak of his music career.
“It was probably the best move I ever made. The Zimbabwean music industry has been poor. It is
probably not that harsh to say there has been relatively no industry.
“There was and continues to be a lack of structures to
enable talent to be leveraged for economic gains.
“When you consider the time and effort it takes to come up
with a good product, one that you cannot sell for that matter, and you have the
option to get well paid work on the other hand and the choice is a no brainer,”
said Decibel. Herald
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