MUSICIAN-cum-comedian Freddy “Kapfupi” Manjalima says he
has no hatred against fellow artists amongst them Charles “Marabha’’ Merisi who
accused the actor of bewitching him.
Responding to the allegations made on social media by
Marabha, Kapfupi said Marabha was a reckless and irresponsible person who
blamed his failures on other people.
“Marabha mwana wandakatora, if you want look at this, we
started this with Aphiri, Chimutashu, he was not even close.
“We then met them in town pataive necontract kuGramma
Records. I am the owner, ndini munyori wazvo ndini mutangi wazvo, that’s why
pakanzi Kapfupi, it’s my group, he came to work under me.
“Akazofurirwa nevanhu vandakashanda navo inini, vanga
vasina brain dzebasa, vandakasiya vasingazive kuti chii chinonzi basa,” he
said.
Kapfupi said there is no way he can argue with his
employee. I don’t argue with my employee, he just left like what happened to
Franco Slomo paakasiya kwaMacheso.
“So zvikuzonzi azoti akaroiwa, how can I bewitch my
employee, there is no one who can bewitch his or her employee, but I feel pity
for the life he is living now as compared to my life.
“Semuridzi wezvinhu, ndini muridzi wezvinhu, handinetsane
nemushandi wangu,” said Kapfupi.
The comedian said Marabha left after being influenced by
friends.
“He left because of other people, if you see him now,
mutarisei mumuone , kuti akurarama hupenyu hwakanaka here nemafurirwo aakaitwa
nevanhu vanofurira kuti munhu aite hurombe panyaya dzeart industry.
“Art industry inopedzisira yaita kunge yehurombe with such
influence. “He went kun’anga kumabhidhiri uko, kuti church iyoyo iite seyagona
kurapa marabha, iye ari munhu aita zvinhu zvisina musoro wese, I feel pity for
the life he is living.
“I don’t select musicians, I wish to work with any
musician, ndikutodawo kusimudzirwawo, nevaimbi vari muno and outside the
country.
“An artist is an artist mangwana achava mukuru
zvichingoenda zvakadaro and I love everyone in the arts industry,” added
Kapfupi.
Asked on how they started, he said: “We started when we
were in Epworth tichiitira mumaraini entertaining people. We were with Aphiri,
Chimutashu, Young Zebu, in many dramas at Pamupuranga DomboraMwari.
“We then shifted focus yekuenda kutown where Wasu used to
operate in First Street and that’s how we started with Aphiri and by that time
anamai Matiraburu vanga vasati vavepo.
“We met them in town but when we started I was with Aphiri,
Bhasopo, Chimutashu,” said Kapfupi.
The Street Theatre product said he grew up at a farm. “I
grew up at a farm called Mara in Ruwa and singing has always been in me since I
was at school before I thought of encompassing it with dramas.
“People started
noticing drama since I was acting in First Street before ZBC took us. During
that time I had music inside me which I wished I could sing and had always
wanted to be like Safiriyo Madzikatire, who inspired me.
“Music demands more money that’s why it took us long since
taiva tisina mari tiri munaFirst Street.”
Born on October 31 in 1978, Kapfupi said his journey has
always been of entertaining.
“When it all started, I enjoyed art since it was something
in me, zvekungonakidza vanhu. As I was growing up, I discovered that I could
earn a living from that, before I went on tv and family were happy.
“My art comes from within haisi yekuedzesera and when I
will be acting, I would be like munhu abatwa nemudzimu zvekuti ukatondigumha
ndogona kukanganwa zvandinenge ndichiita so it’s in me.
“The spirit comes each time I will be acting sechinhu
chakatanga kudhara sekutamba so. The time when we were acting in Epworth we
would also act in schools in line with the education curriculums.
“Whilst in the streets, we were taken by some companies,
and ZBC thereafter we went to Grammar records which then shoot our videos
during the time of Ngaavongwe Musakwa and now we are now working with different
companies.”
To date, Kapfupi has eight albums to his credit. “We have
also produced a video on Mai Nga song and there are many songs which were not
marketed well.
“We are also working on the new project Bvisa Chigunwe
Mukanwa which was produced last year.
“On music I have not worked with any band, I just started
but I featured on the video of the late Oliver Mtukudzi, Kupotsera Dope. I have
also featured the late Mkoma Tuku on my song Dzimba Dzinonetsa.
“Jah Prayzah featured on my song Madamburo and I also
worked with Simon Mutambi, Mostaff, DJ Shugeta.”
He vowed to remain in the industry. “I am in the industry
forever and I wish to reach the levels of all these established artist, like
Oliver Mtukudzi, Mapfumo among others.
“I am also expecting to see promoters inviting me. Ndisu
mapiritsi enyika and people should enjoy our acts. Street Theatre haife
zvekumhanya, hamheno imi vanhu, zvese acting, music ava mai Nga ndinavo.
“I do everything, zvekuti Kapfupi or Aphiri akapenga
handizive, zvinoonekwa nevanoona, the fans see our art,” he said. H Metro
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