Plaxedes Wenyika launches 8th album

TSITSI CHIYANGWA

Songbird, Plaxedes Wenyika, will release her eighth studio album, Afrosoul Rhapsody tomorrow.

It has 11 tracks.

Speaking   at  a  pre-launch listening  session on Wednesday, the “Wadarireiko” hitmaker,  declared the new  album   would be a game changer.

According to Wenyika, the album comes after two sold-out Urban Grooves concerts, where she and other musicians in the genre gave incredible performances to demonstrate that they still had what it took to be performers.

She claimed that after hearing from fans who felt let down because they were missing a certain sound that isn’t present in music being performed these days, she was motivated to return to the studio.

‘’  I thought to myself   let   me  do something  that  would  take me to the  next level as  I cannot repeat  the  same  thing  I have been   doing over the years .I asked   where I wanted  to be, where I want to compete’,” she said.

As musical trends become increasingly revolutionary, Wenyika said it became imperative to devote oneself entirely to Afro soul.

‘’My sound for now is  Afro Soul  but I was  also thinking bigger   that  yes Zimbabwe is fantastic but  if people  can listen to Zahara  and the likes of Lira  it is now time  for the  world  to know that Divas  can  also  come from Zimbabwe,” she said.

As  for the  production of the album, Wenyika recorded  in South Africa  with  a Zimbabwean  based  producer Tino Beatboy at Jazzworx Studio

Asked if she will be doing live shows Wenyika  said: ‘’ Yes I have a band – Brighter Day  and the  beauty of having  a live band is what you hear on the Album is what  you will get on live shows ‘’

With  hit Albums  in the past like  Tisaparadzane, Full circle  and Sentiments the hopeless romantic is sure   to churn out an  album  that  will not disappoint  as two  of the teasers from the upcoming  11 track Album Story  and Watoba  moyo wangu  featuring  Zimbabwean born ,South African based Jazz Maestro, Louis Mhlanga  are bound to be hits.