Afro Musician Samukoko thrills at Classic263 Radio Steppers Listeners Club End of Year Gathering

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka

ZBC Classic263 Radio Steppers Listeners Fan Club held its end of year Get Together at Prince Edward School on Saturday in Harare where Afro musician Samukoko and his backing band, The Caritate was at their best.

The Jah Prayzah look-alike singer thrilled scores of Classic263 Listeners fans when he performed a number of adult contemporary Afro songs much to the delight of the audience.

“I enjoyed the youthful dreadlocked musician who resembles Jah Prayzah as he gave us some solid performances much to the delight of everyone in attendance,” said Givemore Manatsa, son to the legendary late Zex Manatsa, who was the Director of Ceremonies.

The colorful event was also graced by former Veteran Radio Broadcaster and one of Zimbabwe’s finest football referees of all time, Wilfred “DJ Wheeler The Dealer” Mukuna who took fans down memory lane with his choice of old contemporary classics.

Also present was South African based and Music Producer who is currently working with Keith Farquarson Manashe of the Hit track Summer Love, Classic263 Radio Presenters, and many more who love adult contemporary music coming from Mutare, Bulawayo, Hwange, Kadoma, and Masvingo.

“It was a great opprutinity to put faces to the names of some of the names we hear on Classic263 radio,” says Sarah Sadomba, known as The Voice of Chirumanzi- who came all the way from Chirumanzi, Midlands Province.

Patron of The Classic263 Steppers Listeners Club, Mr Meron Mushayavanhu, emphasised on the importance of such musical gatherings, saying it also gives business leaders, companies and advertisers to tap into the Station’s excellent programming as the station moves into the new playout system called Radio Computing System (RCS), adding that such gatherings unites families as well.

Mr Mushayavanhu also thanked the Classic263 radio Station’s management for introducing such programs where memories are evoked on programs such as Sounds On Saturday with John Matinde, The Weekend radio with George Munetsi and Sunday Soul Spectrum with Felix Nganjo.