By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
United States-based singer Dr Thomas Mapfumo has sent his condolences to the Manatsa family following the death of legenday Zexie Manatsa on Thursday.
The Tea Hobvu hitmaker succumbed to cancer at age 78.
In a video doing the rounds on social media, Mukanya speaking in Shona said he was saddened to hear of the death of Zexie whom he called a ‘hero’ and ‘legend’.
“Ini ndimi Mukanya kana kuti Thomas Mapfumo ndiri kuti kuhama dzese dzamukoma Zexie Manatsa nematambudziko ndarwadziwa nekunzwa kuti mukoma Zexie Manatsa vashaya.
“Chokwadi kunonzi kufa hakurambwi, kufa mutemo waMwari ndinodaira kuti zuva ravo mukoma Zexie ranga rasvika saka hapana anoramba kana zuva rake rasvika nekuti kufa mutemo waMwari.
“Asi tisakanganwe kuti tasiwa negamba, tasiwa nelegend,” Mukanya said.
He hailed Zexie for being a proponent of Zimbabwean culture through music.
“Mukoma Zexie vanga vari muimbi mukuru muZimbabwe ndovakaita kuti zvinhu zvishanduke muZimbabwe kana takudaidza munyaya yemusic nekambo kavo kaye kanonzi Chipo Chiroorwa.
“Vanhu vese vakafara vachinzwa kambo aka nokuti ndomusambo wemuZimbabwe ndomaimbiro edu atinoita muZimbabwe,” he said.
“Mukoma Zexie vanga vari vamwe vaichengetedza tsika dzemuZimbabwe. Saka tisavakanganwe ngative navo panguva ino.
“Sezvandakutaurirai kuti kufa mutemo waMwari hapana anoramba. Kana zuva rako rasvika haurembe kwete unongodaidzwa uchienda.
“Saka tinovayeuka Mukoma Zexie, tinovayeuka zvikuru tichiti tarasikirwa negamba guru, tarasikirwa nelegend, ergh ndinoona kuti Zimbabwe yese irikuchema nhasi nokuti Zimbabwe yarasakirwa negamba guru.”
Mukanya urged young musicians to follow in the footsteps of Zexie Manatsa to preserve Zimbabwean culture.
“Saka ndokumbira vechidiki vese muteere mutsoka dzamukoma Zexie Manatsa, Mukoma Zexie Manatsa ilengend ndovamunofanirwa kuteera mutsoka dzavo.
“Vakaita kuti Zimbabwe izikanwe kuti ine culture and Zimabwe ine tsika, ine maitiro avo, vane maimbiro avo, vane magariro avo.
“Mukoma Zexie ilegend, mukoma Zexie ndoda kuti mufambe zvakanaka, muzorore murugare ndatenda,” Mukanya said.
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