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MP Madzore Goes Gospel

June 21, 2005 – 2:34 pm

MP Madzore Goes Gospel - FROM the hassles of fighting battles in the political arena to being a born again Christian and subsequently releasing a gospel album - that’s the story of Glen View MDC Member of Parliament, Paul Madzore.

He has been hauled before the courts of law for his role as an opposition MP, and has had to contend with marauding Zanu PF youths.

But if his debut effort has anything to do with spiritual maturity, then Madzore will look at his political life from a different perspective.

And indeed he has started to look at the political sphere with “a Godly eye”.

According to him, his eight-track album entitled Ndiyani Anotonga is a dedication to the leadership to embrace the Bible - which is the word of Christ - bearing in mind the vital lesso that after all has been done, God has the last say.

Unlike Minister without Portfolio, Eliot Manyika’s propaganda albums, Madzore’s release steers clear of politics, deciding instead to border on popular church hymns.

“Purely gospel, my brother,” is how he describes his album.

It is an effort that will do justice to the cliché “sizzling album.” Among the interesting tracks is the hymn Mweya Wangu une Muponisi, a popular Methodist Church song.

Other tracks are Ndiani Ane Simba, Hosana wekudenga, Ndiani ane simba (Instrumental) Jesu Ndiswededzei, Simba rekufamba naro and plug track, Nerimwe zuva.

The album was recorded at DAT studios and is being marketed by Pastor Kasi’s Gospel Train Records.

However, listeners will have to keep their fingers crossed because the album might not receive airplay due to political interference.

Madzore, a Catholic, said: “I cannot say my album is not being played because of political interference or anything like that. But I understand that all radio stations have the album. In fact, 20 were distributed to DJs. I will wait for some time and see what happens.”

The broadcasting monopoly, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings is famous for censoring anybody perceived to belong to the opposition camp, while overplaying those who sing praises for the ruling Zanu PF party.

“This album is a message to leaders to get one thing straight. We are all answerable to God and there is no way we can live in a vacuum. God will answer all our prayers because only he can save us,” said the Glen View MP.

Madzore becomes the third high profile politician to release an album this year, after Manyika and Jonathan Moyo’s Zimbabwe 2005 and Phambili leTsholotsho respectively, which were both used to campaign in the 31 March parliamentary elections
Zimbabwe Standard (Harare)
John Mokwetsi

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