HARARE - Veteran musician and producer Andy Brown's endeavour to reclaim his past glory following the release of his controversial album Chiwoko (Corruption) might prove to be costly as it has brought him to a standstill with the sole, state-controlled, television broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). Although the electric guitarist has won back the affection and trust of several music promoters and critics, he has fallen out of favour with ZBC, which is hardly playing the album.
The relationship between the two former business associates, cemented by their support for the former ruling party, has collapsed following Brown’s album, which is viewed as politically incorrect by the broadcaster.
Brown publicly accused the ZBC of starving his songs by not giving them favourable airplay both on television and radio.
Sources within ZBC informed The Zimbabwean that, It is most likely that Andy Brown’s album Chiwoko might be soon barred from receiving any airplay both on radio and television. The album is very spiteful towards Zanu (PF) and that is why it is hardly played.
Chiwoko has been described as Andy Brown’s road to recovery by music analysts owing to its outspokenness on core issues affecting ordinary Zimbabweans at the hands of greedy and corrupt politicians.
Chiwoko is a masterpiece. It has brought back the old Andy Brown who we used to know from his works with Ilanga. The album cuts right at the epicentre of Zimbabwes problem as it preaches about corruption in government. Though he might have lost favour with ZBC like other outspoken veteran musicians such as Leonard Zhakata, he has definitely got the support of Zimbabweans who are sick and tired of cheap propaganda, said Lenox Mutepfa, a music analyst.
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