By Style Reporter
Gospel musician Margret Gahadzikwa (pictured above) has joined forces with her family to pay tribute to her late daughter, Faith who died last year.
Faith, who died at the age of 13, was blind and paralysed on her right side. Despite her disability she was determined to glorify God through music and sang songs Ndione and Ndagutsikana off her mother’s albums Chiedza Chauya and Kastep Kutende, respectively.
Mai Gahadzikwa, as she is affectionately known in music circles, is riding high following the release of her fourth album titled Ekesukuzu Apo.
She, however, said she is in the studio working on two singles which are a tribute to her daughter.
“We have two more singles coming before year end, which are in remembrance of our late daughter Faith Gahadzikwa who also lived and shared the gospel through music,” Mai Gahadzikwa said.
“The two songs are titled Arara Feyi and Ndiri Ndega Zvangu. The whole family sings on the song Arara Feyi, that is Margaret [myself], Andrew [my husband] and Fayne, our young daughter who is seven years old.”
Her husband serves in the band as the manager, as well as being her pastor, at the Elder of Grace Communion International Church.
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“My husband is my best supporter and he is also my Pastor,” he said.
“On my new album, he wrote most of the songs and I did the singing. He always empathises on our albums being directed by God.”
Mai Gahadzikwa, who marked her entrance onto the mainstream music scene in 2015 with the release of the album Kudururwa Kwenyasha, said her latest album Ekesukuzu Apo highlights on the obstacles that might prevent people from achieving that God wants them to do.
“In life there are people or things that can block your way into seeing Jesus Christ, for example Zackeo being short was blocked in seeing Christ by those taller than him. Despite saying ‘Excuse me, I also want to see Christ’, they would not budge, he had to climb a tree,” she said.
“Then there is the case of four men who brought their paralysed friend to be healed by Jesus. They were blocked and had to go through the roof.
“So, this brought the title Ekesukuzu Apo, where we are saying ‘Give me way, I want to see Christ’.
“Even in churches some people would disturb you in seeing Christ and we are saying ‘Ekesukuzu Apo’.
“Even by yourself you might have some idols that disturb you from seeing Christ and we’re saying ‘Ekesukuzu Apo’.
“That’s how the title came about.”
Mai Gahadzikwa said her music was all about living and sharing the gospel through music.
Her debut album is titled Kudururwa Kwenyasha, released in 2015 followed by Chiedza Chauya, a year later and featured gospel diva Rumbi Zvirikuzhe.
In 2017, she released the album Kastep Kutende, a project that received rave airplay on television and radio.
She said work was in progress as far as videos were concerned.
“We have already started on the scripts for the videos of the songs on the album, including Ndoda Kuona Jesu, track that carries the theme for the title Ekesukuzu Apo, track two Bhachi as well as Muremwa Remwa,” she said.
“We will be doing a total of five videos. We also have done 10 videos for albums Chiedza Chauya and Kastep Kutende and they are having good views on YouTube as well as being played on ZTV.”
She said she see herself and her husband ministering in all nations through music in the next few years.
“We want to touch and change lives as we live and share the gospel through music,” she said.
