By James Muonwa
Prolific urban grooves musician Collen Banda, popularly known as ShowBoy in arts circles, has released a new song titled Tahwinha Jackpot featuring accomplished performer Dee Blot.
The youthful artiste told Standard Style that he was taking advantage of the Covid-19-induced lockdown period to pen more songs while striving to further his musical career.
“The lockdown due to the coronavirus has had its positive effects as I am writing songs. So far, l have uploaded the song Murder and the latest is Tahwinha Jackpot while the next one will be unpacked soon,” said ShowBoy.
The Chegutu-based artiste-cum-auto electrician said he roped in other talented musicians in order to give diversity to his music.
“I believe in the power of collaborating with others, hence l invited experienced artistes Blot and Ajay Wangu on this particular project,” said ShowBoy.
And what motivated the production of Tahwinha Jackpot?
“The Covid-19 lockdown has forced people to remain stuck in one place and this breeds boredom and even stress. Therefore, there is need for relaxation and fun to energise the mind, hence l did this dance track,” said ShowBoy.
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Fans should expect more productions in 2021 as ShowBoy hinted he would collaborate with fellow Chegutu-based crooners like Rue in order to raise the town’s flag high.
“This year is going to be hectic as I have plans to do collaborations with local artistes,” he said.
ShowBoy was ecstatic about how his music has been received by fans and pundits, which he described as “overwhelming”, but lamented lack of airplay on local radio stations.
Last year, ShowBoy also took the opportunity of the lockdown inacrivity to work on a video track called Murder, which has since been released and is getting the thumbs-up on his YouTube channel, ShowBoy Muziq.
ShowBoy has previously collaborated with Alishias “Maskiri” Musimbe and has performed at sold-out shows in schools.
The popular musician has also performed at private functions such as weddings and house parties.
