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Backing Vocalist Upgrades Self To The Front




Forget Kuweyo has been a backing vocalist for a range of successful musicians. Noel Zembe, Blessing Shumba, Rev Chivaviro, Obert Mazivisa, Lewis Ngara, Daniel Mhere just to mention a few.



Fofo as she is referred to in the music circles, decided to take the bull by its horns by taking the same opportunity her former bosses uses to spread the word of God. The idea to lead her own band has always been there from the time she started singing. Fofo took backing other artists as learning process. 

"The music industry is not easy to break into, so I had to learn through others", she said  

She branded her Solo effort to Forget Kuweyo Music, its a full live band that performs at concerts, church revivals and even at private functions. She has recorded 2 albums and 5 singles. Nguva ya Mwari was her first album in 2016. The 5 singles were done in 2017, while the second album Murairo was produced in 2019)



Two of her songs have had the merit of being compiled on to the prestigious Coca-Cola top 50. The songs are Aripo and Giroriya. Fofo says she realised she can do it after gaining a lot of experience as a backing vocalist. Her goal is to rise and continue to entertain the multitudes of Christians at the same time turn people to God.



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