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Selmor's New Year's Single Provokes Thoughtfulness



 




The festive bar had already been set in the charts and club circuits. Most musicians had fought to be on top to please the expectations of their fans. The demands of the Christmas holiday are taken seriously by musicians. It’s normal that every fan expects his favourite musician to rivalry and offer a competing song or album.  This was not so with Selmor Mtukudzi's new single Gore Idzva. It is a song that came to complement all the hit songs from Allan Chimbetu, Sulu, Winky D, Andy Muridzo the young boy Heyman and many others who released late last year. 


Gore Idzva is a single that was released on the earliest minutes of 2021 bringing in the missing aspect of our entertainment, meditation agency.  




I have always argued that the homogeneous society is never in one situation at any given time and hence our music  must also vary to meet the different needs of our people. I have observed the inclination of most of our music to partying and dance. Our minds also need some food as much as our feet do. It is highly commendable of Selmor Mtukudzi to remember that our society needs to reflect and hence sharpen, improvise or adapt to situations that may have been undesirable.


Gore Idzva is a hope that everyone would need after going through difficult times. Because this song was released on new year it really does not mean it’s a new year song only. It is so broad in wishing for a new season, new fortunes. It is a prayer to be guided into better times. 


The way Selmor executed her art is so marvellous such that you really go through your mind and try to move obstacles and clear your mind. You would appreciate that you survived a tough year. Questions would also arise, why you survived through when others failed. Selmor's vocal application on Gore Idzva proves her talent is abundant. Mrs Gwenzi commented how Selmor's vocal prowness on the song makes the song a classic

. She narrated the loss of her father in 2017. She went on to say how it has become so easy to talk about it now. Mrs Gwenzi admitted her father was a pillar of  strength in her life.


I had the guts to ask Selmor why she slowed down instead of matching her colleagues whose songs are favourites at parties. Her reply convinced me that she is a musician who is ready to serve the society in her own understanding. 

She said “ Fred when I make a song it is not driven by competition but content for the people”. 


I regarded her highly considering the rush in the music circles to have a trending song at any cost, at times without any meaningful massage to the society. Rewinding back to yesteryear we had Marshall Munhumumwe who sang music worth listening to in the environment of the family. You would get one or two words that would counsel you. 





I urge you the reader to listen to the song so as to be renewed. We had a tough year in 2020 because of the Covid 19 pandemic. We lost our relatives we lost income especially musicians whose live shows are still banned. Covid is real we are still in danger so let’s mask up and practice social distancing when we are in public. Thank you Selmor for casting hope to our strained society.


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