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De-mining Engineer, Businessman And Music Enthusiast Longjones Turning 50


 




Longjones is turning half a century on the 19th of March. Longjones is a moniker for Traicos Mutodzaniswa’s tallness that is obtrusive even when he is sitting down. He grew and went to school in Glen View where he met Tryson‘s father the late music Legend Naison Chimbetu who was a close friend of his father.


Preparations of the soldier outside war are at advanced stages. His family is preparing home celebrations for the whole family, relatives and friends. FFF is coordinating the after party bash at Landmark Night Club Chiremba Shops. Tryson Chimbetu is going to lead entertainment while Blade and Legend will support.


Longjones is a passionate Music Promoter, not playing live music will be catastrophic to the rhythm of his veins. I would like to believe Naison Chimbetu contributed to Longjones‘s decision to become a Music Promoter because he experienced the music business practice with his bare eyes when he was privileged to attend Naison‘s shows with his father.


Longjones cast his passion from the goings on at the back stage where he was privileged. His experiments at school earned him the favour of his High School Headmaster. Longjones started raising funds for school events. His functions were sold out most of the times. He remembers bringing the once popular Mafara Drama group of Tafara to his school drawing impressive crowds


After school Longjones trained as a mechanic and driver. He worked for several companies until he joined Mine Tech a land de-mining company that taught him how to de-mine explosives that were planted along our borders as a way to deal with young people who intended to cross to Mozambique and Zambia to train for the liberation war back in the 70s.


Longjones left mine Tech and spend another 10 years between United Kingdom, Germany and Lebanon doing the same de-mining work. After serving for 20 years Longjones decided to start his own de-mining company and school that he is running presently.


His de-mining job spared him, Longjones is so grateful as what his eyes experienced when some of his workmates perished on duty is so painful to remember. As a way to redecorate his memory Longjones feels music promotion is best, he feels it's worth it to give a hand to the people that motivate the society and discourage conflict. Longjones is always telling me how he saw life being disregarded by conflict.


I would personally call Longjones the philanthropist of the music industry. He is very kind, though he pleaded with me not to publish the names of musicians that benefited from his schemes. His relationship with Tryson Chimbetu is beyond promotion. Longjones regard Tryson Chimbetu as family now. On 19 March the two unite for Longjones’ half a century birthday celebrations. 


Longjones’ half century years have been blessed with 4 beautiful girls and 3 handsome and tall boys. He is married to one wife. Longjones has managed to build a business empire together with his wife. His expectation is to grow his beverage business by opening a mass production line, he reiterated that plans are afoot.

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