“The Zimbabwean
music industry is
complex...I think I
have the same
challenges every
other artist...General
industry practice
can be so warped...”
GM.: Who inspires you?
What is your favourite
music?
Ammara: I don’t have a
favourite per se. But I do have
the ‘yummies’ from my parents’
music, Andy and Chi, (THEY
NEVER LEAVE THE
PLAYLIST), Janelle Monae,
Asa and Angelique Kidjo. I go
through moods. The artists I
listen to tend to change, for
artistic purposes.
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GM.: Other than music, you are
quite the fashionista. Who are
your favourite designers and
style icons? Can we expect a
fashion label from you in the
near future?
GM.: You have been blessed and
honoured to work with some
great and talented artistes. Who
would you like to work with
locally, regionally and
internationally?
Ammara: I tend to find I’m
consistently intrigued by
Ghanaian designers. Zambian
fabrics usually ring my alarms,
and Zimbabwean designers are
tickling me pink. Countess K is
definitely someone I love
working with because she’s
learned my style and gives me the
room to design. I just recently
worked with Rejoice Zuva and
loved it. I imagine I will have a
line in the future, but I will have
a number of lines for different
purposes. Social and commercial.
Ammara: At this rate, I’m going to
have an album specifically for
collaborations. Lol! A few weeks
back I got Tehn Diamond on my
follow up single “More Sugar
Daddy”. I just got out of the studio
for collaboration with Botswana’s
Zeus. I’m about to get into the
studio with a Zambian artist. It’s
meant to be a sweet surprise, so
that’s all I can say. Further north I
would like to work with Nekka.
She captured me the first time I
heard her sing which is a lot. Kat
Deluna and I would be amazing on
stage together. She’s definitely as
fierce as I am.