Groove Magazine Zimbabwe Issue 2 | Page 30

Fungai: Definitely there is room for improvement. First of, starting from the artists ourselves. I think that a lot of blame is going to the consumers, because we are not producing quality products, we are not professional. We need to be professional, we need to produce quality music, we need to be artists who are driven., who know that our products are for the consumers and not for ourselves and then we can start to push the general public to buy our music. Love the guitar because of the sound that it makes. It’s a very intimate instrument. I also play the piano, just a little bit and bass guitar. done to improve it? Fungai: The response to my music has been quite good I must say. I can't say that I’m new in the game but the period that I have been in, I have been getting great response from people. Like at my shows, people enjoy my music, even people that I have worked with have a keen interest to my type of music and what I can offer to them. You can see from the line-up of artists that I have worked with. 26 Fungai: The market is actually growing, I think that I can call it that, it’s growing. People appreciate the culture of acoustic music, the culture of live performances and they want that. There is a need to get away from digital music and to take time to see how acoustic music is made. Like at the Zimbabwe German Society, there is the Acoustic nights, and you can see from the crowd how they react to the music, it is amazing! I also perform at restaurants, one of them is Maestro. Again, it’s acoustic music, people want to come in, eat, socialize and enjoy the background. Fungai: I don’t have an album out yet, but I have a couple of singles out. Most of them I have done with a producer called Reverb 7 from Showtime Records. I do get airplay and I have actually featured on two radio stations which are ZiFM and Star FM. I have even done a live session on Star FM. The singles are mainly “Take Me Home”, “You Found Me” and “ Beautiful Day”. GM.: Is there need for improvement or you are okay with the way things are? GM.: What has been the response to your music? GM.: Pertaining to acoustic music, what is the market like in Zimbabwe and what can be GM.: Is your music getting airplay on our local radio stations? Do you have an album out yet? Fungai: I have written for Courtney Rusike, Jazz Invitation, Simba Tagz, Tina Groove Magazine Zimbabwe GM.: We understand that you are a songwriter. Who have you written for and what inspires you?