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Victoria Falls’ Cingi reaches for the stars

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Rising Victoria Falls singer and song writer Cinginkosi Ncube aka Cingi is not letting the limitations of being based in a relatively small city stand in the way of her ambition to be one of the top artists in the country.


Cingi is one of this year’s Voice2 Rep Zimbabwe competition finalists and she is determined to break barriers as she guns for the top prize.

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Voice2Rep Zimbabwe supports first-time artistes to use their voices to influence social norms.


Cingi shared her journey with VicFallsLive and below we capture the upcoming star in her own words.

Q)Please tell us briefly tell us who is Cingi?
A) Cingi is a young woman born and bred in Victoria Falls.
She loves all things beautiful and original.
She believes that we are born not for ourselves, but for others also.

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So she tries to live an impactful life.

Q)How can you describe your type of music?
A) I typically make motivational music in terms of the message, and it’s an afro fusion of a sort.

Q)When did you realise that you can sing and when would you say marked the beginning of your music career?

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A) I’ve always loved to sing.
I grew up making musical noise lol.


But I saw the opportunity to sing outside of my walls in 2017, and that’s when I recorded my first song (and short a video for it) with Digital Music Records.

Q) Can you tell us about your recent achievement qualifying for the second edition of the Voice2Rep competition?

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A) Voice2rep is safely the first most sensible musical project I’ve been graced to be a part of.


It’s such a rich environment, rich with knowledge and power to empower artists to be the best they can be.


I’ve loved every moment of it, and the challenge it came with.

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I’ve met other upcoming artists, and some who have been walking the walk for a while and nothing beats growing your musical networks and family.


So, I am truly honoured to have been chosen for the camp, and I am anticipating hearing the final gift the project will give the world.You all should anticipate it too kkk


Q)What challenges do you face as an artist based outside big cities such as Harare and Bulawayo where there is a potentially bigger market and access to sponsors?

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A) The struggle for recognition and to be given platforms is real.


People in regions support their own way more than people from outside.


But I’ve so far been fighting to be seen and heard, and I’ll safely say my efforts have somehow paid off.

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I’ve worked with artists and producers from Bulawayo and Harare as well.


I’m currently working on projects from beyond the confines of Victoria Falls and Zimbabwe, and so it’s exciting and humbling to see that I’m winning some of the battles geography gives us.


Q)Where can people find your music. Do you do any live performances?

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A) You can get my music on online stores such as Deezer, Spotify, etc and Youtube as well.


I don’t have live performances as yet.Hopefully, we will have some soon.


Q)Besides music, what else do you do to earn a living?
A) I work lol. I’m currently employed by Simbisa Brands.

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  1. Sizani Weza

    September 24, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    Go Cingi!

  2. Victoria

    September 24, 2021 at 6:10 pm

    I’m proud of you nana……??shine

  3. Nothando

    October 7, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    Go Cingi ,thats the spirit.No sky can limit you. The world is waiting to hear your voice,,,shine girl …and make an impact

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Gilmore Tee makes it to the Forty under 40 Africa list

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Global Citizen, Curator, Forbes 30 Alumni and Media Practitioner – Gilmore Tee made the Forty under 40 Africa List for 2023, alongside some outstanding personalities such as BBc’s Nyasha Michelle, South Africa’s Yershen Pillay, Vumile Msweli and Algeria’s Toumiat Lakhdar.

Gilmore is known for his works with Paper Bag Africa which houses the PAN African lifestyle and cross-networking event – The PiChani, European Film Festival Zimbabwe, I Wear My Culture and eMoyeni Digital Storytelling.

The 33-year-old is known for his work in the creative industry and brands such as Jameson, Fastjet, Food Lovers Market, GQ South Africa and Glamour Magazine.

Earlier this year the organisers of the Forty under 40 Africa initiative, Xodus Communications Limited, shortlisted 126 nominees from 24 African countries. The initiative is aimed at recognizing and celebrating emerging leaders under the age of 40 who demonstrate or impact personally and/ or professionally through their exceptional leadership.

The personalities nominated this year cut across countries such as; South Africa, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Sudan, Morocco, Benin, Mauritius, Algeria, Swaziland, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Algeria, Botswana, Tunisia, Eswatini, Lesotho and Gambia.

At the event which was held on the March 25 at the Leonardo Hotel in Sandton City, South Africa, Gilmore was announced as a winner and part of the 40 lists, alongside other 39 outstanding practitioners from across the African continent.

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Across Zimbabwe, British scones are the taste of home

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HARARE – A sweet doughy treat from Britain has become a beloved part of Zimbabwe’s national cuisine, where despite the country’s colonial past, mothers and chefs alike now claim the pastry as their own.

The scone, which Brits normally enjoy with afternoon tea, is ubiquitous in Harare, the southern African country’s capital.

A breakfast favourite in these parts, it can be found everywhere from high-end eateries to the market stalls of impoverished townships.

“We love scones. They are not British, they are ours, our local scones,” Nyari Mashayamombe, a rights activist, says as she leaves an upmarket restaurant in Harare’s Belgravia district, its garden dotted with open umbrellas

Dense yet airy, Zimbabwean scones are the result of the intercultural mix that came with colonisation, says Mashayamombe, a red-haired 42-year-old who is also a singer and media personality.

In “fancy places like here… a beautiful scone goes as high as six bucks,” she said, referring to the American dollars that have become Zimbabwe’s parallel and preferred currency.

“It’s worth it.”

A few kilometres away at a market in Harare’s oldest township of Mbare, scones are impossible to find after midday.

“We sold them all this morning. They move quickly,” one vendor says.

 

The main communal bakery in Mbare, a bustling working-class district, opens at dawn.

Tawanda Mutyakureva, 26, arrives at around five in the morning to his work station, measuring two square metres, where he has to bend over to spread the dough on a knee-height countertop.

Every day he cranks out around 200 scones in an overheated room with cinder-block walls, lit by two bulbs hanging from a wire.

Brandishing a cookie cutter, he works quickly to whip out one batch after another, with each scone selling for 25 American cents.

In the hot, humid atmosphere redolent of yeast, his wife – with their baby strapped to her back – helps him with buttering the pastries and clearing plates.

Resellers come in to buy 10 or 20 pieces that will be sold at small grocery stores.

Memory Mutero, 46, was at the bakery to buy bread, since she makes her own scones at home.

“I make scones for my three kids. It takes about 45 minutes,” she tells AFP.

Her ingredients are simple: flour, salt, yeast, sugar, butter and milk.

But at the Bottom Drawer, an upscale tearoom in Harare, cook Veronica Makonese is unimpressed after tasting a scone brought back from the township.

“There is no milk in those, they used water!” the 46-year-old claims.

A white kerchief on her head, Makonese says she makes her own buttermilk for her scones, to control temperature and acidity levels, and uses only real butter to ensure the proper taste and softness.

Her boss, Sarah Macmillan, a 53-year-old Zimbabwean, says she longs for the scones she would eat as a child.

Back then, two shops in the centre of Harare, now closed, competed for the crown of best scone in the country, and Macmillan wanted her tearoom to make some that are “just as good”.

Macmillan says the secret of the little cake’s enduring success, in a country struggling with endemic poverty, is simple: “It’s very filling and affordable.” – AFP

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South African rapper AKA gunned to death

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BY CHRIZELDA KEKANA

Rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, has died.

TshisaLIVE confirmed that the 35-year-old rapper was shot dead outside a popular restaurant on Florida Rd in Durban.

Police confirmed that a 35-year-old male and another unidentified male had been shot dead on Friday.

Speaking to TimesLIVE, ALS paramedic Garrith Jamieson explained that just after 10.15pm this evening they responded to a shooting incident where two men sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

“On arrival, paramedics met total chaos and a scene where two men, believed to be in their late 30s, sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics assisted the men and unfortunately the first male had sustained multiple gun shot wounds and showed no signs of life and was declared deceased at the scene.”

He said a second male was found in critical condition and died despite advanced life support intervention due to extensive injuries.

It remains unclear what the motive for the shooting was. SAPS and Metro were on scene and closed the road to assist with the investigation.

AKA is among SA’s best rappers and has produced and written many hit songs including Fela In Versace, Baddest and others since he broke into the industry over a decade ago.

He shares a daughter, Kairo, with DJ Zinhle and was in a relationship with rapper Nadia Nakai. TimesLIVE

 

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