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On 27 February 2010, President Mugabe’s 86th birthday celebrations will be held in Bulawayo, the land of Kings and protest singer Viomak is escorting the Supreme leader with the release of her 6th protest music album Happy 86th birthday President R.G Matibili (Supreme Leader). Now a well-known tradition since 2006, the protest singer, activist and freedom of expression campaigner releases a protest music album every year to sarcastically mark the life president’s birthday with liberation songs that despise the dictator’s unending devastating rule. The birthday celebrations, which president Mugabe and his ZanuPF party started in 1986 to encourage the youth to emulate the failed president Robert Mugabe’s deeds, have become a household name in Zimbabwe where more than half of the population is living in poverty.

Anthemic, touchy, and controversial Viomak’s protest songs are always consistent, as she has evolved to be a great creative singer who deserves special mention. The album title Supreme Leader is self-explanatory and offers not only a corner of the social and political situation in Zimbabwe but it also offers some jubilant and reflective moments which make the music adaptable for a wider group of people. The album is completely different from the earlier albums in many ways. Song 3 Mbiri yaMugabe is Viomak’s most favourite song on this album. All the songs were sung by Viomak. 50 % of proceeds are donated to various charity causes. The songs on the album are:

• Supreme leader
• Usiku hwekutambisa
• Mbiri yaMugabe (Viomak’s favourite)
• Hapana mutsvene
• Mhosva
• Vakadyei
• Yapidiguka
• Uchaisepi

Viomak deservedly dubbed the queen of Zimbabwe protest music is this year back with a new 8 pack skillful production, Happy 86th Birthday President R.G Mugabe. This album review is also my way of introducing you once again to Zimbabwe’s heroine a unique and tough woman who has refused to silence her voice and has maintained her innovative spirit amid a lot of thorny experiences and threats. This song particularly surprises in a sarcastic manner and it is a definite favourite. While the title might lead some people to believe that Viomak was singing praises for Mugabe, this is not the case. The captivating lyrics and the force of the instruments highlight the state in which Zimbabweans are, as they struggle under ZanuPF and Robert Mugabe’s misrule. As a title track the song does not disappoint as apart from the production arrangement it is an educative piece that reminds Robert Mugabe that everything has an ending. One immediately realises that they could be listening to a title track due to its catch rhythm. Other highlights of the song include an energetic chorus that revives itself whilst exploring the suffering of Zimbabweans under the heartless ZanuPF and Robert Mugabe regime.

One can safely say that like her activism, Viomak’s music is the new torch bearer for a new revolution. The album is filled with touchy tunes that prove the point that Viomak deserves the recognition as Zimbabwe’s protest music outstanding figures. She has persevered in the struggle for a better Zimbabwe amidst a host of challenges which include living a life of hiding from ZanuPF terrorists in and out of Zimbabwe who have been assigned by the government to silence her voice and to kidnap her by any means possible.

Supreme Leader is an outstanding album that provides the basis for a sparkling protest scenario with themes that ring like a school assembly bell. Viomak, whose political activism is a roller coaster of disturbing and unimaginable experiences has once again dished a unique protest music album which makes her music and activism remain in her own style, despite how dangerous it is to produce protest music in Zimbabwe. The defiant singer who is an iconoclast in every sense of the word, producing music that is both relevant, beautiful and challenging is doing extraordinarily well as she has designed an exceptional type of revolutionary music with an out of the obvious protest style that thrives remarkably on affluent lyrics and powerful Zimbabwe beats.

The singer has become a unique and important figure in the Zimbabwe music industry, an innovator and social change agent who never loses her appeal and determination in singing for human rights to be respected at the same time despising human rights abusers. She has become a great composer and one of the few masters of the rarely heard Zimbabwe protest music. Supreme Leader is a very balanced and mature package composed with all struggling Zimbabweans home and away in mind. The album heals the minds of Zimbabwe’s troubled souls who are suffering under the self-styled supreme leader Robert Mugabe’s reign of terror.

Supreme Leader is like a calling and after listening to the songs one begins to see life from other perspectives. The album reaches her audience with excellent political and social messages as usual. The songs are relaxed and sorrowful, performed with the confidence of a woman who is desperate to see Zimbabwe back on her feet and on the right track with good leadership. The album updates and reminds Robert Mugabe and his ZanuPF allies about their crimes against humanity and the need to seek justice against all perpetrators of political and social violence. Produced in Zimbabwe and Britain over a mixture of marimbas, congas and other outstanding instruments the release is like a salad bar, ranging from the traditional Zimbabwean beats to South African beats. The banned singer is determined to have Zimbabweans get her music so she uses the internet on many occasions to promote her work. It has been confirmed that the album has already reached Zimbabwe through face book and also through contacts on face book and other contacts through email, through her website and through other internet options. Looking at her musical career from within, Viomak is taking patiently it in big steps. Her music is immediately recognisable yet continually developing into a solid platform of protest music.

The real power of the songs, like all great songs, is in the meaning of the lyrics. Viomak is enjoying monopoly of this genre of music which she pioneered and remains the only female protest singer in Zimbabwe among a handful of less than five men. One only wishes that the airwaves be freed for such kind of inspirational music to be heard. She mourns this dream in one of her new songs. The unfortunate thing is her music is rewarded with brutality and arrests as Zimbabwe protest artists are said to be a threat to the government. The album which is not configured with gospel packed themes like some of her previous songs is specifically plotted around themes of freedom of expression and opinion, POSA and AIPPA. This is arguably the most touching and extremely well arranged album that she has produced to date. Targeting greater heights is what she is doing. Were it not for the fact that her music is banned in Zimbabwe, President Mugabe who is attending the birthday celebrations as the patron of the 21st February movement would have had the chance to celebrate his birthday in style with the title song Supreme Leader dedicated to him.

The album is a reflection of the sad and hopeless Zimbabwe situation, the car accidents masterminded by Robert Mugabe and his ZanuPF allies in crime Emmerson Mnangagwa and Constantino Chiwenga, the repressive laws POSA and AIPPA that were crafted by ZanuPF professor of doom Jonathan Moyo imposed on Zimbabweans to thwart freedom of speech and the banning of her music. Supreme Leader also addresses many socio-political concerns, issues of land, sewages, water, darkness, unemployment, disease and oppression.

Composed and sung by Viomak alone the songs are obviously a unique form of modern protest music born in an independent Zimbabwe of black rule. Her song writing skills shine on all the songs. A more encouraging analysis is that her charming lyrics and their strong melodic and lyrical style succeed in spicing the unique production of Supreme Leader. The compositions clearly stand up to human rights issues and upon listening to the album, one wishes there was freedom of expression in Zimbabwe, no POSA and AIPPA, no farm invasions or any other evils perpetrated by Mugabe and ZanuPF.

The album set commences with the title track Supreme leader, code named Koronyera (Thug or terrorist) ‘and stands out as the crown of the album. The song is a very good track to start off an album, with its thriving marimba beat that is governed by a tough bassline and a mixture of other captivating instruments that go direct to the mind. The song is a Godly protest tune that questions God on what Zimbabweans have done wrong to deserve President Mugabe and ZanuPF. Viomak will need an ‘orchestra’ of dancers to do justice to this song. It moves very well with hiats and congas together with two ranges of rolls that highjack the music before each break. An energetic brass that accompanies a pleading lead guitar makes the song an interesting and memorable listen. Throughout the track the bass sound guides the entire development of the song, as the other instruments compete for the lime light around a whole variety of tight high pitch voices. The song starts with a captivating beat and a brass section that sounds tight as it produces an infectious sound over layers of interlocking elpiano and brass. The lyrics keep asking God why innocent Zimbabweans are suffering whilst a party of thugs keeps ruling. The lyrics go on to advise Mugabe that his show off attitude will soon come to pass and his supreme leader crown will soon be tattered. The song delivers super abundant, energy-charged marimba rhythms that send listeners astray. The instruments are well represented in an effective manner as they are complemented by the vocals in a beautiful unforgettable way. The harmonies give the song a confident layer of an amazing sound. The unique tune emphasizes Viomak’s song writing skills and continues to pity Zimbabwe’s supreme leader as a thug as it builds in strength until it ends uniformly with a bang.

The second song is the masterpiece Usiku hwekutambisa (Wasted night) is all what it takes to be called a protest singer. Usiku hwekutambisa is an expression that Zimbabweans carelessly use to mean a useless person. When someone refers to you by that expression it means you would have defied all odds by becoming an extremely irresponsible and hopeless person. The song is of distinct styles and moods. It is packed to the full with lyrics that tell about almost every wrong that Mugabe and ZanuPF have done and are doing causing warlike chaos in the country. The song mourns the problems in Zimbabwe in an electrifying manner through a host of instruments that are crafted in a compelling way. A unique lively bouncing beat that strolls safely along with the song accompanied by sweet melodies marks the song. Apart from calling Mugabe a wasted night the song highlights the struggles facing Zimbabweans and it basically summarises all of them in less than 10 mins. Viomak starts by singing that the deceased did not see anything, as Zimbabweans are struggling to survive, desperate for commodities like clean water, electricity, jobs, money, food and that the country is a war of survival.

The track marathons with a range of gentle vocals and tight instruments whistling to the end with a crush .Viomak’s approach to the song is impressive, relevant and engaging. Even more extraordinary is that she does not put herself at center stage in the song. She allows instruments to pursue the song to give her listeners enough time to listen to the producer’s work. Have a listen to Usiku hwekutambisa and you will be moved instantly. The rest about the song is within your ears. After all this is my personal review.

The third song is the everlasting Mbiri yaMugabe (Mugabe’s fame) which is also Viomak’s most favourite song on the album. The song chronicles what Mugabe is famous and most popular for. The song starts with a loud catchy bang and slowly gives in to emotions addressing Mugabe’s bad popularity whilst rocking in a pool of infectious instruments and sweet vocals. The song sounds more like a gospel lullaby but it is not a gospel tune. There is no doubt that the song carries the protest banner in its willingness to blame Robert Mugabe and ZanuPF for Zimbabwe’s downfall. Like a see saw her powerful lyrics swiftly surge across the song that is embedded in plenty of political tough talk. In the song she highlights that Mugabe and his ZanuPF allies fought Zimbabwe’s white Prime Minister Douglas Smith saying he was evil yet ZanuPF are heartless and incompetent. Mbiri yaMugabe is a very influential song that has the ability to tear listeners’ hearts apart. An emotionally charged song with a deep message that will live forever in the history of Zimbabwe.

The historical lyrics rubber stamp all the evils done by ZanuPF and Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and it is one type of a song that can be given to someone to listen to in order to learn the wrongs that Mugabe did. The varied vocals infuse the album with great warmth and the underlying bass with the sound of marimba accompanying the song make it a production of unique melodies. The sad song will not disappoint. It is filled with touching messages and it is hosted well alongside a variety of thought provoking lyrics. It is the sort of song that inspires one to redefine Robert Mugabe. The sad but beautiful song is a journey into Mugabe‘s miserable deeds. A tough and tender song that carries one in a journey of great anxiety and imagination.

The troublesome song was specifically composed for those who are willing to embrace the truth that Mugabe is famous for shedding blood, stealing, starving masses and incompetence, as in the lyrics. Words are insufficient to describe the impact this welcoming tune will have on ZanuPF and Mugabe’s supporters and all those who think that Mugabe is a hero. The song is quite controversial and listeners are forced to come to terms with the reality of protest music with no safety barrier. Mbiri yaMugabe blends well as Viomak narrates the crimes that Mugabe is famous for in a touching way. The lyrics slide well in the instruments, adding a unique identity to the subtle tune. The song’s impact and strength is in its arrangement too. This is one of the most exciting tunes on the album that was most likely developed to showcase Robert Mugabe’s human rights abuses. A song that will last well past the time.

The fourth song Hapana Mutsvene (No one is perfect) is a definite hit. The song does not speak to Robert Mugabe only but is speaks on behalf of everyone. Viomak sings that no one is perfect and Mugabe is not perfect either so he should listen to advice, take responsibility for his failures and step down. This is not a song of forgiveness but it is a song of admission of guilty whereby Mugabe should admit failure and relinquish power. Hapana mutsvene raises eyebrows with its sorrow inducing lyrics and a whole lot of other goodies in it. The continuous marimba and trumpet sounds maintain a commendable tight grip on one’s attention with her accommodating velvety voice selflessly giving the instruments enough room and time to be felt. The rolls contribution makes the song a great lovable tune as the voices and the instruments ride on the tough bassline without losing focus. In the background there is the traditional congas making it a straight dance hit. The song goes in many directions at once, continuously repeating the chorus with an amazing sound.

This marvelous song is a chronicle of Robert Mugabe’s sad and shameful curriculum vitae dedicated to all progressive Zimbabweans who seek understanding, love, tolerance and respect for human rights. After listening to the song one is motivated and inspired to understand that there is a desire for us to cherish life, love humanity, unite and tolerate each other’s different views for the common good of our nation. The song which has sufficient punch to keep it amazing to the last beat is accompanied by a fruity melodious voice, allowing everyone regardless of political divide the opportunity to appreciate the song. The fusion of two types of rolls with trumpet is irresistible. The perfect sound coordinates graciously with the sweet voice and meaning which is so true to its lyrics as Viomak sings that Robert Mugabe is a hero of failure, abuse and evilness.

The next song Mhosva (Crimes) is a controversial recording of rare composition, very relevant and skillfully written showing Viomak’s artfulness to the fullest. In my view Mhosva is a very inspiring tune and a demand for justice that features great accordions blending as one, other times playing away from each other all packed in a Zimbabwe rhythm. In the song Viomak questions Robert Mugabe when he is going to pay for his crimes against humanity and specifically the victims of mysterious accidents including Susan Tsvangirai wife to opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai who died in a mysterious accident. As if in a court of criminal law she narrates Mugabe’s victims and asks Mugabe when he is going to pay back for his murderous activities. The impressive song develops naturally and Viomak does not shake off her chiBocha or wasu dialect unique to Manicaland province where she hails from. I think this is a very good song that will forever remain relevant as it is a trademark for Zimbabwe politics, providing a string of information that could be used for research purposes and for bringing Robert Mugabe to justice in a court of law. The song gives one shivers and asks Mugabe tough questions demanding truth which will obviously anger him. The goodness of the song is also matched by the competent instruments which achieve a ten over ten vibrant tune. I would ask anyone how a track like Mhosva could possibly be forgotten. This is however the whole point of her music. Viomak displays more flavoured vocals, accompanied by well-balanced instruments which prove that she is definitely in touch with her kind of music.

There is no two ways about it, Mhosva clearly blames ZanuPF and Robert Mugabe for their involvement in the mysterious car accidents that killed, Josiah Tongogara who died in a car crash in Mozambique in 1979, William Ndangana who died in a car crash in Nyazura in 1989, Sydney Malunga who died in a car crash in 1994, Chris Ushewokunze, who died in a car crash in 1994, Witness Rukarwa who died in a car crash in 1995, Zororo Duri who died in a car crash in 1996 and many other ZanuPF members who died in mysterious car crashes .In the song the political activist slightly moves away from the ordinary to try something different and the dance rhythm creates great protest dance music. The lead is well placed until the end of the song. Whether one chooses to dance to the song or to just listen to it, it is given that either way the song speaks to the soul. Viomak who is very much involved in the fight for Zimbabwe human rights directs her views in this song as she questions when Mugabe will bring back the money he stole and all the people who disappeared.

Viomak’s perception of political events in Zimbabwe and her ability to artistically share her views roar in this track, emphasizing her musical knowledge and writing skills, whilst painting the song’s composition to a perfect shine. Mhosva has a strong magnificent arrangement, a very illustrious plot and a practical theme. The moment the song starts playing it is common sense that the tune is powerful from the way it grabs one’s attention. The lyrics pull one’s curiosity sideways before Viomak asks Robert Mugabe the next question and so on. Of course the music tightens and gets more controversial when she asks Mugabe how he is going to end the chaotic land reform programme and when he is going to rebuild the people’s houses that he destroyed during Murambatsvina (Clean the filth). The mix of congas, kicks, snares and rolls gets one into a dancing mood drifting to the end of the song unknowingly.

I can’t tell how she approached the sixth vivacious song Vakadyei (What did you eat), sarcastically questioning what Mugabe ate to achieve so many years in a country where ordinary citizens are failing to reach forty years due to poverty. The irresistible feeling is a sense of fake celebration in the song. Viomak asks God for how long Zimbabweans have to put up with ZanuPF and Robert Mugabe. The song feels beautiful and nourishes the mind on top of a natural raw voice quality free from excessive reverb. One can feel some pain through Viomak’s worried voice as she insists on knowing what Mugabe ate to reach all those years in a country where life expectancy for men and women is below 50years.
Vakadyei is a very danceable and interesting song that relies on truth with lyrics that rhyme in an amazing way as Viomak sarcastically praises Mugabe for surviving against all odds. It is very likely that anyone who listens to this irresistible song will dance to the funky beat. The congas, which are almost a must in her songs, support her as she sarcastically praises Mugabe for living for so many years and questions him if he ate a steel railway line or a tortoise in order to remain strong. The song gets one into a jovial mood without their consent as usual creating a completely original music sound that easily invites one to the dance floor. As you take in the song, it strikes on you that the simple but complex repetitive lyrics produce a rich and sweet melody. Apart from being a danceable song the energetic tune captures neatly all what protest music is all about.

Going on to the song Yapidiguka (Zimbabwe is upside down), it is important to note that the track is transmitted in an instantly likeable way. Viomak is clearly with this song obviously going to find a bigger audience. A combination of kicks, hiats, rolls, rimshot, brass, organ, brass, and snare wed with Viomak’s touchy lyrics and sweet voice to produce a masterpiece. It is not only a masterpiece in terms of production but for the fact that it recognises Zimbabwe’s historical icons Sekuru Kaguvi and Mbuya Nehanda giving them the respect they deserve in an amusing way that is rather very pleasing to note. The song is like a report to the Zimbabwean icons that Mugabe has turned Zimbabwe upside down and the country is in a reverse motion, moving backwards instead of developing forward.The song despises the well-known repressive laws, POSA and AIPPA asking Mugabe to remove the draconian laws and allow freedom of expression to prevail. The political activist cum protest singer also recognises the plight of banned musicians and asks Mugabe to free the airwaves.

This song will be a nationwide tune if given the attention it deserves. Listening to it calmly before standing up to dance to the upbeat tempo one feels as if they have been asked to resolve a jigsaw puzzle. It is one of those welcoming tunes that raises one up and slowly brightens you all the way to the end. At least the last minutes of the song are dedicated to instruments, which is a good thing or else the tension created in the song would be too much to leave untreated. The track remains a must-hear tune with its pleasant organ sound. After repeated listening, one realises that the tune has an undeniable broad appeal and will certainly acquire varied popularity. In this song Viomak’s work as a freedom of expression campaigner is solidified and honoured.

Supreme Leader album goes to rest with the South African pantsula beat dance song Uchaisepi (Where will you put). This is obviously an energetic dance song pregnant with meaning that will need pantsula stars to do just to this amazing song. In the song Viomak asks Mugabe where he will put the public funds he stole, the wife he stole, and the diamonds he stole after he dies. Also of concern in the song’s hard hitting lyrics is where Mugabe will put the mansion he built using public funds. The song is a reminder that when we die we are not buried with our worldly possessions, the lesson being accruing wealth is not the most important thing one should do in life but love for humanity is more important than material possessions. This is an inquisitive song that appears to indicate that Viomak is desperate and longing for Robert Mugabe to go. A load of instruments start at the same time producing a catchy dense output. It goes on for a short while before some instruments temporarily give up leaving the bass, the lead guitar and other bits to remain in the race until the end, which gives quite an interesting listen. Within the song, the lead sounds great and it manages to lead Viomak’s voice well from one verse to the next verse abruptly changing its beat in an amazing way, something like changing lanes. She alertly joins in the beat by chanting the repetitive song title Uchaisepiko uchaisepi (Where will you put, where will you put) as if she is cheering a horse race in liaison with the bass which is allowed to prosper and play all the time. Uchaisepi is a very classical song that displays some interesting mixture of South African beat. The song appeals, moves and offers the kind of joy that the world of South African dance could never even expect. The song will survive because of the greatness of everything in it.

Following after the song Mhosva, the song Uchaisepi has a strong element of passionate singing, which gives the tune a very soft touch. Uchaisepi gave Viomak a chance to experiment outside the strictly protest songs of most of her work. This one is sort of general as it does not mention Mugabe’s name even though listeners will obviously be able to tell that the song refers to Robert Mugabe and his stolen wealth. Supported along by the sound of a bright piano, organ, och string, bottle, snare and lead guitar, the track offers a fantastic balance of sound that easily calls one to the dance floor. The song is more than just a song, but skill as well, as the lyrics and sound pose a remarkable style that Viomak carefully constructed to bring out the social and political issues destroying Zimbabwe. There is absolutely no doubt that Uchaisepi will appeal to a large listenership. Viomak successfully competes with the instruments to end the song in a Zimbabwean signature. Uchaisepi provides a great platform for the next Mugabe birthday album as it leaves one in suspense for what is to come next. A must listen music album.

After this hardwork and impressive compilation, Viomak confirmed that she is working on many other protest music albums including ZANUDC, Good Nonsense Unearthed (GNU) and women issues albums, Child Abuse, Hello Women and the single song Chinja Maitiro. Of course more to this as time goes on.

• Supreme leader
• Usiku hwekutambisa
• Mbiri yaMugabe (Viomak’s favourite)
• Hapana mutsvene
• Mhosva
• Vakadyei
• Yapidiguka
• Uchaisepi