Fungisai to Tour Malawi

Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave will tour Malawi for the first time at the end of the month.
The gospel musician will stage six shows between July 31 and August 8 in different cities in that country.


Zvakavapano said the tour would be part of a regional programme during which she will also travel to Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana before the end of the year.


Her return from Malawi is likely to coincide with the release of her eighth album that was recorded last month.


The musician said she was looking forward to an interesting experience in Malawi.


“It will be our first time to perform in that country but we are looking forward to a great trip.


“It will be a great opportunity for us to expand our fan base and we will go in our best form,” Zvakavapano-Mashavave said.


She said the regional campaign was the beginning of a greater plan that is likely to involve overseas tours next year.


“We have tried to go to the UK on several occasions but have had problems acquiring visas.


“We are planning to have overseas tours next year but we are still drafting the schedule.”


Turning to the upcoming album, the musician revealed that she has worked with Bethen Pasinawako of the Ndinzverei fame on some songs.


“The album is now complete but I am still to come up with its title. It will feature six songs and Bethen’s voice has added a new dimension to our music. It was great working with her.”


The musician’s manager and husband Courage Mashavave said the Malawi trip had come at a right time when the group was beginning to cast its nets beyond borders.


“This trip will lay the foundation for our plans. When the group goes there, it will be able to get an idea of what our regional fans will enjoy and we will prepare for other trips on that basis.


“The regional tour will then prepare us for other plans abroad,” Mashavave said.


The regional tour and the new album would add another chapter to the diva’s music history that spans for more than a decade.