7 Zimbabwean Diaspora artists collab for NAMAlegends

The  National Arts Merit Awards (#NAMAlegends) aim to honor Zimbabwean artists from a large period of 40 years. This year the event will be held on the The National Arts Council of 27th of March this year. In light of the festivities, the event coordinators, the Zimbabwe and Jacaranda Culture and Media Corporation have announced that this year’s ceremony will be graced by seven Zimbabwean artists in a first of its kind “Big Diaspora Collaboration”

Tinashe Kitchen, who spoke on behalf of Jacaranda Culture and Media Corporation shared the following sentiments with regards to this event and the “Big Diaspora Collaboration:

“Our aim with this performance is to celebrate our artists who are waving the Zimbabwean flag high all over the world. Just like the legends we honour this year, they continue to inspire and make us proud to be Zimbabwean through their art and majesty,”

Speaking in agreement with Mr Tinashe Kitchen, NAMA’S Executive Director and producer, Napoleon Nyanhi had this to say:

“One of the NAMA mandates is to expose Zimbabwean talent to the world and this Big Diaspora Collaboration serves to herald Zimbabwe’s dominance beyond our boarders. We have exported a lot of brilliant talent as a nation and at NAMA we will celebrate with some of our best musical exports,” said Napoleon Nyanhi, NAMA Executive Director and producer.

The Big Diaspora Collaboration is a first of its kind and a rarity. The artists to perform as part of this collab are:

Bekezela (SA),

Brian Nhira(USA),

Cindy Munyavi (USA),

Sani Makhalima (Australia),

Tina Masawi (Spain),

Vimbai Zimuto (Netherlands),

Vusa Mkhaya (Austria).