Adziambei band condemns piracy with new album

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The ongoing music piracy on the pavements of shopping outlets in Thohoyandou, where CDs are sold for only R10 by gangs known as maten-ten, has prompted the legendary Tshivenda traditional band Adziambei Band to release a track called maten-ten, crying foul "against unscrupulous dealers who rob them."

The leader and lead-guitar player of the group, Mr Elias "Maele" Sirwali, said the pirates were robbing them of their income and ma-ten-ten were killing the music industry.

The group recently released a new CD,  Shango lo ima nga thoho Volume 14 (meaning that things are not going well in the country). The CD has 11 tracks, such as Shago lo ima nga thoho, mashaka, luvhovhola, rannda, tshimbambaila, and maten-ten, in which they warn people against purchasing from maten-ten.

The band won the 2012 Tshivenda Music Award (Tshima) with the song of the year, Nwana o ngala ngala. The band consists of five members: Elias “Maele” Sirwali, Samuel Mabuda, Johannes Kwinda, Simon Ranwedzi and Sarah Masindi. The Adziambei Band was founded in 1982 by Mr  Elias “Maele” Sirwali at the rural mountainous village of Guyuni outside Mutale.

He was later joined by his late elder brother, Tshivhangwaho Raedani as well as Johannes Kwinda and Sarah Masindi and they released their first album, Midzimu ya madimoni, in 1983.

The CD was recorded at Winman Studio in Shayandima, produced by Elias Sirwali and mixed and mastered by Emmanuel Mamphogoro. For bookings, phone Mr Ronald Tshikororo at 079 493 6109, Mr Elias Sirwali at 072 451 3341 or Mr Samuel Mabuda at 072 219 0041.

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Entertainment - Date: 11 February 2016

Silas Nduvheni

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