Multi-talented and multiple-award-winning rumba and tshingondo megastar, Joseph Mbiza or Zozo and Sengere Superbeat to his fans, has come out strongly against his fellow countrymen or Ama Ten Ten who thrive on selling fake music.

Zozo, who is formerly from Zimbabwe, released his 15th offering, Volume 15 entitled Mafhuri, last week.

The seven-track album is the continuation of Zozo’s journey to artistic excellence, which started many years ago. The new offering boasts powerful tracks like the title track Mafuri, Dhondzo and Didingwe.

Zozo said in as much as he was still prepared to dish out good music, he was worried about the rampant fake music industry that was mushrooming in Thohoyandou. He said music pirates, the Ama Ten Ten, were destroying the music industry and they should be stopped in their tracks.

Addressing hundreds of his fans in Thohoyandou during a stopover along one of the busy streets, Zozo said the music industry was heading for a dead end because of the pirates. “There are no more music shops in town because they could not compete with these ruthless thieves who sell our music at next to nothing. Many in this industry have lost their jobs and artists are now at the receiving end as their music is found on pavements and sold for as little as R10, with the money going to the pirates,” he said.

Zozo blamed the mess in the industry on Zimbabweans, who he alleges are the ones running the piracy cartels in Thohoyandou. “I am also from that other part of the Limpopo River, but I am here to earn an honest living. My brothers are not here for good. If you find them selling pirated music, just grab as much as you can and do not pay a cent because they are thieves. By so doing we will be able to destroy and end this illegal market,” added Zozo.

He said he was surprised because if a person stole in town, they would chase him until they caught up with him, but the same people are leaving daylight thieves to continue selling their illegal music. “Some are contributing to this rampant piracy by buying the illegal music. If we do not buy, or take the music without paying, they will definitely stop their illegal trade,” he said.

Zozo's music is now available at all local record shops. For bookings contact him at 072 786 8008.