By Staff writer
THE late Afro Jazz musician, Bob Nyabinde will, this month be honoured for his outstanding musical exploits with the launch of his biography and a music festival set to take place in his home town of Kwekwe.
The event will be held on the 9th of March at Gulez gardens in the mining town.
Legacy Diaries and Jazz 105 promotions are jointly organising the event which is set to feature some of the country’s finest jazz artists.
The music festival will be preceded by the launch of Nyabinde’s biography, ‘The Headmaster with a Guitar:Bob Nyabinde’.
“As for Nyabinde’s legion of fans, the biography will take them down memory lane and rekindle the halcyon days when Chabuda Hapana was a virtual national anthem,” organisers of the event said.
The book was authored by veteran journalist Munyaradzi Huni who conducted interviews with Nyabinde’s close friends, family, fans and colleagues in the entertainment sector.
After the book launch, a music festival will be held in the evening to put an icing on the celebration of the music icon’s life and musical journey.
“To spice up the launch of the biography, Hozheri is organising a mini-jazz festival in memory of The Headmaster With A Guitar. The festival kicks off soon after the book launch,” the organisers added.
The late musician’s two sons, Albert, a saxophonist and Agga, who fronts the 2Nice band, will be part of the line up that will perform.
Nyabinde’s son, Albert said his father was always the source of strength and inspiration for the family, adding that, together with his younger brother, Agga, will keep their father’s legacy alive.
“The Headmaster was always the pillar of strength to the family,we were robbed by death, and left with the void that is difficult to fill,” Albert said.
“However, the legacy will be kept alive as we worked side by side with our dad, our tutor, inspiration and loving father, thank you Headmaster for empowering your boys Albert and Agga.”
The headmaster, as Nyabinde was fondly known in the music circles was a permanent feature at both Jazz 105 and at the Winter Jazz festival.
One of the most polished musicians to emerge from the Midlands province, Nyabinde made a name for himself with tracks such as Chabuda Hapana, Pane Nyaya, Mashereni and Ndiratidze mumwe chete among others.
He passed on last year on the 23rd of December after a long illness that had also affected his eye sight. He was buried in Kwekwe.
