THE husband and wife music team of Charles Chipanga and Namatayi Mubariki are set to release their third 10-track album titled Goodness in September.
BY KENNEDY NYAVAYA
Chipanga, who is the leader of Charlenam Rhythm, is convinced that the album will impress many as it is a better product than their past works owing to the time invested in its production.
“Every time that Charlenam has released something it is always a step up as was the case when we released the first two albums, it was always going a notch up so I believe on this album we have gone three notches up because of the years we have taken working on it,” Chipanga told NewsDay in an interview.
He said unlike many musicians, he does not make music to produce hit songs, but music that will stand the test of time with a relevant message presented in a mature style.
“Release has to do with the message that I have at the time (because) I do not produce hits, but instead I produce music that lasts long and that is why the past albums are still on the market as we speak,” he said.
Chipanga, who did a duet with gospel star, Charles Charamba, in one of the songs titled Ndezva Mwari added that their (Charlenam Rhythm) music can be classified as ethnic jazz because it has a unique sound through the instruments they use like marimba, rattles and saxophones.
He used to play marimba for Mtukudzi while his wife was a backing vocalist. He has used all the experience he got from playing with Mtukudzi to create a formidable band which focuses on “Christ-centered lyrics”.
“My greatest role model is Jesus Christ and I study how he conducted himself in different situations so while I look at that I start meditating and most of my lyrics come from there,” he said.
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