Slizer puts 'let me go' plea in song

THATO KALA
Correspondent | Tuesday November 1, 2011 00:00

 

The song is part of her eight-track album titled Diwewewe, which recently hit the shelves.  Although Slizer would not divulge details, it appears she had a nasty experience during President Robert Mugabe's birthday bash in the neighbouring country and her family, including her mum, are against the idea of her going back there.

'The song Ba Nkitsi is a message to those who feel 'I must not go back to Zimbabwe'. I am telling them that they must let me go to Zimbabwe.  My mum also feels I must not go back because last time when I was performing at the birthday gala something happened, but I'm trying to show people that there's nothing wrong with Zimbabwe.

'I was called by some guys who said I was never supposed to perform at the gala.  We discussed the issue on one of the local radio stations recently and people called in and said there was nothing wrong with Zimbabwe.  So I decided to make a song that they must let me go to Zimbabwe because those people love me and I love them,' said an emotive Slizer. In the track Ba Nkitsi, Slizer speaks of how Zimbabweans appreciate her dancing talent.  The new album definitely bears testimony of an artist who has mellowed over the years.

She has stuck to her traditional rhythms that have made her a household name across the nation.

Diwewewe is a newly-fangled dance that the dance queen is introducing.

One track that looks set to daze her fans is Dali Wame - a laid back and slow love tune.

Other songs include Live On Stage, Koleke Koleke, Tsena Tsena, Bojonjo and Woza.

Her promoter, Gilbert Seagile of Gilbert Promotions, is impressed by his artist's new work.  'As a musician you always want to keep on improving and this is exactly what she has done because the new album shows a bit of maturity.  It's become a tradition for her to sing about Zimbabwe in all her albums because of her relationship with the country,' Seagile said.

Slizer said she was now working on the DVD after which she would complete the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) project.  She toured to tourist resorts in the neighbouring state and now has the task of packaging the nation to the rest of the world.