When it comes to the things that excite me, music is certainly at the top of the list. When I heard about an Organisation called Muwofo and what they are about, I totally got excited. Just knowing that there is a group of people willing to change the music industry in such a big way certainly puts a smile on my face.
Muwofo is a group of 165 countries, each country is represented by a committee that seeks to unite musicians of all genre’s all over the world. It was formed in 2009 by musicians from all over the world. In Zimbabwe, Muwofo is represented by “The African Prince of Afro-fusion” Que Montana. He has managed to put together a committee and they are working on making a difference to our music industry as a whole.
The thing that caught my eye most of all is how Muwofo has the interests of the musicians at heart. For so long musicians ,especially in Zimbabwe have no idea about music business, music law and things like that. Muwofo is there to educate its members about these things as well as creating opportunities for artists who are finding it hard to get noticed out there. They also get to train those artists that want to learn a new instrument to enhance their careers. Moreover they give musicians opportunities to be able to tour internationally at festivals and other big events. Now surely this is something that our music industry needs to keep going. We have a lot of young and very talented artists all over the country but most of them lack guidance, direction as well as resources to become better musicians.
Muwofo is looking to officially launch in Zimbabwe in a couple of months time. The theme this year is “Celebrating Diversity, Celebrating Music”, This, they will most certainly do with a series of events and festivals all over the country, so keep your eyes and ears opened for dates.
The biggest and best news has to be about Zimbabwe possibly hosting the Muwofo World Cup 2016. This is a competition where all countries come together with their best bands, soloist etc and compete to be crowned the champion . Now for this to happen, we as Zimbabweans have to come together and show our support. This is no doubt a very big opportunity, not just for the music industry but for Zimbabwe as a whole. We want to bring the World Cup 2016 to our motherland.
To find out more information about Muwofo or the World Cup, please feel free to have a look on their website. Applications to become a member or to register for the Music World Cup are still open , just log on to www.muwofo.com and please like their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1413239195584931/
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