Tahle WeDzinza: Bold or integrity over NAMA win?

SCARED, bold or confused!

Or justified, as she might want to have peace and integrity by doing the right thing at the right time.

But why now or is Tahle WeDzinza under pressure to control the damage?

Ironically, the winning video at the justended National Art Merit Awards is titled “Damage,” by songstress Tahle WeDzinza.

This has been the debate over the musician Tahle WeDzinza after her management released a statement yesterday distancing herself from winning the Best Video category at the NAMA ceremony in Bulawayo.

Barely a week after the controversy surrounding her win, social media was agog, demanding an explanation even from the organisers and the adjudicators on how the video won, yet it was not in the public domain.

First and foremost, should we say Tahle WeDzinza, after the blasting on social media, has chickened out or is scared or wants to maintain good relationships with her fans, friends and other musicians?

Why has she distanced herself from the win?

In fact, why was she quiet when the NAMA released the nomination list before the event?

As a professional, her management was supposed to issue a statement soon after the nomination that they did not submit the video.

Obviously, her director should have told her that he was submitting the video in the so category?

What then does it mean, who owns the video? Tahle WeDzinza or Jonathan Samukange?

For NAMA officials, this past week has been bombarded from all corners to explain why and what happened, which they justified that it deserved to win because it met the criteria.

Nothing new from NAMA though at the moment that can be discussed apart from surprises.

There is a standard rule worldwide on award submission, but sometimes rules are meant to be broken.

With Tahle WeDzinza distancing herself from the award, what does that mean to the arts industry?

For some international awards, the award goes to the director, not the artiste, hence the phrasing, “Best Musical Video Director.”

So Tahle WeDzinza and Jonathan Samukange are correct, it’s just that Nama needs to rephrase the category name and fully explain before submissions flock to their desk.

Her manager Nycredzi Chaya-Du Barah confirmed in a statement that they are distancing themselves from the award because they did not submit it.

In short, they are professional.