New Soul Jah Love album on the cards

places to ensure they had him by the hand to play at their venues.

The new release adds to a long list of hits churned out by the late seasoned Zimdancehall artiste whose other works include

A NEW album by Soul Jah Love titled is expected to be released post-humously early next month, according to an artiste who is featured on the project.

Tinashe Dimingo (aka T-Flexx) told

that he had been in the studio with Soul among numerous others.

Jah Love putting together an album, which also T-Flexx said it was be tting to hold an annufeatures Uncle Epatan. Though nished, it is yet al memorial gig for the "King of Zim Danceto be mastered beforeMusic".possiblereleaseinMarch.hall

Soul JahMLove — whose star glow dazzled for usic producsome time, but had its brightness fading some er, manager period during his turbulent career— was in the and promotprocess of picking up the pieces to revive it. er Boss Tate

To this e ect, he engaged DTK for the proand Scadda duction that's in the works, but it will, howT also exever, be released in his absence following pressed his death due to diabetes. immense

"We were in the studio prior to his begrief and ing taken ill and l did two songs with him a sense while on the third, we featured Uncle Epaof loss on tan. He was very jovial all the time we went the passthrough the recording process and there was ing-on of never a hint to us that he would soon be gone Jah Love. and never live to see the project hit the market," Boss Tate said T-Flexx. said the late ar

"There are many things l learnt from him tiste had a gift of during that short stint, especially the fact that coinit's important for an artiste to stand up for his ing rights, particularly when it involves the issue of statecontracts." ments

In many instances, Chigunduru, as Soul Jah that Love was sometimes known, was at loggermade an impact even to the aged. "Imagine my heads with promoters for failing to ful l conold mother out in the rural home saying to me, tracts and some even had to drive from far-away " Such state

and ments appealed to the young and the old.

"Let's not waste time, for instance, harping on a marriage (to Bounty Lisa) that could not withstand the test of time, but look at the good he did. Chibaba contributed to the well-being of music and musicians in this country and he had a lot of respect for the leadership," he said.

Scadda T described him as a humorous character and someone, who was never ashamed of who he was and what he did.

"When Squanda called me to break the news, it took me just two hours to come up with a tribute to a gallant son of Zim dancehall music," said Scadda.

Meanwhile, award-winning Chitungwiza MC, Macdonald Mutisi, aka MC Mashasha, has also paid tribute to the late Musaka for his exemplary role in uplifting upcoming artistes.

MC Mashasha, a director of the Afro Dynasty Sounds and a recipient of two Zimdancehall awards, showered SJL with lots of praises for making many-a-ghetto youths what they are today.

"Sauro was a typical big brother to some of us.

Personally, l shared the stage with him on many ocassions which included album launches and birthday bashes. He carried the big brother tag responsibly. He deserves hero status," he said.

Childhood friend Disqord of Mafriq fame has meanwhile produced a song in honour of Jah Love.

Titled contains the lyrics, the soulful composition