Published by the government of Zimbabwe
Bryan Siziba
6 September 2008
Harare — Urban Groover Trevor Dongo has criticised the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association for failing to come up with sound strategies and measures meant to curtail music piracy in Zimbabwe.
The artist who has just released a third 12-tracked album entitled 'Treasure' was not happy with the situation in Zimbabwe where music is illegally copied and sold at giveaway prices.
"The situation in the Zimbabwean music industry is pathetic, our music is being copied and sold illegally in the streets by disc burners.
"Sometimes you find that your music has already been released into the market whilst you are still finalizing it and the Zimbabwe Music Rights does nothing at all. Such habits are contributing to our unfortunate financial situations," he said.
However, Zimbabwe Music Rights Association general manager Mrs Polisile Ncube said that most artists always criticize them wrongly.
She added that their responsibility was over the public performance rights, broadcasting rights and cable rights and that they only assist the anti-piracy organisation to fight piracy -- they are not responsible.
Famed by his debut album Ndozviita Sei, Dongo's third album, which succeeds Ndozviita Sei and Uniqueness was produced courtesy of Nitredy and Eternity Studios.
"In this new album I was addressing daily issues, bread and butter issues that haunt the society," said the Highfield born artiste.
He also argued that Urban Grooves music was another type of music, indigenous to Zimbabwe just like Museve.
"Urban grooves music is as indigenous as Museve but people here in Zimbabwe do not promote their artistes, they want Western music more than home brew, and in so doing they will be promoting foreign artistes," he said.
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