Correspondent|Former Zimbabwe national team goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and striker Stewart Shutto Murisa have been roped in a musical project that seeks to champion the welfare of people living with disability.

Other football legends in the project include Labani Kandi, Harrington Shereni, Elvis Chuchu Chiweshe and Justice Majabvi.

The project is an initiative of Light Africa Project, an organisation made up of young Zimbabweans living in the country and diaspora.

In an interview Light Africa founder Chanda Dzawo said they came up with the initiative after noticing how some talented musicians living with disability were having their careers cut short. He cited Tedious Matsito as an example.

“We decided to start this project to assist people living with disabilities from proceeds of the sale of the single we are producing.

“We are targeting at least 15 people including football legends, celebrities and even government officials to be part of this music project.

“We are happy that Stewart Murisa, Bruce Grobbelaar, Munyaradzi Munodawafa and others have agreed to be part of this project. Even people like Ginimbi or anyone who feels like helping is free to join. Bruce agreed in principle but he requested to see part of the intended beneficiaries first so we are waiting for his representative Dickson Choto to revert to us but at this stage he is willing” he said.

Chanda extended an invitation to Harare International Carnival ambassador Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure and Zimbabwe Tourism authority boss Karikoga Kaeke to lend a voice in the project saying its vital to have them on board since the artists who will be supported were potential tourism ambassadors because of their musical talent.

A fortnight ago a disabled musician Terrence Green secured a free recording contract from the popular Mt Zion Studios after Light Africa had posted a video of him on social media.

“The young boy (Green) had no money to record and this touched our hearts and we sent his video on social media,
“T-Man , a producer with Mt Zion then saw the video and offered to record him for free and they have already recorded and we are excited ,” explained Dzawo.

He hailed Murisa and Grobbelaar for accepting to be part of the project.
Grobbelaar , a former soldier, has no known history of music and his willingness shows that he was touched by the plight of people living with disability.

Munodawafa is a blind musician who started singing at the age of nine and he got generous airplay on radio.

M&T