By Arts Correspondent- Gospel music has over the years been overshadowed by other music genres competing for visibility with dancehall, sungura, hip hop and mbira among others.

While many gospel musicians have thrown the towel, others like Nickson Tagara are clearly budding and have found their roots in the gospel music industry revealing that they are not retiring any time soon.

Basking in the limelight following the release of his debut album titled “Kusanangurwa ne Nyasha”, the gospel artist traced his musical journey revealing optimism about a brighter future in the music industry.

He said this following the release of his album which was launched at a local radio station recently.

Tagara said that he envisions blessings and elevation as he spreads the word of God through music.

“In about 10 years, it is my wish and dream that God will elevate me to befitting levels. I know he is a God of wonders and i am confident that just like he gives me the motivation and ability to spread his word as a musician, he has good plans for me which will see me soar high and convert souls through psalmodies.”

“My new album gives me hope and I have faith that in the coming 10 years I would have grown into a big gospel singer .I also look forward to inviting many lost sheep to Christ through my music,”he said .

Tagara, a driver by profession revealed that he started his musical journey  in 1997 when he was in Form 2 at Chemagamba 2 High School in Chinhoyi.

“I started singing in secondary school but it was not gospel. I would write and sing songs at home. I would sing everyday and anywhere.”

He added that gospel music is a calling from God and the lyrics come directly from the almighty

“I meditate on his word and the lyrics just come. My singing is a calling.”

The album was recorded and produced at VOT studios and it has eight tracks with one track that featured a veteran musician Munyaradzi Munodawafa called “Kuna Mwari”.

The album also features a song “Kusanangurwa neNyasha” which is also the title album amongst other songs.

Other songs to look out for on the album also include ,Ndinoda ndione , Kana Uchifara and Zvakazarurwa that also featured another gospel artist called sister Mary .

On his album, Tagara has included the praise and worship feel  ,danceable,well-packaged rhythm while some of the tracks have a laid-back beat which has made his album a unique one .

His manager Pamela Nyabadza also said that they took their time to release the album as they wanted to bring out quality music.

Nyabadza also said that Tagara is hardworking and very easy to work with and they are releasing a video for one of the songs very soon.

Said the young female manager:

“Fans are loving our recent work ,we are thankful to God. We have set up our media platforms because many people are looking for our music.

We took our time in releasing the album since we did not want to just release a half baked thing.

I am also motivated to work with Tagara because like me, Nickson is goal driven and very hardworking. The future looks bright.

We will be releasing a video for one of the songs very soon.”

In his spare time, Tagara loves watching and playing soccer and spending time with his family.

On how he balances work, music and family. Tagara said:

“It becomes easy as I need God’s hand be it at work or at home, so sometimes I compose a song while working.

I do the rehearsals while enjoying work too or even when am home I compose a song and rehearse it together with my family.

I meet up with the guys for tunes and melodies then go to the studio for recording to come up with a well polished song.

So it’s all about doing one thing at a time in its rightful place without interupting the cause.”

Tagara is married to Lynn Mhizha and the young couple is blessed with two children, a boy named Aubrey and a month old baby girl called Makanaka.