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Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent
GOSPEL singer Mkhululi Bhebhe hopes to fill up the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Hall 3 in December when he holds his debut concert in Bulawayo.

Themed ‘An Ultimate Praise Experience with Mkhululi Bhebhe’, the event will take place on December 15.

Over the years, Bhebhe, an Idols East Africa top 10 finalist, has been an integral part of SA’s leading gospel group Joyous Celebration. He went solo this year and wants to praise and worship with the masses in the city where he was raised.

This concert will also serve as a launch of his DVD that he recorded last year in Johannesburg. Those who will attend will therefore have a live experience of the 21-track offing.

MK, as Bhebhe is affectionately known, said The Ultimate Experience was a show that will reveal a different side of him.

“With this concert, I want to show people another side of Mkhululi that they didn’t know about. I had only shown people the dancing Mkhululi but with this project, I’ll take them on comprehensive praise and worship journey,” said MK.

The Ultimate Praise Experience, MK said was more than a concert.

“It’s more than a concert or a title of an album as it’s a brand and concept that I want to build. I want it to grow from Bulawayo then I’ll take it to other parts of the country, region and even the world.”

Tickets for the show are expected to go on sale today and have been pegged at $3/R50 for the Bronze circle and $5/R80 for the silver circle. Golden circle tickets are limited to 50 people and will cost $10 or R150.

He said he had decided to launch his DVD in his home town to motivate up-and-coming musicians as well as give them a platform to shine.

“I want to pave a way for people who are talented but don’t have the platform. I want to put the spotlight on such people on the day of the concert.

“When I was new in the music industry, it wasn’t easy for me to get a platform to show off my talent and with this concert I want to give them that,” said MK.