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Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter

VERSATILE music and dance outfit Western Khazins which is known for its vintage dressing is trending after being featured in Freeman’s Vakomana VeDrip music video.

The video which was released on YouTube last week, as of yesterday afternoon, was in position two on the trending music videos in Zimbabwe with the video already garnering over 150 000 views.

The versatile group from Bulawayo gave the video a unique touch because of its vintage type of dressing.

The video had some of its scenes shot at the Amakhosi Cultural Centre and others at Afri-Art Studio.
Commenting on the video, one Beshine Rodzai wrote: “Who agrees with me that anything that Bulawayo touches turns into gold.”

Another wrote: “It’s been a while since we got good visuals like these.”

Western Khazins is made up of four members, Archibald Mumbamarwo aka Father K, Bruce Chirumba aka Uncle K, Artwell Sibanda aka Brother K and Eddington Sibanda aka Sonny K.

Father K said the feature on Freeman’s video was a breakthrough in their career.

“Working with Freeman was a big opportunity that led us to get recognition. We learnt a lot of things during the shoot. The guy is so open and it was nice working with him,” he said.

On how they got to work with Freeman, Father K said: “Freeman had an idea to give his video an old-school vibe and he knew he could find what he was looking for in Bulawayo. When he came to the city, I received a phone call from him asking us to be part of the video shoot as well as dress some of the guys who were part of the video.”

Freeman

Not slowing down, the group is working on another project at X-Studios with Mzoe 7.

“The song is complete and we’re now in the process of recording its video,” said Father K.

He said the group is now ready to go full throttle in the creative sector as it has acquired the requisite knowledge and skills to grow its brand.

They want to formalise their operations by registering with the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) and Zimura.

NACZ

“Since 2018, we’ve been specialising in music, dance, and fashion, but we weren’t registered. Other than Facebook, we didn’t have social media accounts. This was because we wanted to first gain experience in the art industry and learn a few things about the industry before committing ourselves to the art industry,” said Father K.

“Over the years, we received a lot of sound advice from the big guys in the Bulawayo art industry. They also showed us the ropes and now, we want to apply some of the things that we learnt and open accounts for the group on various social media platforms.” – @mthabisi_mthire