Almost a thousand people, Catholic music lovers, filled the Loyola Hall at Arrupe Jesuit
University for the first St Ignatius of Loyola Feast Music Concert held on the 31 st of July
2022.
It was organised by the Jesuit Development Office, of the Jesuits in Southern Africa with
the aim of fundraising for St Paul’s Musami Hospital.
The Jesuit Development Office and St Paul’s Musami Hospital Board launched a
campaign to fundraise for the hospital’s new equipment.
The concert brought together reputable and recording Catholic choral groups such as
ROMAC, Humbled Voices, Angelic Voices, Deo Gracias, as well as an Adventist
inspired acapella group, Amour Music Ministries.
Following the long halt of the famous choir competitions due to COVID-19, several
music lovers have been grouping to continue singing and professionally recording sacred
and Christian music from old and new compositions.
Singing the popular Ichongo chonse song and a remix of Muteuro by Jah Prayzah,
Humbled Voices’ performance charmed the audience and their traditional themed
dressing matched their exhuberance.
The choir also featured the gifted Tawanda ‘Samukoko’ Mukoko and the popular vocalist
Leah who together with the choir gave a spirited performance of Muteuro.
Nick Magodi led ROMAC proved their evergreen talent as they performed a medley of
new and popular compositions such as the COVID-19 song, Mwari musiki, Amuka
Muvafi and Vapriste Vokumba huru.
Angelic Voices, like other choral groups also has several youthful members from various
parishes such as Holy Name Marlbereign, St Patrick’s Glenorah, St Mathews Glenview
among others.
The group wowed the audience with an emotional performance of Rufu Murawo
wamwari, a song composed and dedicated to Sr Ruvadiki Kamundiya, a nun who was
gruesomely murdered at the Mutemwa Shrine while praying.
Decorated with great choreography act from Tamba Africa Circus group, the choir also
dedicated the song to the late Fr Karl Herrmann SJ, a German priest who passed on the
22th of July 2022.
The Adventist Amour group did not fall short of brilliance as they stayed true to their
acapella style. Their performances of Sweetest song and Kudenga kwanaka were
phenomenal.
Finally, the host choir, Deo Gracias, maintained their classic presence with well-designed
cream angel like costumes and treated the audience with thrilling performances of
Zvirwere nematambudziko from their debut album, a remake of A new day by Celine
Dion and an ecstatic show of Murambinda, a popular jiti oldie.
The show was closed by Mbeu and the Mhodzi tribe who elated the audience with his
smooth setting afro-fusion music and a mix of his original compositions and those of his
mentor, Oliver Mtukudzi’s songs.
Several attendees expressed their gratitude to the organisers for the show and for the
fundraising efforts.
The show was sponsored by Econet Life, Leengate, Delta Corporations, Solutions Centre,
Midlands Solar, Daswa Capital, Goal Logistics, Mukadzambo family Foundation, Costa
and Madzonga Attorneys, BigRon Irrigation and Construction, Stanbic Bank, ZB Bank
and Blackshark Protection Services.
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