Piracy has struck again and even the best get affected by it and even The Legend Dr Thomas Mapfumo doesn’t get a respite!
A song Chauya Chauya which was supposed to be on Mukanya’s upcoming project has already found its way onto smartphones and stereos long before its official release.
The song which started circulating yesterday was packaged with a few other old songs disguised as a new album.
It could not be established how the song might have leaked.
Dr Mapfumo is in the country for his long-awaited show this Saturday at the Glamis Stadium where he will share the stage with Suluman Chimbetu, Oliver Mtukudzi, Gary Tight Winky D, and Andy Muridzo.
Chimurenga Music Company Publicist Blessing Vava this morning issued a statement castigating the practice and called on the government to put a stop to it.
Below is the Statement
It has come to our attention that one of the songs that we are still working on for our next album has been leaked and has gone viral on social networks.
The song, called Chauya Chauya by Thomas Mapfumo, is an unfinished product and is still being mastered as part of our next project. We were deeply shocked when we learnt of the developments as the song went viral on social media.
It was only yesterday when we discovered that it is now on pirated CDs with a couple of other (old) songs purporting to be the latest album from Mukanya. The song was to feature on the upcoming album.
We are very disappointed and concerned about this development and we have instituted an investigation to determine how the song could have been leaked.
Only yesterday we had a meeting with the Minister of Sports, Arts and Recreation Kazembe Kazembe about issues affecting the music industry and piracy took centre stage in the discussion.
We believe that piracy has gone out hand because of weak legislation and a will to fight the scourge.
Therefore we implore that there is a need for tough laws covering the following:
1. Heavy fines and imprisonment;
2. Criminalization of sending pirated songs;
3. Confiscation of equipment, vehicles used in producing pirated music
4. Registration of printers of cds;
These proposals are not a casting stone but a step in the fight against piracy.
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