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Sanii Makhalima - The Urban Renewal
URBAN grooves musician, Lungisani Makhalima's six-year sojourn in South Africa ended last month and he is back home. The musician, simply known as Sani, is setting up a studio in Harare with the aim of doing music professionally.
He studied human resources management at the University of Cape Town and worked for an information technology company for three years.
He says he is back home for good and would be studying for a Master of Business Administration Degree from a local university beginning next year.
The Usadaro hit-maker believes his exposure in South Africa has given him ample experience in music that would help him develop his career here.
"I have had good exposure, especially in terms of technology and choreography.
"That experience should be very useful to the development of my career and I hope my next album will be a sign of maturity," he said.
"It would be a slight departure from the beat that people are accustomed to because I am moving away from using back-tracks.
"I really want to launch a serious brand back home and give it my very best.
"The ground is now set and the sky is the limit."
Makhalima's brother Delani is a renowned producer, and he is set to follow his foot steps when he is done with the studio.
"I have state-of-the-art studio equipment that I acquired over the years in South Africa.
"It was always my dream to set up a studio back home and work with other artists.
"Being a producer enhances one's talent and I am looking forward to a big project."
He has already worked with a number of local musicians having done numerous collaborations that include the Score Warriors jingle that was done in honour of the senior national soccer team's maiden appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006.
The talented vocalist was instrumental in the production of the anti-piracy album Stop It that was released early this year by the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association.
Makhalima's personal achievements include a series of hits that rocked the local entertainment scene at the peak of urban grooves music a few years back.
Songs to his name include Usadaro, Vulela and Ndofefeterwa.
The musician says he is now focusing on taking his career to a professional level that would include setting up a live band.
He is already working with a group of young instrumentalists with whom he staged a show in Bulawayo last week alongside Oliver Mtukudzi and Sulumani Chimbetu.
His upcoming album Urban Renewal will be launched this month in the capital.