Admire Kasi
Admire Kasi is a Zimbabwean gospel music producer and promoter who rose to prominence when he launched the first gospel festival in Zimbabwe, Nguva Yakwana Gospel Concert.[1]
Background
Admire Kasi is an evangelical preacher and the founder of Upper Room International Ministries[2], a Pentecostal ministry in the United Kingdom. He started evangelism in the late 80s with Ezekiel Guti before forming his ministry in 2006.
Admire Kasi started Ezekiel Guti Evangelical Association (EGEA) Gospel Train band in 1994 which worked with Ezekiel Guti during EGEA crusades around Zimbabwe, the band included notable artists Ivy Kombo, Elizabeth Manyowa[3], Carol Mujokoro, Jackie Madondo and guitarist Mono Mukundu. He then established Gospel Train Records in the late 90s which was one of the first gospel music record labels in Zimbabwe.
Admire Kasi started Nguva Yakwana Gospel Concert[4] in 1999 and established its first festival in 2000 in the Harare Gardens, the event featured top gospel artists from around Southern Africa mostly South Africa. After the fist two events in the Harare Gardens, the festival moved to the Harare International Conference Center which had more capacity to contain the crowd who attended the event annually. In 2003 the show faced some criticism from christian reporters who thought the show tolerated some foreign morals from what the christian community in Zimbabwe was used to at that time.[5] Kasi's concert became on of the first gospel music events to bring international artist who performed at the concert including Thembinkozi Booi[6], Vuyo Mokoena, Lundi Tyamara and Buhle Nhlangulela. Zimbabwean artists like Mai Patai[7], Evelyn Mhanga[8] and Toggy Chivaviro[9] had their break though the concert in the early 2000s.
Nguva Yakwana Gospel Concert
| Admire Kasi | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Gospel Music |
| Location(s) | Harare International Conference Center |
| Years active | 1999, 2000–2019, will recommence in 2022 |
| Founders | Admire Kasi |
- Nguva Yakwana Part 1, 2000
- Nguva Yakwana Part 2, 2001
- Nguva Yakwana Explosion, 2002
- Nguva Yakwana Festival, 2003
- Nguva Yakwana Festival, 2004[10]
- Nguva Yakwana Festival, 2005
- Nguva Yakwana Festival, 2006
- Nguva Yakwana Reloaded 2019
Survival Dynamics and Zimbabwe Music Industry
References
- ^ https://www.herald.co.zw/revisiting-nguva-yakwana-gospel-concert/
- ^ https://nehandaradio.com/2019/04/01/ivy-kombo-on-why-she-left-for-the-uk/
- ^ https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2018/03/04/manyowa-back-sabbatical/
- ^ https://www.herald.co.zw/is-it-time-up-for-nguva-yakwana/
- ^ https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2003/11/21/open-letter-to-pastor-kasi/
- ^ https://www.herald.co.zw/thembinkosi-rekindles-romance-with-zim-fans/
- ^ https://www.herald.co.zw/mai-patais-sad-journey-to-fame-odropped-out-of-school-after-parents-divorce-omarried-at-16-to-escape-poverty/
- ^ https://www.herald.co.zw/arts-is-a-family-affair/
- ^ https://www.herald.co.zw/pastor-chivaviro-releases-dvd/
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/200406030609.html
