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Jah Prayzah , Wink D Divide Opinion Over US Awards

by BustopTV

By Lloyd Takawira

Zimbabwe’s highly acclaimed musicians, Wallace ‘Winky D’ Chirimuko and Mukudzei ‘Jah Prayzah’ Mukombe have divided opinion on who to vote for following their nominations for the prestigious 2020 African Entertainment Awards, USA (AEAUSA).

The awards are set for December 12 in New Jersey.

The Kutonga Kwaro hitmaker, was nominated in two categories, Best Male Artist — East/South/North Africa and Entertainer of The Year, respectively. While Winky D was nominated in the Best Dance Hall category and Sha Sha’s was nominated in the Best Female Artist category .

However ,it is Jah Prayzah and Winky D who in the last 24 hours have seen loads of Zimbos on social media tearing down each other over who to vote for.

Some Zimbabweans are vowing to vote for Burnaboy who they supported the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign after Jah Prayzah ‘snubbed’ this.

The hashtag trended after the July 31th demonstration which was followed by a systematic crackdown on civilians by the security forces.

According to Zimbos who are opposed and are campaigning against Jah Prayzah’s vote, the Uzumba born music star did not show solidarity with Zimbabweans by not speaking out against the government.

Sindile Ncube an opinionist wrote “Zimbabweans Should Stop Giving Attention To ZANU PF Enablers Like Jah Prayzah. Until the day he says Zanu PF must go, Jah Prayzah will not be getting my vote nor my attention.”

Writing on his Facebook page,
Tinashe Magara threw a thinly veiled salvo to Jah Prayzah saying, “Go to Uzumba , here we’re voting for @burnaboy”.

On tweeter one, Eulita Dube tweeted, “I remember when Zim twitter was begging you to participate in the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter you muted http://us.Now I believe we will return the favoured kind, sir. Those that butter your bread(Zanu pf) will vote for http://you.Im sure Nick will RT & mobilise for you”.

More deeper and piercing was one twimbo @The Village Celeb who tweeted :”Ini handimuzivi Ja Purezha wacho. Ndovotera Burna Boy wandinoziva”.

Onother twimbo DR Gwafa said: “Ma celebritie edu aya they think they’re so special , they need your votes each and every time when we asking them to rise only voices with us they let us down they don’t want even to stand together with us even to follow you back”

However ordinary Zimbabweans who spoke to Bustop TV sang a different hym with some saying there is nothing amis in supporting a fellow Zimbabwean.

Chengetai Chimbangu a vendor at Zengeza 2 Gazaland shopping center had this to say ,”inini ndino support mu Zimbabwean pazvose , only that l don’t own a smart phone , plus ndinovhiringwa ne internet but all the same Jah Prayzah muZimba saka anofanirwa kuvhoterwa.”

Thomas Marirangwe a tout also conquered with Chimbangu saying, “if l come across the link l will vote for both Winky D and Jah Prayzah because they are Zimbabweans “

The AEAUSA awards honour and celebrate Black excellence in entertainment and sport and are organised by the Black Entertainment Television, a prominent television network targeting African-American audiences in the USA.

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