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The Jamaican artiste, who is expected to jet into the country on Thursday this week, told The Sunday Mail last Friday of his excitement at having to stage his debut show in Zimbabwe on Saturday.
Beenie Man, real name Anthony Moses Davis, urged his local fans to come to the show with zest.
“I’ve never been to Zimbabwe and I feel so overwhelmed and honoured,” he said.

“When people come out to get full entertainment because they love my music I have to please my fans to the full extent and that’s what I am promising my Zimbabwean fans.
“It’s all about the fans. Once they turn out you have to give them exactly what they want, what they pay for, nothing but the best.
“You have to transform yourself whether you are tired, sleepy, feet hurt or you have a toothache.

“You transform yourself, because the people give you energy, and that’s what I expect from my Zimbabwean fans, energy!”
The celebrated artiste, who has a huge fan base in Zimbabwe, if the number of his tunes being played on the local dancehall circuit is anything to go by, also touched on the playlist he will unleash at next weekend’s Lion Lager Festival.

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“I want to come home to Zimbabwe and entertain my fans with big tunes. Zimbabwe is special, because I’ve never been there,” he said.
“I’m performing an extended set over two hours. I’m doing Feel It Boy (Janet Jackson) and Girls Dem Sugga (Mya) and I want a female to join me on stage and sing Janet and Mya’s part.
“When I was growing up my inspirations were Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley. As a kid I loved dancehall music.

“The Zimbabwean tour is special because the status I have reached in my life didn’t come by itself, but through my fans, who have supported me and made my career grow over the years.”
Beenie Man has been in the music industry for almost two decades but shows a lot of energy at his live shows.

“The music and your talent live together. Your talent can’t leave you. So when I focus on providing a message in my music the fans respond.
“And I can’t live without fans because they are my inspiration, my spirit and my soul to stay in the music. It’s for the love of the music and people.”
Despite criticism of all kinds, the dancehall king has managed to keep on unleashing a number of albums with hit songs topping international charts.

‘I’ve always been connected to Africa. Ethiopia is my home. Reggae music has always been the culture, and I was born as a Rasta, and my father and grandfather wanted to push me in that direction,” he said.