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Brenda Phiri Entertainment Reporter
Upcoming gospel diva Margaret Mupungai-Gahadzikwa has released a song in tribute to the handicapped children of St Giles Special School based in Milton Park.

The track, “Sununguro”, is featured on the singer’s debut six-track album titled “Kudururwa Kwenyasha”.

“I derive the inspiration to write my songs from real life situations and this is the gist in the song, ‘Sununguro’ in which I was pleading with the Lord to deliver His people who are in serious situations. These include the handicapped, the poor, the widowed and the orphaned,” she said.

Gahadzikwa added that she walks the talk as she finds joy in her first-born child, Faith, who fell blind and became crippled on her right side when she was eight months old.

The Chitungwiza-based singer believes disability is not inability, and actually featured Faith on the track.

During the interview with The Herald Entertainment, Faith went through most of the songs by her mother without any glitches, proving how she had mastered the lyrics on the album.

“We have had talks with the authorities at St Giles as well as the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture so that we have a launch whereby the various stakeholders involved come together and talk on the issues affecting the children with handicaps,” said.

Apart from the track “Sununguro”, other songs like “Dzaingove Nyasha”, “Handituke”, Nherera Shinga”, “Ndarota Hope” and “Dariro” address a wide range of issues affecting people like widows and orphans.

“I am also grateful to the support that I get from my church Grace Communion International as well as my husband Andrew and each time that he preaches, I get some inspiration to compose something new,” said the mother.

Mai Gahadzikwa, who was born on December 1, 1976, started her professional music career in 1998 although she grew up in a family of singers.

“It is not an easy road in the music industry. At the moment, some of the challenges that I am facing include lack of musical instruments and proper marketing of my music,” said the mother of two.

She added: “The future, though, looks bright and we are not looking back.