Baba Harare returns to jiti music after previously calling genre “nonsense”

HARARE – Musician Baba Harare, real name Braveman Chizvino, has announced his return to jiti music, a year after he announced that he quit the genre to pursue gospel.

Last year, Baba Harare shocked the world of local showbiz when he announced that, as he had become a born-again Christian, gospel was now his genre of choice.

The musician even derided jiti, describing the genre as “nonsense.”

With an upcoming collaboration with Gemma Griffiths seemingly in the works, Baba Harare announced his return to his fans.

“Ndadzoka kuzoti vaya vanga vasati vatanga kunwa mapiritsi vachitangawo,” he wrote in a post that was accompanied by laughing emojis.

Baba Harare’s return to jiti comes after he claimed to have had an epiphany while in Australia, which led him to rethink his life in music.

“Early this year we travelled to Australia with my group where I had a sold-out show. The fans embraced my music, but God spoke to me and convinced me to quit secular music and serve Him.

“I know I will miss travelling and stuff but I do not regret this move. This is the wisest move I have made in my life,” he said.

At the time, the musician conceded that it was hard to convince his fans that he had moved on.

“It will be hard for some of the people who have been loyal to me to embrace my new move. I quit jiti for gospel music which has left many people debating.

“I have also lost some of my fans in the process and gained new ones after my bold decision to give my life to Christ,” he said.

Confirming speculation, Baba Harare said his wife had convinced him to make the life-changing decision.

“I have heard people say I recently got married, which is false. I have been married to her for some time, but I did not want her to be in the media.

“Social media went into an overdrive when her images were publicised with many versions coming up,” he said.