Wheels of Fortune (Remastered) Fortune Muparutsa

• 1 Simbarashe 04:53
• 2 Easy Money 04:40
• 3 Sangoma (Remix) 04:56
• 4 Chamutumba 04:10
• 5 Wangu Ndega 04:49
• 6 Upenyu 04:22
• 7 I like the way 05:10
• 8 Still in Love 04:55
• Total Runtime 37:55

Info zu Wheels of Fortune (Remastered)

Rund 32 Jahre nach seiner Veröffentlichung ist Fortune Muparutsas klassisches Album „Wheels of Fortune“ nun endlich erhältlich.

„Wheels of Fortune“ ist das bahnbrechende Debüt-Soloalbum des simbabwischen R&B-Pioniers, Sängers und Produzenten Fortune Muparutsa. Es erschien ursprünglich im Jahr 1994 über das Label ZMC (Zimbabwe Music Corporation) auf Vinyl und gilt als ein Meilenstein, der die Entwicklung des Genres Urban Grooves in Simbabwe maßgeblich einläutete.

Fortune Muparutsa

Digitally remastered

Fortune Muparutsa
was well respected in the music circles in Zimbabwe. Many artists we came across always expressed their desire to work with him, though for most, his prices were unaffordable(but soooooooooo worth it!). If you wanted an assured hit Fortune was the go-to man. This is evidenced by all the hits he produced like In My Dreams by Innocent Utsiwegota, Kumba Kwenyu by Alexio, Boy U Got To Know by Tia & Come To Party by Major Playaz to mention a few. He was also a mentor to many many people in the industry for example Flash Gordon, Sanii Makhalima, John Jay and other people he closely worked with. The great thing about the songs he produced was they were all of such a high standard and could easily compete internationally by any bar. When i listen to Dzimbaremabwe by V.O.L.U.M.E i still think it eclipses many Hip Hop songs produced even to this day. He really impressed when he worked with Alexio on the song Kumba Kwenyu. The original which Alexio had recorded elsewhere was hard to stomach even with Alexio’s great voice. Production quality was poor and at best it typified a sub-standard backyard recording with poor mixing and no mastering at all. Fortune then laid his hands on it and redid the whole song from the production to recording to the mixing then the mastering. The end product made me wonder if it was a different song altogether. That is just one example of the finesse and ability Fortune had.

Many describe him as not having anything close to a bad bone in his body and a very energetic and humble fellow. Us as fans knew him through his music and we loved what we knew and still do. To hear of his death hurt us as if we actually knew him. That is the impact his music had on us. His passing is a sad loss for Zimbabwe, but God made his decision and Fortune is now in a better place. Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues, we share your pain. Fortune Muparutsa will forever be loved and remembered.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet