Charles Charamba Quotes
born 1971 Zimbabwe
Charles Charamba (born 27 April 1971) is a Zimbabwean gospel musician and a former pastor in the Apostolic Faith Mission Church of Zimbabwe (AFM).
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We want people to experience God in a deeper way while celebrating the gift of gospel music.
Gospel music in Zimbabwe has taken centre stage for a long time and it’s never going to recede.
Rooted in Christ is our name and the major preoccupation is preaching a simplified gospel to the common man.
People have been asking why I seemed to be quite, it was because I was improving myself as a person.
Although we are privileged to have a remarkably long stay in gospel music, we don’t always stay in the past.
As I was growing up, I had musicians that I looked up to. Sometimes I would imitate them, but it is wrong to lie to fans that it is my work while it is someone else.
It will be a joy to minister in oneness, as a team with the newer generations.
Our children are all musical and gifted differently though they have a lot in common. They seem to realise that the calling of Abraham is the calling of Isaac and Jacob as well.
For several years, I was among the top selling three artistes in the country, and this was an exceptional achievement for a gospel artiste.
We are just presenting that which the Lord packaged in us, music that refuses to fade away. Old and new.
While the album did not do well in the country, it opened avenues in other countries where it was played. I managed to put Zimbabwe on the map and I got royalties.
I was born and bred in Mudzi and did both my primary and high school at Masarakufa. I have six siblings and happen to be the only surviving male child of my parents.
We are not pushing them to take up music as a career as such, but we are guiding them appropriately in case they choose to. I think the future of gospel music is safe, not just referring to our children, but also a lot of youths who are showing signs of being God-loving artistes.
My Christian faith is a very important aspect of my life and I was baptised in 1989. Because of that, my music is firmly rooted in Christianity though I started composing church songs in 1988.
It has become broader and it’s now adequately represented across age, regional and congregational divides. Gospel music is the music of today and tomorrow.
Few artistes were singing gospel music then, and the marketing department at Gramma Records wanted music that would boost their sales. I was only recorded after they were convinced by veteran music producer Bothwell Nyamondera.
I discarded the notion that gospel music is supposed to somber. I love God and I love music, so I had to do songs that I enjoyed to sing. That is why my genre was fast paced and enjoyable.
It’s an amazing line-up. Thanks to Minister M Mahendere and the team for the invitation. There’s definitely something for everyone. It’s an event not to miss.