Popular Zimbabwean gospel artist Dorcas Moyo has won the Africa Best Female Gospel Artiste of the Year award at the CLIMA Africa Awards 2024 ceremony held in Abuja on Saturday.
This marks the first time a Zimbabwean musician has received this prestigious accolade.
Moyo competed against several prominent female gospel artists from across the continent, including Nigeria’s Yadah and Mercy Chinwo, Deborah Lukalu from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Janet Otieno from Kenya, and South Africa’s Winnie Mashaba.
In a phone interview with the Manica Post from Nigeria, Moyo expressed her gratitude to her fans worldwide for their unwavering support. She said:
I am extremely excited. I still cannot believe that I won this prestigious and coveted prize. I dedicate this to my legion of fans dotted across the world. It’s God who made it possible.
During the awards ceremony, Moyo, accompanied by session musicians from Nigeria, delivered a live performance of one of her most popular songs, “Haakotsire.”
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