Award-winning Zimbabwe Dancehall artist Winky D, whose real name is Wallace Chirumiko put on a scintillating performance at his Ghettocracy show at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on 31 December 2023, reported <a href="https://x.com/NewsHawksLive/status/1741640106048360613?s=20">The NewsHawks</a>.
Winky D, considered by some to be the most popular Zimdancehall artist, drew a huge crowd at the show, with hundreds of revellers turned away after tickets sold out.
Titled “2 Decades of Excellence,” the event and several musicians who performed there as well as multitudes of fans celebrated Winky D’s career in the music industry, making him one of Zimbabwe’s veteran and greatest artists.
Winky D’s music is a fusion of traditional Zimbabwean music with reggae and dancehall beats.
His lyrics often contain political commentary, touching on social problems including injustice, poverty, and corruption.
Winky D’s song “Ibotso”, talks about corruption, mismanagement and abuse of public resources by a greedy elite few.
The song, off the album Eureka, has, however, angered authorities who have responded by not only issuing threats but also banning his music on some radio stations.
Winky D also took a swipe at fellow artist Holy Ten, with whom he did a collabo on the song Ibotso after the latter distanced himself from the lyrics following a backlash from ZANU PF.
Some of the lyrics from last night’s show have made Winky D the talk of the town. He touched on the disputed August 2023 elections and also claimed that his songs have been banned on local radio.
The musician bemoaned the harsh economic situation that has forced millions of Zimbabweans to leave the country in search of greener pastures. He said:
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Vana venyu veZimbabwe vachiri kunyunyuta.
Vofararira kwese kwese kutsvaga maguta.
Mumwe oti ndakahwinha, umwe oti wakabvuta.
Vari kuona Mbuya Nehanda vari muguta.
Ndakatsikisa dambarefu Eureka Eureka.
PaRadio voramba voti iro ridza wega.
Ndakati vanotora zvevapfupi nekureba.
Umwe woiramba hanzi iyo wakaimba wega.
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Police officers on 4 March 2023 stormed the stage during Winky D’s live performance and shut down his show to intimidate him for his critical commentary.
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Winky D Bemoans Forced Emigration, Hits Out At Holy Ten In New Song

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winky_D">Winky D</a>‘s latest offering, Eureka which was launched on New Year’s Eve at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) reflects social rot in Zimbabwe where corruption is rampant, Brezh Malaba says.
Malaba, a journalist, said Winky D’s Ibotso portrays Zimbabwe as a long-decayed society in which the residents naively hope things will miraculously change for the better. Pindula News presents Malaba’s analysis of Winky D’s project:
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#TheGafa 
Winky D’s lyrical mastery is the stuff of legend. But in his new anthemic hit, Ibotso, the Gafa reminds us why his amazing artistry is without peer. Winky D is the incorruptible voice of a shattered generation: poverty-stricken citizens who have no jobs, no dignity, no hope.
Zimbabwe is a crime scene. Corruption-induced poverty has unleashed devastating poverty on ghetto youths. Hunger has ensnared naive girls into a life of debauchery. There are artistes who conveniently choose to ignore these stark realities. Winky D has set himself apart.
In Ibotso, he lays bare the ugly underbelly of a long-decayed society which foolishly hides beneath a threadbare cloak of self-denial, in the forlorn hope of swiftly waking up from a prolonged nightmare. Where delusion meets deceit, victims abound.
The Gafa chants: “Vanotora zvevapfupi nekureba”. What comes next is epic. Holy 10, his eager apprentice, then intones: “Sekutamba sekuseka”. From that point on, the flow is infectious, irresistible, delectable.
Winky D is fully alive to the dangers of singing truth to power. Deploying idiom, he pleads: “I’m only a singer. I wield neither spear nor sword; please spare my life.” Echoes of George Orwell: “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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Winky D is among a few Zimbabwean artistes who have openly, through their projects, condemned maladministration and the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Njema_Winky_D_Album">shrinking democratic space</a> in the country. 
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