Home Archives Zimbabwe: Montana Moves Mountains
Zimbabwe: Montana Moves Mountains
Ernest Kanjo / Monday, 07 June 2010 12:57

MontanaREDo not visit Zimbabwe without requesting to meet and why not watch Q. Montana perform.  Else, you would hate yourself for having missed not only a soul-searching voice, but a dexterous guitarist whose melodious songs provide warmth to the heart.  And if you do have a feel of Montana's music, you would leave Zimbabwe with another African success story on you mind. The Harare-based Afro fusion (inclined to Zimbabwean traditional beats) singer is simple talented.

If talent is what you desire to experience in a young artiste, find it in Q. Montana's Neo Vector, his maiden album released in 2005. Sweet Pain (2007) also reveals the young singer as a thrilling artiste. Upon release of his third album, Untamed last year, Montana became one of Zimbabwe's most-sought-for singers, even by performance poets. At the Harare Internationa Festival of Arts (HIFA) recently, Q. Montana held a poetry café audience spellbound in Batsirai Chimaga's His Song.

But how did all this come about? "I discovered my passion for music at childhood," Montana told TIPTOPSTARS. He went on, "By seven, I was already playing the guitar." He persued his dreams until he saw them come true the day he performed in front of Zambia's independence president Kenneth Kuanda. That was in December 2009.  After the show, broadcast live on Zambian television, Kuanda gave the rising Zimbabwean music star a pat on his back. "I felt proud about that,'' said Montana, proudly.

Q. Montana who also does graphic designing nurses ambitions of becoming a renowned international singer. With a "Six piece band", he shall be touring some Southern African countries including South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. He admires his role models. "There are two - Salif Keita of Mali and Oliver Mtukudi of Zimbabwe,"


Tags

TTS/MTDV ARCHIVES

Franco Records Set for a Double Release …

The Houston based label is set for a double release ( two audios + two videos) this week as they launch their first artist in Cameroon in the person of... Read more

TTS Be the first to comment! 27 Jun 2018 Hits:5534 Latest

Vanity Chase to chase vanity

Vanity Chase to chase vanity

Quantitatively and qualitatively, Cameroon is fast growing in its movie production. After Berlin Icon (2005) and Two Brothers (coming soon), Trend International Productions is set to produce yet another hit... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 17 Jun 2011 Hits:7922 MOVIES

MEIWAY FETES 30 YEARS IN MUSIC

MEIWAY FETES 30 YEARS IN MUSIC

Meiway is synonymous to success. He whipped Zoblazo, his own music genre across Africa in the 90s and stayed around a lot more with innovative styles. He is a fine... Read more

TTS Be the first to comment! 01 Feb 2022 Hits:3234 MOVIES

“Anything post-production is my thing” …

“Anything post-production is my thing”  -Achille Brice, film editing maestro, producer of Obsession

Everything post-production is his thing. This is a fact virtually everyone so attached to the film industry in Cameroon can attest. His name has now grown so big that at... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Comments(4) 23 Mar 2012 Hits:11592 STAR CORNER

CATCH HER ON RADIO ASAP!

CATCH HER ON RADIO ASAP!

Asaba is vocalist of exceptional quality. The strength of her voice eases the decoding of salient messages that characterize her meticulously package tracks. The author of YELE comes on the... Read more

TTS Be the first to comment! 25 Jun 2021 Hits:2279 Latest

Movie: Mairo Sanda crushes opponents

 Movie: Mairo Sanda crushes opponents

Since late last year, she is known to have fallen in love with movie production (co-produced Trouble Kingdom with Fred Kenyati, now on a UN mission in Cairo, Egypt). Yet,... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 18 Aug 2012 Hits:8295 MOVIES

SNAPSHOTS FROM TIPTOPSTARS

SNAPSHOTS FROM TIPTOPSTARS

{jb_greenbox} Bamenda: Cameroonian film producers met in Bamenda recently. Details of the meeting are yet to reach our newsroom, but TIPTOPSTAR would imagine the movie producers were charting the way... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 26 Jun 2013 Hits:6002 Latest

Music review: Je Suis Kolofata’s mind-pr…

Music review: Je Suis Kolofata’s mind-prinking physiognomy

George Breezy’s Je Suis Kolofata, directed by Romeo Olah is in itself a brilliantly woven weapon that easily dismantles the current insurgency that is clipping Cameroon’s wings from the Northern... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 12 Feb 2015 Hits:9501 Latest

New movie queen: Cassandra Kinde on shin…

New movie queen: Cassandra Kinde on shiny track

    Though an inert passion, acting had appeared too distant for Begium-based Cameroonian up-and-coming movie artist, Cassandra Kinde. Then, her meeting with Titus Banyoh, film producer/director brought both girl and the... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Comments(2) 18 Apr 2012 Hits:6963 STAR CORNER

Down with lyrical obscenity! Part I

Down with lyrical obscenity! Part I

Unarguably, it is rare that someone hates music. The sound of music leaves no one indifferent. And even when a music consumer cannot decode the lines of the song, its... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 01 Jun 2013 Hits:5742 Latest

MOVIES: COLUMBUS BRACES FOR “WHEN LOVE H…

MOVIES: COLUMBUS BRACES FOR “WHEN LOVE HAPPENS” PREMIERE

Columbus is set to be swept off its feet on April 5, 2025, when the highly anticipated Liberian movie, "When Love Happens," officially premieres. The film’s release has generated significant... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 28 Jan 2025 Hits:1941 Latest

The African Children of The Year Awards …

The African Children of The Year Awards (ACOTYA)

The African Children of The Year Awards (ACOTYA) was created three years ago to recognize kids across the continent for their exceptional works in every domain. It is run by... Read more

TTS Be the first to comment! 06 Dec 2020 Hits:2238 Latest

BEFORE YOU SAY YES I DO: Solidifying A G…

BEFORE YOU SAY YES I DO: Solidifying A Great Story With Beautiful Acting

Frank Sire’sBefore You Say Yes I Do (BYSYID) is a typical sample of a great story, harnessed by amazing acting performance. Both elements, story and artists’ performance are so intelligently... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 23 May 2020 Hits:4280 MOVIES

One Day single: Afro beat singer champio…

One Day single: Afro beat singer champions hope course

The French would describe him as ‘artiste engage’ (committed artist). Nabstar is unarguably one! He definitely would not sing, if music were just to be for the sake of it.... Read more

Titus Banyoh Be the first to comment! 10 Jun 2014 Hits:6422 Latest

Shalom wins in I Don Win video

Shalom wins in I Don Win video

  Arguably, I Don Win, the gospel hit track authored by Shalom wins in I Don Win video, is one of the best things that happened to the genre in 2016.... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 03 Jan 2017 Hits:10474 Latest

Stanley Enow en route to number two

Stanley Enow en route to number two

The artist may not be in any respect trying to obstruct what has turned out to be an unending appetite for Hein Pere. He just has to move forward, at... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 16 Feb 2014 Hits:7706 Latest

“I always had this propensity to dress …

 “I always had this propensity to dress gorgeously”           -        Yvonne Jolie, USA-based Cameroonian fashion designer

Increasing, young Cameroonians in the diaspora are not just putting their God-given artistic skills into action, but are making a livelihood from the art they know best. Particularly, there has... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 09 Dec 2013 Hits:28125 INTERVIEWS

"No regrets for visitors to my exhibitio…

Shiri Achu is without any doubt one of the most prolific African fine artists of modern times. No sooner she closes up a chapter in her painting career, than... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Be the first to comment! 11 Jan 2018 Hits:8400 Latest

Women in the frame: Tribute to Camerooni…

Women in the frame: Tribute to Cameroonian female filmmakers/actors

During this period of the year, news publications have the applauded habit of saluting women who have delved into daring ventures and made it. They do this by writing stories... Read more

Ernest Kanjo Comments(1) 08 Mar 2012 Hits:8439 Latest

USA: Nollywood actress’ fashion/cosmetic…

USA: Nollywood actress’ fashion/cosmetic trend tipped unique

A Zambian born Model, Nollywood Actress and Fashion designer Clara Fernaldo began her career in 2012 as a model and has challenged the prevailing notions of beauty ever since.... Read more

TTS Be the first to comment! 13 Oct 2013 Hits:87915 STAR CORNER

418293622 7484176181616363_8241778451874313913_n


LATEST COMMENTS

  • Well, I think the CEA was a very shallow and misgu... More...
  • This is creativity we are talking about, this are ... More...
  • Lovelyn,your pre-selection criterias are ok but i'... More...
  • camhood 4 the better More...
  • fame is gd More...
  • CONGRATULATION. THANK GOD FOR YOU GUYS. CAMEROON S... More...
  • cool girls dat was great but this year we the cons... More...