Robson Sharuko-H-Metro Editor ALICK Macheso’s Orchestra Mberikwazvo has 34 members, including three drivers, making the sungura superstar probably the biggest employer on the domestic musical industry. Macheso is the band leader and CEO of this musical enterprise and his manager, Tich Makamadze, is second in charge on the corporate tree. In August, Makamadze revealed they had a staff compliment of 32 people, which the sungura superstar take care of.
However, latest figures released by the Orchestra Mberikwazvo camp show that there are 32 people within the band’s structures. Fifteen of these people are always in the background and they include the eight security members, the finance chief, the digital guru and the three drivers. One of the drivers serves Macheso, the other one drives the vehicle which carries the band while the third one drives the vehicle which carries the instruments.
There are two sound engineers – Morgan Mapeta and Isheanesu Mikano. In August, Makahamadze told H-Metro that Macheso was also helping less privileged members of the community. “We have former band members, and less privileged members of our communities, who are also feeding from the same purse.
“Alick Macheso has been doing a lot in communities when he is off the stage. “Ukaenda kuChitungwiza kune nzvimbo inonzi kwaMacheso kwaakawanira chikwata cheband nzvimbo dzekugara. “He wanted all his band members to be landlords instead of being tenants.
” Macheso, who is performing in Gaut.
