FREEMAN’S EXPLOSIVE CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR FANS…chanter releases 11 collaborations, rebrands

By Tawanda Matanhire
Sensational Zim dancehall chanter, Freeman, real name Emergy Sylvester Chizanga, will this Thursday release a mixtape featuring a plethora of other Zimbabwean music stars.


The 11-track mixtape titled, Freeman and Friends, features Baba Harare, Gemma Griffiths, Mai Titi, Mambo Dhuterere, Darula, T Gonz, Takura, Sandra Ndebele, Shinsoman and Mbeu.
HKD records publicist, Michelle Mukaro, told Nhau News Online that they have also rebranded from Freeman to Freeman HKD.
She said the move to rebrand was prompted by the confusion caused by the commonness of the name Freeman, especially on the internet.
“We have rebranded from the name Freeman to Freeman HKD. The reason is because we have got a lot of our content on Vevo and Spotify with the same name, Freeman, that’s been clashing … A lot of content that wasn’t ours was now crossing into our channel because a lot of other people use the name Freeman,” said Mukaro.


“Apple reached out to us and suggested that we make our name unique. For us it wasn’t much of a strain to add HKD because already it has been associated with Freeman.”


HKD is short for “Hatimire Kusimbisa Dangerzone”.
Dangerzone is the record label owned by Freeman.

Mukaro added that they have since changed all their social media handles to Freeman HKD, which will make it easier for many to identify the correct site.


Back to the album – it appears Freeman was out to prove a point – writing all the songs on the mixtape.
“Freeman HKD is also a creative song writer and most of the lyrics on the mixtape were composed by him though there was help on a few tracks by the featuring artists,” Mukaro said.


Freeman is a revered songwriter, who has helped many artists.
Freeman announced his arrival on the music scene with a bang through hit single Joina City, which made the chanter an overnight star.
Since breaking into the limelight, Freeman HKD has not looked back. He has gone on to release hits such as Shaina Mwana Iwe, Doctor Wemagitare and Handina Godo just to mention a few.


In 2019 Freeman worked with sungura king Alick Macheso and released runaway hit, Ngaibake. Nhau/Indaba

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