{"id":1486,"date":"2019-01-10T20:05:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2019-01-10T20:05:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:05:27","slug":"mai-patai-goes-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mai-patai-goes-solo","title":{"rendered":"Mai Patai goes solo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Gospel musician Respina Patai better known as Mai Patai says she is now working on perfecting her career as a standalone musician away from her husband, Ephraim\u2019s shadow.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She will be joining the league of Charles and Olivia Charamba who despite having joint projects release separate projects.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Having made history in this year\u2019s Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50 competition, Mai Patai said she is looking to add another album this Easter holiday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She came third with her song Anokomborera off the album Punish the Devil, hence becoming the first female musician to make it into the top three of the competition.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI have started the journey as an independent artiste, doing my projects as Mai Patai. So far I have done three solo projects and I\u2019m looking at releasing another album in April. I want to be counted among the top female musicians in the country,\u201d she said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The singer said her decision does not mean she will no longer work with her husband.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis does not mean we will no longer be working together. While he is at work, I will be doing music and when he is around, we will do together. He is the one who did the backing vocals of my previous album.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Having bounced back on the music scene, Mai Patai said she has shifted her focus on visuals, aiming to drop a video for the song Anokomborera by February.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cNow that I\u2019m back in music, I am looking at producing videos, to reconnect with our followers,\u201d she said.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gospel musician Respina Patai better known as Mai Patai says she is now working on perfecting her career as a standalone musician away from her husband, Ephraim\u2019s shadow. She will be joining the league of Charles and Olivia Charamba who despite having joint projects release separate projects. 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