

During the conversation, Franco Slomo would attend to his pot as he prepared sadza for the young child. I could be running around to look for alternative ways of income but I have to look after these children almost every time.”įranco Junior cried more as his father spoke. I have to look after these children on my own. I hope it will get well, but at the moment I am facing a hard situation. “We last had a show in February and I got assistance from a few promoters before things got hard.

There was no light in his room because the bulb no longer works and he does not have money to replace it. It seems things are really bad for Franco.

There, he undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO, trading his lab coat for a pair of rollerblades and his IRA for a taste of divinity. John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. My cousin in Bindura also said she wants to assist me, but I do not have money for her bus fare.” Depressed and frustrated with his life, Dr. “My mother in Kaitano, Mt Darwin told me to take the children to her, but I cannot travel because of the current situation. He cannot get that love at the moment and everyone in my family is worried about this situation. “My heart bleeds for my son Franco Junior because he wants a mother’s love. Everyone is struggling at the moment in showbiz,” said Franco. My wife left me when it got worse and I am not sure why she made that decision. Franco joined hands with former colleagues at Alick Machesos Orchestra Mberikwazvo, Obert Gomba, Noel Nyazanda and Jonas Kasamba in a move that was received. “Things have not been well for me over the past year. The talk was sparked by his appearance at Alick Macheso’s album launch at Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex where emcees asked fans if they wanted Slomo to return home. They need motherly and fatherly care from him right now. SUNGURA artist, Francis Slomo Dhaka, has dismissed reports he was set to rejoin the Orchestra Mberikwazvo. He has to cook and wash for his children. Even if he were to get any corporate function deals or Covid-19 awareness campaigns at the moment, his situation right now seems unbearable.
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He has seen the twists and turns of the solo journey, but admits he is now on the roughest patch of his career and personal life.Ī few big shows and tours to remote parts of the country that sustained Franco have dried up. Gomba briefly rejoined Macheso before relocating to South Africa.įranco remained steadfast with the group. The Extra Kwazvose ship was not stable for long and the other three members jumped out, with Kasamba and Nyazanda rejoining Macheso. The once popular dancer is now a pale shadow of himself.Īlthough Franco managed to get attention in the early days of his departure from Macheso’s group with the likes of Obert Gomba, Noel Nyazanda and Jonasi Kasamba when they formed Extra Kwazvose, his journey has now turned thorny. His wife of seven years left because the going was getting tough at home. Life has not been rosy for the talented dancer and his world seems to be crumbling as responsibilities mount on his shoulders in an era where he does not have a regular source of income.
