Sulu's first performance of 2011 on Saturday

Sulumani Chimbetu

DENDERA Music crooner Sulumani Chimbetu has decided to prematurely end his annual vacation and resume work with the first show for 2011 penciled in for Jazz 105 on Saturday, January 21. He will co-perform with the group Mafrik, according to posters put up around the City and adverts flighted in the press.

The new development contrasts with his early declaration that he would take a break and resume performances in February. And it appears it is the lure of the Dollar has compelled Sulu to re-consider his initial plans and take to the dance floor sooner than anticipated.

Or could it be the manager of his Members’ Club, one Negos Bonnie Jana, who is misleading the people, as he is the one churning out information to followers of the hit-maker?

While it has not been confirmed if he has other shows before the end of the month, he will perform for his first time ever at the Spillway Pub and Restaurant on February 5 in a show dubbed “The 2011 Kickstart Show.” The venue’s director, Kenneth Madangure, said of this particular musical fixture:

“It will be Sulu’s first ever performance here and it will be different from most of his shows in that he will have no supporting acts. People should expect fireworks.”

Riding on the success of his latest production, Non-Stop which features the hit song Dzamutsana, Chimbetu will during the course of February take his act down South, where he has been slotted to churn the Dendera sounds in Pretoria and Johannesburg. In the former City he will be at Soshanguve Hall while in the latter he has a date with his fans at the Safari Night Club.

By Gilbert Munetsi