Background
In 2023, Winky D dropped his album, Eureka Eureka, which carried the song “Ibotso” featuring Holy Ten. However, shaken by how the song was interpreted, with many in the ruling ZANU PF deeming the song a political project to prop opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change, Holy Ten came out expressing regret over being part of the project.
This is despite the fact that the song addresses prevalent social concerns in Zimbabwe, such as corruption and the difficulties encountered by the youth and musicians.
Ibostso Lyrics
Jah knowDeMentorAiwaHoyo
Vanotora zvevapfupi nekurebaSekutamba sekusekaIbotsoHoly TenVanonyepa, vanonyepedzeraVanozeza, vanozeza zeraVanospender, vanotenga-tengaIbotsoIni ndiri muimbi cheteHandina pfumo, handina bakatwaMusandikande pasi kunge hakataIbotsoHaiwa ndiri muimbi cheteNo pfumo, no bakatwa-ahSakani musandikakata-aah
Ndoda pekugara, ndinoda roofNdoda chekudya, mumba mune hupfuPaGhetto tirikuchema kunge rufuVamwe varikukwata varikuchemera muvhuVauya netsvimbo hanzi; “ndiani anditi bufu?”Vatengesi votengesa vopihwa mafufuTorwisana tega maHutu nemaTutsiAiwa hauzombozvida futiFuti, zvimoko zvogaya kuti life iri mubeautyVobhaizwa nemadhara ane macooler box mubootyYobva yangorohwa raw sushiPobarwawo kamwe kayuteYute, koshaya kuti life irikunanga nekupiKoona Maghevha kotambidzwa pfutiKopinda paGhetto koblinger neGucciHoly vatipire kuti;
Vanotora zvevapfupi nekurebaSekutamba sekusekaIbotsoHoly TenVanonyepa, vanonyepedzeraVanozeza, vanozeza zeraVanospender, vanotenga-tengaIbotsoIni ndiri muimbi cheteHandina pfumo, handina bakatwaMusandikande pasi kunge hakataIbotsoHaiwa ndiri muimbi cheteNo pfumo, no bakatwa-ahSakani musandikakata-aah
Ten, ahGhetto yute zvotimarkisa zvekuvati boss chakadaroCoz Porsche yavainayo iyo maghetsi (ah)Parikubuda mazhetsNemazihunhu (ya)Mwanasikana buda mumabedroomMwanasikana rinotandika botso iriTone down, usafirita photo iriUnoyerekana wazotsvagwa (ah)Nemaghevha anotemera musaga (ah)Nhema nhema hazvikonzere musikanzwaVamwe vedu takakurira munhamo tooAsi takazviudza kuti mudhara go prove kuti handingambo-moveEven if you show me zvinhu zvacho zvemumovieI’ll never go groupie, never (never)Pane zvakadhura, but hapana vaiseyenzaPane vakanyura, but hapana vairedza
Vanotora zvevapfupi nekurebaSekutamba sekusekaIbotsoHoly TenVanonyepa, vanonyepedzeraVanozeza, vanozeza zeraVanospender, vanotenga-tengaIbotsoIni ndiri muimbi cheteHandina pfumo, handina bakatwaMusandikande pasi kunge hakataIbotsoHaiwa, ndiri muimbi cheteNo pfumo, no bakatwa-ahSakani musandikakata-aahIbotso
