Ever been in a scenario where you hear a song on radio and love it, but when you try to buy the track you hit a brick wall?
Welcome to Zimbabwe my friend.
There is pandemonium in the music sector because there isn’t any distribution model to link content creators to their consumers.
This has sadly caused most Zimbabweans to access local music through illegal, ‘piracy’ channels. A really sad scenario.
However, all this is changing now with the emergence of the Buddie Beatz music app.
Now instead of just announcing of this innovation, we decided to go deeper and test it ourselves.
It’s so cool!
You can download the app on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store and experience the real feel of this innovation.
One thing we liked is the diversity of artists that it caters for. There are number of local musicians who produce good music but because it is not mainstream content, people rarely get to know of them.
With this app, all artistes get exposure and the consumer gets a real taste of what local acts have to offer.
We know you are probably wondering about costs and all. No worries, the Buddie Beatz team have a free three-day trial for new accounts. This allows one to familiarise themselves with the app and discover what they like.
Thereafter, one pays subscriptions at competitive rates varying from; 25c per day, $1 per week or $2,50 per month.
The app also allows you to stream and download entertainment on the go.
The app currently has 230 artists and 1,653 songs. Some of the artists include, the multi award-winning hotshots, Janet Manyowa, Jah Prayzah, ExQ, Minister Mahendere and the fast rising, Mbeu plus many more.
Besides giving you a list of the trending songs according to data captured by the app in relation to the other users, the Buddie Beatz Music App also has trending lists from the country’s top radio stations. So, you definitely know you are in the loop all the time.
Genres covered for now are Zimdancehall, gospel, RnB, traditional as well as some international tunes. More genres are being added to the library periodically.
Moving on, this app is not only beneficial to consumers of music but the artists themselves, as it acts as an easy hub/library for their music.
As we alluded to earlier, there are a lot of artists we did not know that we got to know of, after we tested the app.
So, if you are an artist and want to plug-in, visit www.buddiebeatz.com and fill out the artist sign up form.
Other benefits to the artist include protection against piracy, access to Econet’s four million data customers, and revenue based on downloads and in-app minutes of listenership.
Download the app today from your app store and start enjoying the sizzling beats!
