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Admire Kasi started Nguva
Yakwana Gospel Concert becoming the first music producer to introduce gospel music concerts in Zimbabwe in 1999 and established its first festival in 2000 in the Harare Gardens, the event featured top gospel artists from around Southern Africa mostly South Africa. After the
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is a gospel music event that was launched in 2000 by Admire Kasi. The event was held annually from 2000 to 2006 when Kasi relocated to the UK, the concert took a break then reemerged in 2019 when he visited
Zimbabwe with Ivy Kombo who is the show organiser. The 2020 and 2021 editions could not be
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which had more capacity to contain the crowd who attended the event annually. In 2003 the show faced some criticism from
Christian reporters who thought the show tolerated some foreign morals from what the Christian community in Zimbabwe was used to at that time. Kasi's concert became one of the
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Kasi's first wife was named Sarah. They were married for 25 years. They had three children together. Kasi and Ivy have several children together and have faced challenges in gaining public acceptance as a couple due to several public scandals.
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In 1993, Admire Kasi formed Gospel Train
Records which was the first gospel oriented recording studio in Zimbabwe. He then started the Ezekiel Guti Evangelical Association (EGEA) Gospel Train band in 1994 which worked with
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Admire Kasi is a charismatic preacher and the founder of
Upperview Ministries International, a Pentecostal ministry headquartered in Harare. He started evangelism in the late 80s with
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during EGEA crusades around
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first gospel music events to bring international artist who performed at the concert including
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