Jah Signal apologises to the Charambas

Patience Muchemwa

Musician Jah Signal has publicly apologised to the Charambas for sampling their music without their permission.

This comes as the gospel power couple got two of Jah Signal’s songs down from You Tube for copyright infringement.

Posted on his Facebook page, together with the couple’s picture Jah Signal wrote:

“Elders for life. I love you mom and dad, I’m so sorry.”

Earlier, in a statement released following the pulling down of Jah Signal’s songs from YouTube, the Charambas said they are not going to sue the young musician and don not want any money from the royalties he earned from both songs.

“We were naturally not pleased, but chose not to raise issue with this. We accepted the reality and moved on. We did not even wish to get any payment for this. This remains our position to date, we do not want any share of royalties or damages. We also communicated to Zimura that we were not interested with sharing monies with the artiste.

**Zim gospel couple, Charles and Olivia Charamba**

“Furthermore, we have no desire to sue Jah Signal, he’s our son, just like many other young artistes.”

Journalist Hopewel Chin’ono also waded into the saga: “In that regards, Jah Signal’s public apology sets a positive example for young people by demonstrating accountability, humility and genuine remorse.

“Acknowledging your mistakes and taking full responsibility for them is a powerful act that will helps you in personal growth, repairing relationships after the mistakes are made, and building trust again.

“Jah Signal’s public apology has promoted a culture where admitting errors is seen as a sign of strength rather than weakness, a much-needed moment in a country where being apologetic is often seen as a sign of weakness and is also ridiculed,” wrote Chin’ono.

Issues of copyright have been topical in the creative sector with several musicians complaining over the use of either their beat or lyrics in other artistes’ songs.