Meet Patson Chimbodza (Chipaz) One of Zimbabwe’s Best Music Promoters

Patson Chimbodza also known as Chipaz is a Zimbabwean retired award-winning music promoter. Chimbodza is known for founding Chipaz Promotions. He is the first music promoter to receive an award at the National Arts Merit Awards. He also organised soccer matches between football legends and musicians for eight consecutive years.
He was born in Chinhoyi and is a qualified motor mechanic.
He started being a promoter in 2004 when he had an opportunity to rent a night club in Chitungwiza which ran under the name Club Chipaz.
After regularising his promotion papers with the responsible authorities, he founded Chipaz Promotions and started organising shows for Tongai Moyo and Kapfupi.
After his retirement, Chipaz singled out Oliver Mtukudzi’s tour of Mozambique as his biggest flop. He said he used a lot of money in organising and marketing the tour. It was looking very promising but there was a sudden downpour on the day of the concert and as a result no single person came for the outdoor concert.
As for his most successful concert, Chipaz mentioned the 2010 HICC Shutdown gig which featured musicians Alick Macheso, Tongai Moyo, Oliver Mtukudzi and Allan Chimbetu. The show attracted a huge crowd and Chipaz Promotions had advance tickets pegged at US$5 but they ended up selling tickets for US$30.
He has a garage P&M Motors which has a workshop in Southerton. Partson Chimbodza started his own company P & M Motors in 2004. In March 2017, Chipaz said he also has a small-scale printing business, and was running entertainment joints Dandaro Bar and Plaza de Castilla.