31/01/2026
TRANSIT CREW SOLE SURVIVOR RELEASES FIRST SINGLE
Online ReporterOnline Reporter Hmetro January 29, 2026 0 Comments
Maria Chiguvari
Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub
REGGAE musician, Anthony Amon, has released his first solo single titled “Say No to Drugs.”
It marks a new chapter in a career deeply rooted in Zimbabwe’s reggae history.
He is the only surviving member of the pioneering reggae band Transit Crew, which was formed in 1987, and went on to become one of the country’s most influential reggae institutions.
“This is my first single as Liber. I wrote three songs on Transit Crew’s fourth album Unity – Praise Him, Sky Is the Limit and Break Down the Barriers.”
The single “Say No to Drugs” features Buhle and producer Mono Mukundi, with plans underway to shoot a music video.
Liber says the song carries a strong social message, reflecting the consciousness that has always defined Transit Crew’s music.
Transit Crew regrouped in 2006 after nearly a 15-year break from the musical scene.
Liber reunited with the late Samaita Nicolas Zindi and Munyaradzi Nyemba to record the band’s fourth album, “Unity”.
The project featured Mannex Emmanuel Motsi, J Farai (Jeffery Sithole), Rungano Eddy Chaza and Farai Kazembe, with backing vocals from Hope Masike and Carmen Hwarira.
The album was recorded and produced by Mono Mukundi.
Several follow-up singles were later recorded at Professor Jonathan Moyo’s Studios, produced by Isaac Chirwa and Gas, and featured artists including Cello Culture, Victor Chaza, Rungano Chaza, Mannex Motsi and J Farai.
He explained that Transit Crew’s long absence from the scene, after its successful Tokyo tour, was due to several life-changing circumstances.
“Munya Brown was involved in a traffic accident, so we had to suspend shows.
“Some of the guys went back to school to study music, others focused on business, and one was studying journalism.
“We were young, single and searching.”
The band later faced devastating losses.
