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Chris Muronzi

The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at home

Jo Stak after attending church on a Sunday in Harare. Stak made it big in China but is unknown at home [Chris Muronzi/Al Jazeera]

Harare, Zimbabwe – It was 2017 and Jo Stak – wearing a red tuxedo jacket, a bow tie and a homburg hat – was belting out a Mandarin song.

Red and yellow lights shimmered around him as a crowd of cheering, flag-waving fans on the Chinese version of The Voice gave a standing ovation at the end of his act.

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