ARTISTS
Wadiwa Musiq
Reggae | Dancehall | Harare
Name David Sinkonko
Born 29 July 1988 in Harare Zimbabwe
1st child to a Zambian Father and Mocambiquen mom .
Grew up loving music at the age of ten was already showing great signs of loving Musiq. At the age of 14 he was introduced to reggae and dancehall through a friend the first contact with reggae dancehall was the Diwali riddim and he grew to love the genre @ 16 he formed a gospel dancehall group which was called Holy Flames crew the group died 4 months into it's excistence .
He went solo and at that time his love for hardco dancehall and reggae grew . With the likes of Sizzla, Wayne Wonder,Lukie D,TOK , Capleton ,Bounty Killer playing a huge role in him loving dancehall more. 2006 he saw his life change became a born again Christian hence his journey in ministry began and Wadiwa Musiq was birthed . At that time he became a member of Christian movement international (CMI) a gospel reggae dancehall group with his friend Black lion
In 2009 he decided to learn more about music and grow his gift and pursued a solo career. He started doing neo soul ,and hip hop gracing many events
To date he has
#1 mixtape - Rated (r)eality 2013 release
#First Album Released 2016 - 1stDegree
#1st Ep - Borderless released 2019
#2nd Album - Legendary
#Currently Working on his second ep
He has worked with local and international artists that include Clifford Fyah Henry ( Cayman islands) Dr Mike from Panama Fortune Spice -Uganda Dafari,Mahat Muhan , Freezo from Kenya .. .Lus from swaziland On the album he worked with . Da journey from Jamaica sir creedy from Malawi Zambian artist Massin locally he's worked with Madbwai Khaki, Noble styles ,Trae Yung ,,Cage ,Brian k,clessy , Red I am ,Flexxo list is endless ..
He has participated at may events within the church and outside. Events like Hifa under the Accoustic Nights Brand, Call To Worship, Spirit Praise Live Recording, Harares Got Talent.
IzzyTheColorfulKid
Hiphop | Gweru
Name Enerst Machazani
Born 4 December 1999 in Gweru Zimbabwe
Enerst Machazani was born on the 4th of December 1999, is a hip hop artist whose stage name is Izzy The Coloful Kid. He is 20 years old and he started doing music at the age of 12 and started preforming at 15 in Gweru (Thornhill High School ). The awakening future in music was when he turned 16, he released a song called Struggle And Pain with a friend ( Madd Dogg ) which became an instant hit, so huge it was played on school assembly. With this hit song, Izzy The Colorful Kid made his first radio interview the following year.
ACHIEVEMENTS
In 2018, he got his first radio interview for the song Juranimo (InRollyDontGlow Mixtape) he had made in 2017 on 98.4 FM Midlands.
He also started getting featured in major magazines such as Zimmagazine and gaining quite a following in the Midlands.
In the same year, he was invited to perform at the Glam Awards which were held in Gweru by Prince Albert. Takura, Dj Towers, Natasha Muzi and Ray Vines were also headlined to perform on the same stage. Izzy The Colorful Kid started making waves in Bulawayo & Harare and has been featured on a lot of Zimbabwean pages online.
Izzy released his second project, Just Some Random Ish which was recorded in Gweru and Kwekwe.
His third project an EP Called Keep Your Love got the attention of major bloggers in Bulawayo, Harare, Nigeria and UK. Izzy has toured the Midlands ( Color My WorldMidlands Tour ) and was interviewed by Ya FM, 98.4 Midlands, 95.8 Central Radio and Capitalk FM. Keep Your Love also extended to be debuted on Star FM with KVG and Phatisani on the 3 to 6 Express
Summer of 1972 Album is Out Now! This will blow Zimbabwe away.
Da Maverick
Hiphop | Gweru
Tawanda Katerere
Born: 3 February 2000 in Harare, Zimbabwe
Middle child in his family.
Grew up with a very strong love for music. Initially it was just enjoying all the talented artist around the world. It was at the age of 13 when he decided to start making his own music, he had no idea how to make a song but decided to perform at the school talent show where he established that hip-hop was his genre. From that day he started writing as much as he could.
However, it was only in 2015 when he decided to record his first song but only managed to put a couple verses on KT ‘s songs. He then recorded his first solo single (do it) in 2018 at Anta’s studio in the CBD of Harare.
In between this period, he practiced freestyle rap and became really good at it. In the same year (2018) he recorded his first ever mixtape “The Rise” which he then released April, 2019.
After the release he participated in the ‘Bring It On’ talent show in September of that year and he came first in the rap category for which he was rewarded with recording equipment. He booked his first event as a supporting act shortly after. Since then, he has been working to diversify his art and dabble into other genres. To date he has
1st mixtape – The Rise 2019 release
Currently working on his second mixtape and EP with his engineer Trayn Dillinger.
He has worked with Vantebeats (USA), 4uxion beats, Tyhill beats, Krixxy, Trayn Dillinger, badnewspanashe, Young trizzy, niikovision etc.
Mr Kays
Afropop | Urban Grooves | Goromonzi
Mr Kayz is an afro pop and urban grooves artist born and bred in Goromonzi.
Mr Kayz have been identified in his late stages of Secondary Education(2010) by Edward Maozeka of FutuReDS Studios in Goromonzi and have worked together on an album under the group Tu Xtrim Family before he later jumped out of the group to work as an independent artist.
With more than 5 years in the music industry, Mr Kayz have released a number of singles, such as: Ndinewe Ft Jay Mashaire, Mhosva, Hupenyu Wacho, Pachipfuva ft Wishy, Mumoyo Mangu ft Syba Six which reached some of the Local Radio stations, soundcloud and Reverbnation.
Astrue
Afropop | Gokwe
Aston Tatenda Madzima, is a young and upcoming afropop musician from Gokwe North,Zimbabwe who is currently staying in Harare.He is signed with the Mchudson Entertainment M.H.E and is popularly known as Astrue in the music circles.Astrue emerged on the musical scene in 2017 during the Starbrite competition in which he mesmerized many by his powerful vocals and thought provoking lyrics which saw him reach the finals.
Though he failed to grab the big price he came out of the competition, he immediately recorded a single Enda with Enlisted International which made a huge impact in his career, and marked his official grand entry on the music scene. He then followed the song by a string of other singles such as Ndikupe Rudo,Ngeke Ngiphile,Muchandiona.He is also working on some collabos with surprise artists who have been in the game for decades.Seeing his potential and acknowledging his vast talents, Mchudson Entertainment a fast growing recording company came knocking at his door and their partnership is already proving to be a success with the release of hits such as Tauya Kuzoona Mary which he did with McHudson the Founder of this label and Waishaina Wani.
His vocal prowess saw him being roped in by the man-of-the-moment Mambo Dhuterere as his backing vocalist and it is during one of his shows at H.I.C.C at the launch of Winky D's Njema when he shocked the nation when he stood in for Seh Calaz on their duet Reurura and which he perfectly did and can be confirmed in videos of the performance trended on youtube.He started working Mambo Dhuterere since December 2019 up to date.
On Shows as much as his career is still young but his talent had seen him travel around the country. He have performed at many Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services functions with the Commissioner General's Funfair held at Borrodale Race course where he gave a flawless act. He also performed at Woman University in Zimbabwe,just to mention a few.Astrue featured in NG Magazine in February as Artist of the Month.His last release Muchandiona is doing great on social media and won the Royal FM Top 20 Chart Show.Currently Astrue is on scholarship at Music Crossroads where he is doing well in perfecting his musical skills.Some of his songs can be found on Youtube channel @Astrue Muziq
Instagram @astrue_zw Facebook @Astrue Muziq
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Miss Tee Kay
RNB | Harare
Name Takudzwa Nkoma
Born 28 July 1998 in Mhondoro Zimbabwe
Second Born Child to both Zimbabwean Parents
Grew up in Norton and developed passion for music at the age of 9. She sang at school and was part of the choir. At 11 she became an outstanding female basketball player and was nicknamed Teekay.
She did her first recording in 2017 where she featured on Mc Doc's "tsvaga bag".Being a student ,she couldnt focus much on music since it was her last year at high school.
Miss Teekay's passion for music drove her to participate in some rap battles done at school and in her neighbourhood. Hearing successful female artists like Nicki Minaj and Beyonce inspired her that women own precious places in the music industry
In 2019 she did a track called "Ice Cold" with two of her friends. Being a poet helped her write her own music
Getting motivation from Lecrae and NF, she admired the power within the ability to sing positivity. Poetry being a leading factor she then released a track called "Roll My Dice" in 2020 .The song was derived from one of her poems and was a motivation to a lot of individuals.She gained recognition and was crowned the best female at the Juice Annual Awards held in Norton 2020
Miss Teekay has worked with Mc Doc ,Charma and Taylor X .To date she has
Featured on Mc Doc's tsvaga bag 2017
Dropped She's Ice Cold 2019
Released Roll My Dice 2020
Dropped Introduction 2021
King Avry
Afropop | RNB | Soul
Born Ngonidzashe Avry Honest Chilwa and known in the musical circle as ‘King Avry’ the multi-talented Zimbabwean born.
Musician/Producer/Choreographer/TV & Radio presenter/Massage Therapist and Model is a force to be reckoned with. Having received musical mentorship and foundation from the late Zimbabwe College of Music guru and lecturer the late Ms Nyasha Bare at a tender age where she discovered his singing and dancing ability while teaching music class at Avondale Primary School, later enrolling him for the school drama and musicals club.
This also propelled him to join the school choir as she also oversaw that.
High School solidified his dream as he joined the Musicians and Composers Club at St Albert’s High School boosting his confidence and writing prowess. Soon after his O’ Levels King Avry joined ‘Broadway Bits and Hits’ a musical that was directed by ballet guru Debbie Fleming and phenomenal voice trainer Linda Frampton.
Recording his first ever song in 2008 at a studio in Highfield, which was an adaptation Da Les’ tippy toes the then young rapper was skipping out of school to record with his friends. Discovering that he wanted to do vocals came through when he was asked to feature on a dancehall track for Yung Vybz and he had nothing to think of but then the melodies jus sprang out.
He has also dived into the TV & Radio personality sphere after having competed and won Season One of Presenter Search Zimbabwe in 2016 under the mentorship of industry heavyweights Marc Mandisoul & Miss VCandy, he has also trained models under Afrique Models Africa that have gone to compete at the inaugural Miss World Zimbabwe.