“Her name is Yemi Alade, I used to hear about her on the radio, I dedicate this song to her ” goes the chorus on this new masterpiece from Jah Prayzahtaken off the new album, Kutonga Kwaro.
Tilted Nziyo Yerudo, the chorus might sound like carefully crafted rhymes but if you think deep you will realise that Jah Prayzah is actually chronicling his own story here. Being a lyrical genius that he is, he hid his story inside a love song for us to decode.
Not long ago he actually used to hear about Yemi on Radio but now he has her on a song and a great video too, To cap it all on a local production by a mere Gweru boy DJ Tamuka. (A story for another post)
This is a song about achievement.
But for proponents of love, of course, it is a song about love. After the Watora Mari collaboration with Diamond Platinumz, the chemistry in this song is just as exciting to watch as the video.
In the video Jah has a makeshift radio in his rural home and on it is Yemi Alade, Cupid must have been messing with this rural boy’s head and he is transmitted into a daydream, where he falls in love with her.
In the chorus, Jah Prayzah tackles the fear of cultural differences in love
As a rural boy (Jah Prayzah) that he is, he registers his concern whether this newly found town girl will be able to communicate with his people in Shona.
They ended up getting married in a traditional ceremony, We also see an excited Uncle at the lobola celebrations played by his manager Keen Mashapaidze.
Their voices/style truly complimented each other – It’s one combination I would have never thought of assembling but it’s such a blend.
Do we still need more evidence that Jah Prayzah is a Star?
He was staring history in the face, his challenge was to prove to all doubters that indeed he is the star that the country has been waiting for.
Picture by Vokal Bajordan
Things could simply have turned disastrous, Jah Prayzah could have easily sung for a half-full auditorium, at least those were the sentiments from social media critics.
The source of the disaster, they say, was Davido’s failure to come to the show as has been advertised, a situation which 2kings Entertainment dealt with swiftly.
But fate had other plans – locals stood by their star and the HICC was teeming with people.
Jah Prayzah filled up the venue to the brim, proving to all and sundry that he currently is our biggest musical treasure and our new export.
Of course, they are others who would argue that the addition of Winky D and Oliver Mtukudzi to the show boosted the numbers, truth be told, the album Kutonga Kwaro was the pulling factor.
The Show as it happened
The show was hosted by ZiFM’s Miss Becky, Newsbae, Dual Sim, Ruvhi who were exchanging duties.
At around 2230hrs musician Mbeu took to the stage and performed two songs with a live band before him BaShupi had also done a short performance.
At this stage, the HICC was at least 3/4 full but people were stilling trickling in with others struggling to secure parking.
Bustop TV’s Gonyeti who was tasked with introducing the Guest of Honour performed her stand up comedy and had people in stitches.
After giving a performance of her life a fortnight ago at the Shoko Festival, the stage at Kutonga Kwaro launch was big, and so was her confidence. Incredible.
Guest of Honour Sir Wicknel
Although people resisted him at first, they then warmed up to him and at times cheering and laughing at his jokes.
Sir Wicknel then became the first person to buy a copy of Kutonga Kwaro album, and he did so for 10 000 in hard cash, which was wrapped in papers.
Before he handed the money he ordered that Jah Prayzah’s wife come onto the stage. Mrs Mukombe obliged, and just like the wife of a superstar, she was glittering with glamour.
The audience was then given the honour of watching two of Jah Prayzah’s unreleased videos, Chengetedza and Nziyo Yerudo featuring Yemi Alade
ExQ and Nutty O
The two came onto the stage at around 2333hrs, by then the HICC was fully packed. Nutty O performed Bugatti and then ExQ joined him for their collaboration Lets talk about it.
ExQ then took over the set with his talk of the town male dancers, he did Bhachura and Jerusalema.
Jah makes first stage appearance
At exactly 2350 the main attraction Jah Prayzah went on stage and performed One new song and sampled the first stanza of Chengetedza.
He exited the stage at 0012 leaving the DJ playing music as Tuku’s band was setting up.
The programming of artists and the show’s intermittency almost threatened to water down the excitement.
Dr Tuku then came on stage and livened up the fans.
Andy Muridzo
When it comes to his performance, Andy Muridzo is still miles away from being a star that people think he is.
For the vocal talents that he possesses and the lukewarm performances he delivers, Andy is a classic case of a wasted talent.
The same can be said about singer/rapper Takura, despite having so many number one hits, his live act is very boring.
His stage presence vis-a-vis his talents invokes boredom and an induced visit to the restrooms.
Yes, he has hit songs, but to compare him to Jah Prayzah is mischievous. He needs to polish his act.
And a Suprise artist from across the border
And then out of nowhere, at 0126am there was Zambian star Mampi of Walilowelela fame, she did the hit song with the sing-along Zimbabwe fans
Jah Prayzah’s Second performance
Star attraction, Jah Prayzah returned at to the stage at around 0130hrs and gave his all, Despite Davido’s non-availability, he sang My Lily and the crowd helped him too. It was beautiful.
The only disappointment was that he did not perform many tracks from the new album, preferring that people buy the album.
After dishing out songs like Goto, Seke Mutema, Gochi Gochi, Hossana and others, it was time for him and his Third Generation Band to call it a day, by then the time was around 0230am.
The partying responsibility was then handed over to Winky D who was the closing act.
2Kings Entertainment Magic
The 2 Kings Entertainment duo of Tich Mharadze and Dee Nosh has now successfully filled up the HICC more times than any promoter in recent times.
Roping in Tuku and Winky at the 11th hour as well as slashing ticket prices for the show proved to be a well-thought move as the HICC was packed.
And that Mampi suprise!!!!
It is our hope that they managed to recover part of the 90 000 they had paid for Davido’s performance.
Conclusion
A star is born, Believe it, celebrate it, Own it, Brag about It – Jah Prayzah Simply the best
In typical bhanditi style, dancehall chanter Seh Calaz Friday night pulled no punches as he blasted erstwhile friend Soul Jah Love for what he terms betrayal.
In a statement issued by his Publicist King George, the award-winning star also blasted Soul Jah Love’s new management for disrupting their usual brotherhood system.
Soul Jah Love is being accused of instructing his management to demand that he be removed from the line up of performers for Seh Calaz’s birthday bash happenig on Saturday.
Seh Calaz highlighted how they always include each other on posters even without consultation, an agreement which he said they have had for a long time now.
It is alleged however that Soul Jah love, through his manager Benjamin Nyandoro threatened legal action against again Seh Calaz.
Below we publish the statement as is
To Stakeholders & Fans
We would like to inform all stakeholders and especially fans that Soul Jah Love will not perform at the Sadaka Birthday Bash slated for this Saturday,October 14th 2017.
This is because we have not reached an amicable agreement with the artist.For the avoidance of doubt,having Soul Jah Love on the line up was an act of brotherhood and whatever discussions were neccesary were to be handled by Seh Calaz and Soul Jah Love.
Seh Calaz has been on tour to Australia and only arrived yesterday. The two come a long way before the emergence of some overzealous mafikizolo managers.
Soul Jah Love has put Seh Calaz on posters for basically all his launches and birthday bashes without even consulting with Seh Calaz or his management and Seh Calaz has been decent enough to attend without even asking for payment.
It came as a surprise therefore that Soul Jah Love’s management contacted the promoters of the Sadaka bash yesterday with a threat for legal action because Soul Jah Love was on the poster.
While it is obvious they are acting under his instruction , we find this kind of behaviour to be very hypocritical coming from an artist who is known for missing confirmed and booked shows.
As they say, a lizard in Zimbabwe can not be a crocodile in London. While trying to portray a semblance of order and pseudo professionalism,we urge his management to clean their house first.
It is a public secret that they have not appeared at booked shows and caused violence and vandalism of property as a result.
It is against this background that we make this public announcement to avoid any such incidents.
As already alluded to earlier,we can’t count the number of times we have been on their event posters and actually turned up.
We do this in the spirit of brotherhood which unfortunately the other side does not want to reciprocate but choose to grandstand for whatever reason.
So here is the message to them:Its ok,do not come and in future never consider us for any of your events.
We have done our part several times to be good brothers but it seems you think we can do without each other based on your uncouth behaviour and that’s fine with us.
The Sadaka bash will go ahead and will be a success all the same.
BET’s drama series, Being Mary Jane, which stars Gabrielle Union, is coming to an end, the network has announced.
Being Mary Jane has been a landmark series not only for BET but for African-American women around the world who saw themselves in Mary Jane, her family, friends and coworkers.
“From the captivating storytelling to the richly complex characters and the powerful issues tackled on the series, we remain immensely proud,” said Connie Orlando, EVP Head of Programming, BET Networks.
“We are grateful to the cast and creators of Being Mary Jane, who have worked tirelessly to bring this world to vivid life over the past four seasons.
“We also thank the many loyal viewers whose hearts and minds were captured every week and kept Mary Jane trending worldwide. We look forward to closing out Mary Jane’s journey with a series finale that is sure to blow fans away!”
MJ is going out the way she came in, with a full-length film in 2018 that will tie together all the loose ends.
After a tumultuous 24hrs Nigerian singer Davido has finally released an official statement together with accompanying CCTV footage from the night of Tagbo’s Death.
Davido was Thursday forced to cancel his Zimbabwe gig set for Friday due to the controversies surrounding the case.
As the controversy surrounding Tagbo’s death lingers, Nigerian star performer Davido has been forced to cancel his Zimbabwean Show where he was supposed to perform tomorrow.
Davido picture by capitalxtra.com
Tagbo who was Davido’s friend died of suffocation, according to a Nigerian police autopsy report, a development which forced law authorities to re-invite Davido for further question.
In his initial statement, Davido had indicated that he only knew of Tabgo’s death through mutual friends, however, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, confirmed that CCTV footage confirmed that Davido’s friends dumped him at the hospital and ran away.
It is that lie which then opened a can of worms and the multi-award winning singer was then quizzed by the police Wednesday.
Further investigations by police, however, revealed that Davido actually directed his driver and friends to dump the corpse at the hospital.
According to Zimbuzz sources in Nigeria, the musician was very disturbed by the death of his friends and was also forced to cancel another Wednesday show in Nigeria.
Three of Davido’s friends have died in the past week.
“David is a distraught person at the moment, the deaths have taken a hard toll on him and he is struggling to deal with the death of three of his friends,” the source told Zimbuzz.
“He is disappointed to be missing the Zimbabwe gig for he was looking forward to seeing his fans in your country,” added the source.
The source said the circumstances had forced him to cancel the show as he might be required by police to provide further evidence but mostly, said the source, Davido is in a state of mourning.
Meanwhile, the organisers have issued a statement and an apology to all the disappointed fans.
They have since roped in Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi and The Gafa, Winky D for the Kutonga Kwaro album launch.
Nigerian Pop Star David Adeleke was yesterday re-invited by the police for questioning over the death of his friend Tagbo Umeike.
Davido picture by informationng.com
According to Nigerian reports, Wednesday afternoon the police commissioner, Imohimi Edgal, stated at a briefing in Lagos that Davido had been re-invited for questioning after he gave a false statement to the police.
Mr Edgal according to Nigerian media reports, indicated that Davido had said that he only knew of Tagbo’s death while he was at DNA nightclub, in Victoria Island, a claim that has been found to be untrue.
Police have revealed an autopsy which shows that Tagbo died of suffocation and not alcohol as had been believed.
Tagbo’s death is a major blow to Davido as his death means he has lost three friends inside a space of a week, DJ Olu and Chime
This news sent a host of his Zimbabwean fans into panic as conflicting reports started circulating, with some suggesting that the singer had been arrested.
However, Davido has not been charged and is expected to be in the country tomorrow morning.
Dee Nosh of 2Kings Entertainment who are part of the organisers of the Jah Prayzah Kutonga Kwaro album launch confirmed to Zimbuzz that they were expecting him Friday morning.
“Davido and his crew are arriving tomorrow morning,” he said.
“They are arriving in batches with the first expected to touch down at the Harare International Airport at 3 am while the other at 8 am,” he explained.
The singer was earlier expected to arrive in Harare Thursday but is currently attending the funeral of his deceased friend DJ Olu.
The Pulse Nigeria published pictures of Davido at burial service of his late friend, DJ Olu.
Davido, however, dismissed policed claims and has promised to release a statement and a footage that would shed light on the saga, he said revealed this via his Snapchat account.
For those that love the finer things in life, have the finer things and fine themselves, the way you party is about to be remixed by the launch of ‘The Big turn Up’
Created for working adults, young at heart who are passionate dreamers The Big Turn Up makes its inaugural launch Saturday, October 14 at the Newlands Country Club from 1 pm to 10 pm.
Running under the theme ‘Something White’ guests can look forward to access to delightful Chill Zones, Beautiful Pop-up Outlets featuring Specially Selected Vendors.
Unique World Class Live Music Experience featuring sets by 3 DJs, 2 Artists, resident Band, Car Exhibitions, Quality Company for Networking and A Unique Outdoor scenery featuring the Zimbabwean Summer Sun into golden Sunset among a host of other activities.
The event which will be running regularly and will be held at different other venues.
“Belief in quality and excellence for each experience imagined for The BIG Turn Up dictates that it be bigger than one venue,” said a statement from the organisers.
“For it to be fully realised, it will be expressed through changing locations, with each new space dressed up to unique and creative themes. The BIG Turn Up will always give us the opportunity to enjoy the Zimbabwean weather, beautiful scenery, a magical sunset, and fun under the stars. The outdoor vibe is imperative to our imagined exclusive experience.
“The BIG Turn Up will always give us the opportunity to enjoy the Zimbabwean weather, beautiful scenery, a magical sunset, and fun under the stars. The outdoor vibe is imperative to our imagined exclusive experience.”
Organisers also said at the guests’ service shall be well trained and groomed service staff together with Umlilo and her Flames for your Hosting Needs.
Tickets available for $20 at Newlands Colorsel Shop.
Here is a video of what you can expect
? Turning happiness into lifestyle ?Join us this Saturday • Experience it for yourself ?#thebigturnup#bringafriend
Zim Hip hop fortunes are about to change if the new music that has been dropping lately is something to consider.
Ur Highness
ExQdropped his simple yet beautiful video with Tanzanian Lulu Diva, female rapper Kikky BadAssreleased her album Queen of the South, while elders Few Kings gifted us with The Feeling Aint Fear.
But the attention has quickly shifted to rapper Ur Highness who changed his name from Cblud and he has announced his arrival with a loud noise.
The rapper released a new single titled Molly accompanied by some dazzling visuals.
A very memorable song, with an equally hot supermodel playing the vixen role in a video that only features the two of them.
The stripper role gets really intense at about 1:45 when she walks in on the rapper who is seated on the couch and we must say the dancer sold it for the video, but impressive was Ur Highness as he does he trap rap in a perfect wardrobe.
The good thing about this song is that minus the hot video, it is damn hit track. If this song doesn’t blow, we only have ourselves to blame.
There was something rather unusual on Kikky BadAss’ album cover when private guests at the launch at Crown Plaza laid hands on her new project.
Kikky BadAss and Ycee
Kikky had proved to all and sundry that she had put in the work and was hungry enough for success.
The bootylicious singer had pulled off the biggest collaboration in Zim Pop Music to date, landing a collaboration with Nigerian rapper and songwriter Ycee together with A-list producer Wizzypro.
The talented rapper, who is currently signed on to Tinny Entertainment rose to fame with his 2015 hit “Condo”, which features Patoranking.
Producer Wizzypro who has worked with artists such as Timaya, Patoranking, Skales, Runtown and Wizkid made a modern afro-feel hip hop trap which brought out the creativity of Kikky.
Kikky tells us how the massive collaboration came about.
“The collabo came about when I was visiting in Nigeria, Ycee is signed to Tinny entertainment owned by Tinny who happened to be a friend,” she said.
“So Ycee heard the song and liked it and he put his verse on it, just like that.”
She said that she will be travelling to Nigeria to shoot the video to the song.I’m goi g to shoot the video this year when I go to Nigeria
But what does the album mean to her, she explains:
“This album means a lot to me, I worked hard, and was able to put it together while at the same time going to school, it makes me so proud of myself.
“It signifies a new beginning for great things to be born for me,” she explained.
