Mukudzeyi
Mukombe
"Praise Him," from his given name Mukudzeyi. Born 4 July 1987 in Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, Mashonaland East.
The Story
Jah Prayzah is a Zimbabwean contemporary musician and the lead member of the Third Generation band. Raised in rural Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe and schooled at Musamhi before completing his O and A-levels in Harare, he built a sound that fuses traditional Zimbabwean music and mbira with Afrobeat, reggae and zimdancehall. Over a 20-year career and 14+ albums, he has become one of the most decorated artists in Southern Africa, and to his fans, simply Wagwizi.
His fans call themselves the Wagwizi; his band is the 3G Band, the Third Generation.
The Timeline
Youngest of five children, raised on mbira and tradition.
His first album marks the start of the Jah Prayzah story.
"Gochi Gochi" wins NAMA Song of the Year.
Teams up with Diamond Platnumz on "Watora Mari" and becomes the first Zimbabwean to win an MTV Africa Music Award (Listener's Choice).
Cross-border collaboration with the Nigerian Afrobeats star.
A simultaneous twin album launch with record-setting concerts in Harare and Bulawayo.
New album, new tour: Harare to Tokyo to Sydney, taking the Wagwizi Community global.
