Jah Prayzah, born Mukudzei Mukombe, is now officially
musician with the highest earnings in Zimbabwe
based on attendance figures at live shows.
It is a
typical rags to riches story for the musician who grew up herding cattle in
Uzumba.
While
Zimdancehall is proving to be the most popular genre, Jah Prayzah is making the
most money from gate revenue of all local musicians who stage shows week in,
week out.
Sungura
Legend, Alick Macheso is now trailing behind and this has been blamed on the
revered artiste’s failure to release a new album even though he has been
sampling songs from his upcoming album. He is yet to see though, the return of
those who are boycotting his shows in protest of the ‘starvation’.
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Oliver
Mtukudzi is not part of the ‘sample’ given how his local shows are few and far
between.
Such is Jah
Prayzah’s growing influence on the local scene that he is no longer accepting a
flat fee for live shows, in lieu taking gate revenue.
On Friday,
Jah Prayzah who now releases album every year, managed to fill Pamuzinda to
capacity despite the odds of the chilly winter weather and it being the middle
of the month.
This is the
same venue that Macheso has been failing to fill for some time now. Last week, Jah Prayzah has a record crowd at
Junction 24 in the vicinity of
Chitungwiza attracting over a thousand fans.
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| Jah Prayzah with Diamond Platnumz |
Apparently
to celebrate his good fortune, Jah Prayzah is now the happy owner of a sleek
Mercedes Benz S class which he procured just a few days before launching his
new album Jerusarema.
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