Alexio Kawara

Since the coming of urban grooves into the music industry, one thing that has been noticed is polarization of fans across age. The youths went for the music while the elders dismissed the genre as childish and morally unworthy, among other reasons. However, one musician that can credit for managing to cut across the age gap is Alexio Kawara especially with his inspirational song ‘Shaina’.

Shaina’ is a song whose exploits are unspeakable and it is a song of hope for all Zimbabweans calling people to shine wherever they are. The song Shaina holds a distinction as the largest selling album countrywide and this song Shaina is one of the most highly requested and frequently played songs on the airwaves.

The song ‘Shaina’ has held four positions on the chart of music industry in Zimbabwe for instance it was number one on the Power Fm top 100 chart December last year, it also holds number two on the Radio Zimbabwe top 50 chart. With the support of his fans and his song being the most favorable ranged number two video of the year on ZBC and above all it became number one on the Zimnet Radio.

For 2010 Shaina had been nominated the best song of the year against Team Hombe of Stunner and Haulume of Josphat Somanje at the piloting nominations of people’s choice held at Symphony Restaurant in Harare and hosted by Tribe 263 during the launch of NAMA Website. Alexio was also under the nominees of best artist and best urban groove artist alongside Stunner, Cindy and Oliver Mutukudzi.

At NAMA awards nominees, Shaina is also competing against Mandigonea in tiri munzira by Mabasa Avatumwa and Handibvume in this time by Josphat Somanje. He is a genre that gained foothold in the Zimbabwe around the turn of the new millennium by singing music, which has caught the hearts of many. He described his music as Afro Jazz though it is viewed as music that embraces rock, reggae, dancehall, rap and contemporary R n’B. Alexio is one of the exciting new talented urban groove artists who are pioneering the Zimbabwean style known as urban grooves and described his journey as the journey that has just begun.

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