Multi award-winning musician Jah Prayzah on Thursday came close to revealing how his flourishing career has in the recent past ended up entangled with the politics of the day.
By Style Reporter
He is known for his silent stance towards suggestions that he is inclined to the Zanu PF government, following songs like Kutonga Kwaro and Mdhara Achauya, which have been translated to praise the incumbent president and become synonymous with his reign.
These assumptions have threatened to ruin his music journey over the years, but responding to a tweet showing when Soul Jah Love was belittled at a Zanu PF rally, Jah Prayzah hinted that there were and still might be politicians coercing musicians into performing at their events or face widespread sabotage “Kkkkk apa unenge wabva kunzi mfana ukasauya kuzoridza kuno haufe wakaridza muZimbabwe futi wobva wasvikako wonzi hausi chinhu [This is after they tell you that if you do not come to perform, you will never perform in Zimbabwe again yet you get there and are told you are nothing] #JahLoveZvinhu,” he said.
The Chikomo singer’s sentiments divided opinions with some sections saying JP had cunningly explained his predicament in the Zanu PF connection storm.
Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono through a thread on the same platform, referred to the late iconic musicians Bob Marley and Oliver Mtukudzi to suggest that the 33-year-old should use the platforms “to speak to the injustices”.
“…First of all Jah Prayzah needs to build a catalogue that speaks to the injustices of the day as Tuku did. Bob Marley performed at political concerts in Jamaica meant to bring the warring political parties together,” Chin’ono said.
“So, if JP sings Kutonga Kwaro in the face of the current injustices and corruption, the masses will resist his brand.”
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However, apparently reneging on his initial message, Jah Prayzah accused Chin’ono of being divisive and clutching at straws by dragging politics into an apolitical discussion.
This is not the first time the Uzumba-bred artiste has found himself in hot soup for the political undertones in his lyrics and subsequently staying mum when it comes to protests against the incumbent government.
Jah Prayzah has had to rebrand from the military/masoja brand over time to avoid being chided in public.
