Anita Jaxson opens Chapter 22

Standard Style
By Kennedy Nyavaya High-riding songbird Anita Jaxson has opened up about her other side beyond the striking appearance and bubbly character the public sphere is accustomed to.

By Kennedy Nyavaya

High-riding songbird Anita Jaxson has opened up about her other side beyond the striking appearance and bubbly character the public sphere is accustomed to.

The Unonzani hit singer has been been one of the fan favourites this year after releasing the single featuring Jah Master some two months ago.

Speaking to the Style, Jaxson, who turned 22 years on Thursday, said she is in a happier place at the moment after enduring depression since 2017.

“I suffer from depression, so sometimes I feel really low because I had an accident in 2017, which resulted in the dislocation of my hip, so I would always cry about it and get sad,” she said.

“Currently, I feel like I can see the sun in my life and things are getting clearer because I am happy, spending more time with family and working, which is a great feeling.”

Although her birthday passed without much revelation about how she spent the special day on social media, the vocalist said the day marked the beginning of an exciting journey of success for her.

“I am so excited and I feel like it is a new chapter, which will introduce me to better things, so it is really awesome and will be filled with hard work,” she said.

Born and raised in Harare’s Braeside suburb, Anita started singing in school choirs as an adolescent prior to a first professional recording in 2018 although she subsequently left music.

It was not long before she returned the next year, rejoining a local band, quitting her day job and starting a solo journey earlier this year.

“I quit my job to pursue music full-time because I got to a point where I felt that it was not for me and I was miserable. Fortunately, the decision I took is working out very well,” the multi-talented artiste, currently finishing her debut book to be published next year, told the Style recently.

“The book, which will be published early next year, is titled Screams For Help and it will assist in creating awareness about child marriages and albinism,” she said.

“Before the music, I always had a passion for writing and I won The Standard’s Cover to Cover writing competition first and third prizes in 2011 and 2014 respectively.”

She also said it is her wish to one day work with Winky D, Ammara Brown and Nutty O on the local front as well as Koffee, Sean Paul and Tory Lanez on the international stage.