HIP-hop artiste Alfred Saide, whose stage name is Jazzel, has released an album titled Pakutanga There Was Jazz.
Report by Munesu Nyakudya
The musician said he did not want to be associated with the urban grooves tag.
“I don’t want my music to be called urban grooves because I started singing before the urban grooves craze came to the local music scene. That is why I named my album Pakutanga There Was Jazz meaning that in the beginning there was me (Jazzel),” he said.
Pakutanga There Was Jazz is a 12-track album loaded with social songs that dwell on love and conflicts. The album also carries praise and gospel tracks.
“I love all the tracks, but my favourite one is Umakoti that features Lusanda. I did a remix of the song, which is also on this album and I am planning to shoot a video for that song soon.
“I am going to shoot the video in South Africa because the chorus of the song was written in Xhosa and some of my music partners are based in South Africa.”
The musician said he was inspired by talented hip-hop musicians that used to be featured on a local radio show.
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“I realised hip-hop was my genre when I was in high school in the 1990s. I grew up listening to it, but what motivated me most was a talent search programme that was hosted by Hosea Singede on Radio 3 (now Power FM). I competed and won the rap contest on the programme” He said DJs like Otis Fraser, Jojo Munetsi and Kimble Rojens had inspired him to take music seriously.
“I was about to quit singing, but my friends and fans discouraged me from leaving music. They said my music was great.”
