Squabbles in Jah Prayzah band

Fire burning in the band - Jah Prayzah

Rising reggae artist Mukudzei Mukombe, popularly known as Jah Prayzah, was left with egg on face on Sunday when his band refused to go on stage with him during a family show at the Harare Gardens. Band members accused the musician of overworking them and complained of poor remuneration.

Jah Prayzah was supposed to go on stage at around 3pm, but his band only arrived after 4pm. They remained seated in the commuter omnibus that brought them to the venue until the stage manager Mabla Kurima went on stage to reprimand them.

“Jah Prayzah guys’ come on stage you are taking people for granted,” Kurima shouted. It took almost an hour for the group to settle the dispute forcing their engineers to play various songs by late musician Simon Chimbetu before they finally went on stage at around 5pm.

Chipaz to host ‘Birthday Bash’ for Jah Prayzah

Jah Prayaz

Four years have barely passed after he stormed Zimbabwe’s mainstream music scene, but talented contemporary reggae musician Jah Prayzah — real name Mukudzei Mukombe — is already a household name at such a youthful age.

He has rubbed shoulders with some of the country’s top musicians among them Oliver Mtukudzi, Alick Macheso, Leonard Zhakata and Suluman Chimbetu, among others, a feat seldom achieved by his compatriots. Now at the age of 25, music promoters have decided to honour him for his contribution to the music industry in the short time that he has been around.

Jah Prayzah outshines Gwala

Jah Prayzah

Freddy Gwala’s late showing at the City Sports Bar on Friday night almost turned ugly as frustrated revellers started throwing empty beer cans at his band members after having waited for the South African for more than three hours.