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Alfred Nenguwo

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Alfred Nenguwo


Alfred Nenguwo (born July 7, 1989) is a Zimbabwean African jazz singer and songwriter.[1] Listening to Alfred’s earliest musical experiences, one can see how deeply ingrained in his character art is in his personality. He recalls his first dramatic encounter with art when he was 12.



Biography

Alfred Nenguwo is the first born in a family of 3 and he was raised by his grandparents in the high density suburb of Mbare.As he remembers as a child music always fascinated him. His grandfather used to listen to a lot of jazz music so he would end up singing along to the music a lot. His uncles were also musical, one played the Mbira and the other one was a Reggae artist. Alfred grew up to like music and started singing in the school choir when he was in primary school.


Music Career

Alfred a self taught musician announced his arrival on the music scene when he partnered up with award winning Millicent Muchati and they recorded an album entitled African Sun.

References

  1. ^ Antionio, Winstone (11 July 2014). "Afro-jazz sensation born from Mbare". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015.