Msiz'kay
Bio
Msiz'kay is a versatile award-winning music artist, record producer and songwriter from Zimbabwe. He is the pioneer of "Something Afro" a style of music that fuses "Hip-Hop", "RnB" and "Pop" with traditional African music elements and sounds. Msiz'kay has performed in different cities and festivals all over Zimbabwe, he has also performed in South Africa and in the UK.
Accolades:
Nominations:
- 2017 Bulawayo Arts Awards Song of the Year nominee,
- 2017 Skyz Metro Fm Best Hip Hop Song nominee,
- 2018 Bulawayo Arts Awards nominee for Outstanding Hip Hop Artist/Act,
- 2020 Zimbabwe Music Awards Best Sound Engineer,
- 2020 Best Video, Best Collaboration and Song of the Year, Zim Hip Hop awards for “Asipheli Moya” collaboration with Asaph,
- 2021 Best Music Video "Asipheli Moya" with Asaph Zimbabwe Music Awards,
- 2022 Outstanding Male Artist of the year Bulawayo Arts Awards and Outstanding Music Video for #Emaphathini featuring La Dee,
- 2023 Best Alternative and Best Afro Pop/Afro Fusion Zimbabwe Music Awards
- 2024 Best Male Artist National Arts and Merits Awards (NAMAs).
Awards:
- Best Metro Urban song in the 2018 Skyz Metro Fm music Awards with “Inkomo Zamalobolo”,
- Best Alternative Sound at the Zim Hip Hop Awards in 2019 for the album “Bayashiselwa”,
- Best Male Artist at the 2019 Skyz Metro music awards,
- Outstanding Male Artist of the year Bulawayo Arts Awards 2020,
- Outstanding Male Artist of the year Bulawayo Arts Awards 2021,
- Outstanding Song of the Year for #Kulula ft. Bhekiwe and People’s Choice Award at the 2022 Bulawayo Arts Awards.
Releases:
Msiz’kay has a put out 3 albums, an EP and numerous Singles.
- 2017 "Bazovuma" Album - http://spoti.fi/2FXjpMH (11-11-2017)
- 2019 "Bayashiselwa" Album - http://www.deezer.com/album/93082282 05-04-2019
- 2022 "Sizalobuhle" Album - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/msizkay/sizalobuhle 24-06- 2022
- 2022 "Love & Amapiano" Ep - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/msizkay/love-and-amapiano
- 2023 “On Top Of The World (Phezu Komhlaba)” (Single):
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/msizkay/on-top-of-the-world-phezu-komhlaba-2
- 2024 "Heita My Sista" (Single): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/msizkay/heita-my-sista-feat-amany--sunduza
- 2024 "Kuyagodola" (Single): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/msizkay/kuyagodola-feat-sonkomose
- 2025 "Kheth’ Omthandayo" (Single): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/msizkay/kheth-omthandayo.
Collaborations:
In Zimbabwe Msiz'kay has collaborated with numerous artists including Asaph, Awa Khiwe, Bhekiwe, CTL, Dj Fritz, Fish F Ndaramu, Hwabaraty, Ishan, K.O.D, La Dee, Mbo Mahocs, MJ Sings, Mzoe7, PD The Ghost, Sandra Ndebele, Vusa Mkhaya and X Mile, to mention but a few.
Internationally he has collaborated on numerous releases including:
- “Siyeza” with Angolan Dj/Producer Dj Satelite (2019),
- “Happy” with Brazilian platinum recording producer Vintage Culture , hit making duo Fancy Inc and Drunky Daniels (2020)
- 2021 he collaborated with Brazilian production duo Rozzen on a song titled "Find Me" released under Sony Music Brazil, with Raul Bryan from Botswana on two songs “OnlyYou/WenaWedwa” and “Baleka” both on Raul Bryan' 2021 "Reality" Album, and also with Brazilian producer Dj Soldera on a dance banger titled “Say My Name”
- 2022 Wambui Katee frm Kenya...