How Zuchu Moved from Doing Covers to Being Top African Musician in 10 Months

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By Branice Nafula

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Wasafi’s Zuchu is arguably one of the biggest female artists in Africa at the moment. Having been in the background learning the art at WCB records, she is proof that patience pays.

Looking at her career 10 months after being unveiled by Wasafi, there are key lessons other artistes can learn from journey that started with doing covers.

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This article looks at Zuchu’s journey while pointing out key lessons worth learning:

Consistency

Shortly after being unveiled in March 2020, the skepticism about her talent became obvious until she dropped her EP ‘I am Zuchu. The five songs in the EP were released back to back followed by visuals where fans got to understand her style of music. Since then, she has been on an upward music release trend with her latest hit being ‘Sukari’ which is dominating airwaves in East Africa.

Passion

Listening to her songs, you realize Zuchu oozes passion in her music. The fact that she consults her senior Wasafi colleagues is clear indication of what passion is all about. Having given her 4 years just in the background is a good show of the beauty of passion.

Talent and Creativity

Zuchu is super creative in her writing. Swahili songs are rather complicated especially for you to get many people across the world to appreciate the music. From what we know, Zuchu writes all her music thus making her one of the few female artists that can create their own music.

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Utilize opportunities given

Zuchu was given the opportunity to show the world what she is capable of and she grabbed the opportunity like her life depended on it. Her music passion became an obsession and her management at WCB did not let her down either. She uses all forms of media to maintain her image in terms of fashion, music and most of all her business.

Take time and learn

Being in a learning curve, Zuchu believes every day is a learning process thus being in the limelight has made her understand that as an artist, you have to possess certain qualities including being able to dance to the tune when need be. This is evident in her latest releases.

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Marketing

It is without a doubt that Zuchu is where she is now because of the heavy marketing and promotion by Wasafi records. The label pushes her content and gets her media interview that help elevate her brand across the continent

Strategic Collabos

One of the fastest ways to become a music superstar is by collaborating with well-known artists. Being around top Tanzanian artists and working with them on different projects, Zuchu’s star has been rising, attracting the attention of African music giants like Patoranking, Joeboy among others. She has already worked with Joeboy,  Diamond, Rayvanny and Mbosso among others.