Kwayedza Kureya

Kwaye
Origin	Zimbabwe
Genres	Indie electronic Synth-pop neo-soul funk
Years active	2017 (2017)–present
Labels	Mind of a Genius
Website	www.kwaye.com

Kwayedza Kureya, mononymously known by his stage name KWAYE, is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He is commonly known for getting introduced to music by the managers of Mind of a Genius record label and musician ZHU. He is also known for working with songwriter and record producer Willson and for releasing his debut extended play, entitled Solar, in 2017.

Early Life and Career

Born in Zimbabwe and raised in London, Kwaye began performing at an early age and grew up playing the viola, sax, and guitar. He later moved to Brighton, United Kingdom to study African-American studies and the music industry. Whilst on a study abroad program in LA, Kwaye played a demo of one of his recently recorded songs for an Uber driver who so happened to be a former A&R executive.

The driver sent the demo to Mind of a Genius and within a few weeks. Kwaye became the label's first UK artist. His debut single, entitled "Cool Kids", was released in March 2017. The song, once officially released, was announced to also have side-b track, entitled "Sweetest Life", but was never released onto digital streaming platforms.

In May 2017, Kwaye announced the release of his second single, entitled "Little Ones". This was succeeded by its music video, which was originally intended for a release on the Friday of the Manchester shootings, but was pushed back to later date to avoid controversy. It was therefore released on 30 May 2017.

In July 2017, Kwaye announced the release of his debut extended play, entitled Solar, and revealed his third single, entitled "Sweetest Life". The song, as well as the EP, were released on the same day of 25 July 2017.

On October 30th Kwaye is taking his debut headline show at Omearalondon stage.

Discography

EPs

• Solar (2017)
• Love & Affliction (2018)

Singles

• "Cool Kids" (2017)
• "Little Ones" (2017)
• "Sweetest Life" (2017)
• "Lost in My Boots" (2017)
• "Jasmine" (2017)
• "I Go" (2018)
• "What Have You Done" (2018)
• "Paralyzed" (2018)