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Music<br />
Jah Warria<br />
Ha i l i n g<br />
f r o m<br />
t h e<br />
d u s t y<br />
streets of Glenview<br />
no one ever gave him<br />
a chance to make it<br />
in life.<br />
Fast forward 10<br />
years down the line,<br />
Jah Warria (born<br />
Irvine<br />
Kamudyariwa)<br />
has managed to change<br />
that perception.<br />
The 30<br />
yearold<br />
reggae artiste who is also a<br />
professional graphic designer said he gets<br />
inspiration from God and some household<br />
names in the reggae genre.<br />
“I’m inspired by the most high and<br />
certain ones and ones in the community.<br />
“Musically I am inspired by one of<br />
the greatest reggae bands Black Uhuru,<br />
Steel Pulse and of course Sizzla and Jah<br />
Mason,” he said.<br />
As has been the case with all other<br />
artistes, Jah Warria’s music journey has<br />
not been an easy stroll in the park. He<br />
had to take a long route which brought<br />
him through the ranks of a church choir<br />
before turning to his preferred reggae<br />
music later on in his career.<br />
“I started music when I was young,<br />
singing in the church choir but decided<br />
to go professional<br />
i n<br />
2008. I got<br />
a<br />
major<br />
b o o s t<br />
when I<br />
Page 16 The Parade - Zimbabwe’s Most Read Lifestyle Magazine<br />
August 2014
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