Afro-Brits 2008 Entertainers
| The Urban Grooves King - Decibel will be performing Live
“I did my first song on the day I was born. I am told it was like a shrieking scream. Guess I wasn’t that good yet,” he says. Decibel grew up in an average working class family, which saw him go through high school and then university where he majored and graduated in Biochemistry. His musical career started at high school where he did a few performances on variety shows, and won a few prizes. At that time, it was nothing to write home about, but that was soon to change. “My first serious attempt was when I was at university in 2000 where I sang as a session musician/ backing vocalist for a Bulawayo reggae band called Motsi Uruka," he remembers. “My next project was What Kind of World (2004). This was done at Country Boy Records as Galaxy had since liquidated. This album went on to be the bestselling at Country Boy Records and still is to date," said Decibel. The one video from this album Madhara also topped the charts for more than eight weeks it sparked controversy over its lyrical content - newzimbabwe.com Decibel is currently working on a new project and he will be perfoming at the Afro-Brits Awards 2008 in Leeds UK. |
Crowned King of Zimbabwe’s Urban Grooves – with a Reggae flavor. He is Zimbabwe’s answer to dancehall music!!  Lisa Crawford |
Theatre Under Fire (T.U.F) Productions will be Our special Act Theatre Under Fire is a community based arts organisation formed by artists who found themselves under-fire in Zimbabwe. They fled from the political turmoil and constant threat of persecution to seek asylum in Britain. TUF Productions was established by Peter Mutanda, Kabelo Madonko and Edwin Mathe on the 20th August 2006. Dingilizwe Ncube, Maqhawe Ndlovu, Thembelenkosini Moyo and Clement Moyo later joined
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Presenters of the Afro-Brits 2008
 Lloyd Angus a Respected Model from Leeds will present an Award at the Afro-Brits Awards 2008. |  Lance Guma a Zimbabwean Broadcast Journalist currently working for independent radio station SW Radio Africa. will be one of the Presenters at the Afro-Brits Awards 2008. He produces 3 programmes: Behind the Headlines, Reporters' Forum and music show On the Pulse. |
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Lindie Mthethwa a young and upcoming model from Zimbabwe will be presenting the Afro-Brits Awards 2008. She has featured in Music Videos for Hip Hop groups in the UK.
Devine Ngama hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo and she will add some French and Swahili Flavour in presenting the Awards  Charismatic and gifted presenter Ezra Sibanda is an experienced broadcaster and entertainer of our generation and he will be presenting the Afro-Brits Awards 2008. Ezra joined the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's Radio 2 now radio Zimbabwe in 1990. He worked for ZBC in both radio and tv until 2002. As they say you can`t bring a good man and his work down, Ezra teamed up with friends and opened an on-line Radio Station, Afrosoundsfm in 2004 www.afrosoundsfm.com. It broadcasts cultural programmes, news, music and current affairs from London to thousands of exiled Zimbabweans and Africans all over the world. He also works for Voice Of Africa Radio, the only licenced African Radio Station in the UK after he was invited to it by the then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and is responsible for Southern African programmes. He also does prgrammes for SW Radio Africa the only Zimbabwean Independent Radio Station. He also work with Immigration Advisory Services, IAS and is a campaigner for human rights, peace, rights to freedom and life. Ezra dissects the world around him and tackles all sorts of subjects from interviewing the world's most celebrities to braaing/bbq on sundays. A refreshingly honest, caustically dry and quick-witted commentator on daily life Ezra remains head above the rest when it comes to entertainment and social life. He is the founder and Director of a promotions company Icons Of Africa. They promote African musicians mainly from Zimbabwe and South Africa to come and perform in UK, They brought musicians to UK like Oliver Mtukudzi, Brenda Fassie, Mafikizolo, Simon Chimbetu, Malaika, Bongo Maffin, Trompies, Mzekezeke to name just a few. Ezra has been hired as a Dj to perform at various prestigious functinos including Miss Zim UK, Miss Zim Canada and USA, performed at MOBO awards in 2005 and Africa Day celebrations at Trafalgar Square. Also performed at the primiere of South African move WE ARE TOGETHER in london recently. Highlights of his career is meeting Nelson Mandela in 1995 and recently on his 90th birthday celebrations in Hyde Park in London. Meeting and shaking hands with Tony Blair and having lunch with some UK parliamentarians has seen Ezra fullfilling his dream of becoming the most recognised Zimbabwean in the UK. Also meeting and dinning with Leona Lewis, Will Smith, Cher, Lewis Hamilton, Oprah Winfrey just to name a few has brought him so much respect from other African Nationalities. Ezra popularly know as Tshisa holds BA in Media Studies. Ezra an accoumplished broadcaster has attended a number of broadcasting workshops and courses conducted by BBC and CNN. He has won various awards in his media work in Zimbabwe, South Africa and UK. He believes broadcasting is his life, its in his blood and nobody can take it away from him. Love him or not Ezra is part of the fabric of our nation and a proven broadcaster. So far Ezra has catapulted to cult status among his legion of fans all over the world and more so back in Zimbabwe |