1. Who is Azawi?
Azawi real name Priscila Zawedde is a top Ugandan female artist, song
writer, dancer and multitalented musical performer based in Kampala.
The artist has one of the
top young talents in Uganda for years 2020 and 2021 with record breaking
streams on the biggest streaming platforms in the country.
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| Azawi with Vinka and Winnie Nwagi |
2. Why is she called Azawi?
Azawi got her name Azawi from her real name Zawedde which she initially
wanted to shorten Zawi but her label Swangz found that name copyrighted by
Sarah Zawedde who was diplomatic with them changing the name.
Julius Kyazze the
chair suggested adding an A to the name to make it Azawi which they found quite
interesting and comfortable to move with.
3. Where did Azawi study from?
Azawi attended Buganda road primary school from which she was inspired
into the art with the school events like MDD which she says she loved so much,
she continued Kiika where she learned a lot in playing instruments and dances
and she credits her creativity to the dance and performance crew where she was
for 6 years.
Azawi studied Bachelor of commerce
4. Why is Azawi very successful and loved?
Azawi credits her success to the journey she has been through from the
Kiika crew, China performances to the band performances with Eddy Kenzo.
She
got an opportunity to perform at 10 years of Eddy Kenzo at Serena and sold a
song your fishy they made as a freestyle also introduced to top artists and
Kussein the producer.
5. How did Azawi join Swangz Avenue?
Azawi joined Swangz Avenue after Kussein submitted her Quinamino project
Julius Kyazze the Label manager intended for Winnie Nwagi.
Kyazze loved the
song and her other songs she had sent who later called her for a record deal
with the label.
6. Who are Azåwi´s parents?
Azawi currently has her mother whom she says has been supportive of her
career throughout the years and has been providing support to her career. Her
father died when she was in Ordinary level education but she also says she had
been there for her through the years.
7. Was Azawi in China?
During her Advanced level education the artist got an opportunity to perform
in China where they were performing dances in China parks which experience the
artist says was very special and very different because of the food and culture
of the country. She also went back during her senior vacation for the same
deal.
8. When did Azawi start writing?
Azawi started writing when she was 14 years when she wrote her first song
Bambi with his long term friend who helped her learn how to write. She started
approaching and calling artists to pick their contacts then trying to sell them
her written songs. She had got her first opportunity to talk Carol Nantongo
manager who actually loved the song though the project was not released.
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| Azawi in Slow dancing video |
9. Why does Azawi dress differently?
Azawi says her dressing is inspired by her freedom to express who she is
as a person and she doesn’t mind people’s judgment of how she expresses herself
as a person.
The song writer also says people should learn to accept others and show each
other love on the way they are not to judge the and put them in these small
boxes of character which is most times wrong and does not define a person.
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| Azawi performance |
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10.
Which genre of music does Azawi sing?
The artist fuses various genres of music including Afrobeat, raggea and
RnB to make Afrofusion a genre she says I not specific to any country but she
tries as much as she can not to limit her musical ability in a given genre.
She has also been regarded in Uganda as an Afropop artist because of the
popularity of her music on various streaming platforms.
Azawi was the highest streaming artist in 2020 up to 2021 in Uganda on
Apple music and third highest on Spotify just behind Eddy Kenzo the most
popular digital artist in the country and sheebah Kalungi another big female
artist
