Tembalami

Zimbabwean gospel artist

Tembalami

Birth name| Temba Tagwireyi
Born|  (1982-01-16) 16 January 1982 (age 43)
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Origin| Zimbabwean
Genres| Gospel
Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2002–present

Musical artist

Temba Tagwireyi (born January 16, 1982), known professionally as Tembalami, is a Zimbabwean gospel artist and businessman.[1][2][3]

## Background

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Tagwireyi was born in Chitungwiza where he grew up and attended his early education.

Tagwireyi started his music career in 2002 as part of a gospel group called The Burning Bush, then he had a stint as a secular artist in 2004. During that time, he collaborated with the rap duo Extra Large. He became prominent after the release of the Tomurumbidza Medley single from his first studio album Brighter Day which became a hit on radio charts in Zimbabwe in 2011.[4] Tagwireyi had his first studio recording with The Burning Bush. He then left the group to become one of the founding members of popular group, Zimpraise Choir, in 2006.[5] He had his first international tour in 2014[6] when he toured the United States' East Coast.[7][4]

## Personal life

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Tagwireyi is married to Anesu Mawoneke since November 2018.[8][9]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Brighter Day 2011[10]
* Faith-Aid Kit 2013[11]
* Ministry of works (Audio and DVD album) 2015[12]
* The Fight 2018[13]
* Not Going Back 2022
* Church On The Street 2024

### Singles

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* Brighter Day feat. Carol Wutawunashe (2011)
* Tomurumbidza Medley feat. Wellington Kwenda (2011)[14]
* Mhanya (2012)
* Handidzokere shure (2012)
* Bayete (2013)
* Ndoyenda (2013)
* Hande feat. Wellington Kwenda & Melz (2014)[15]
* Bayete Remix (2014)
* L.O.V.E feat. Melz (2015)
* Mapapiro feat. Mkhululi Bhebhe (2016)
* One True Religion (2016)
* Sekerera (2017)[16]
* Dairai (2018)[17]
* Mirira (2019)
* Waweza feat. Sofi Mendez (2019)
* Mbiri feat. Janet Manyowa (2020)[18]
* It's Coming Down (2020)
* It's Already Done feat. Bridget Ndanga (2021)
* Good Good (2022)
* Tevera (2022)
* Victory feat. Nutty O (2022)
* Misodzi (2023)
* Gore Rino feat. The Unveiled (2024)
* Moyo Wangu (2024)
* Kunaka feat. Spiwe Ndebele (2024)

## Awards

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Year  | Ceremony  | Award  | Result

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2014  | PERMICAN Awards  | Ministry with Excellence  | Won
2015  | PERMICAN Awards  | Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Music Video (L.O.V.E)[19][20] | Won
2016  | PERMICAN Awards  | Best live DVD recording[21] | Nominated
2016  | Zimbabwe Achievers Awards | International Gospel Artist of the year[22][23] | Won
2017  | African Gospel Music Awards  | Artiste of Excellence (Southern Africa)[24] | Nominated
2018  | Groove Awards | Southern Artist of the year[25][26] | Nominated
2018  | Star FM Music Awards | Gospel Song of the year (Dairai)[27] | Nominated
2019  | PERMICAN Awards  | Video of the year, Best Urban Contemporary (Sekerera), Best Male Artist[28][29] | Nominated
2020  | Maranatha Awards  | Best Collaboration in Southern Africa (Mbiri with Janet Manyowa)[30] | Won
2021  | Zimbabwe Music Awards  | Best Gospel Artist[31] | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "Tembalami thrives under lockdown". 10 August 2020.
2. ^ Herald, The. "Tembalami goes for international market". The Herald.
3. ^ "The sound of Tembalami". 23 April 2020.
4. ^ a b "Zimbabwean gospel singer brings music, joy to Cazenovia". 9 April 2014.
5. ^ "Tembalami goes live celebrating 10 years in music". The Standard. 28 June 2018.
6. ^ Herald, The. "Tembalami speaks on tour". The Herald.
7. ^ "VIDEO: Zim Singer Tembalami Performs On US Channel ABC". 13 April 2014.
8. ^ "Anesu And Tembalami – OPWZim". Zambezi Magic - Anesu And Tembalami – OPWZim.
9. ^ Chronicle, The. "Tembalami marries long-time girlfriend". The Chronicle.
10. ^ "Mhere, Zamar, Magacha and Tembalami lined up for U.K end of year gospel show". 18 November 2018.
11. ^ "Benjamin Dube endorses Tembalami". 12 March 2013.
12. ^ "More Praise & Ministry of Works from Tembalami". 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
13. ^ Mail, The Sunday. "Tembalami to drop new album". The Sunday Mail.
14. ^ "Great Zimbabwe Guide: Weekend song # 4: Thembalami's Tomurumbidza -". Great Zimbabwe Guide Travel Blog. 20 July 2012.
15. ^ "Fans Go Crazy Over New Tembalami Video". 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
16. ^ "Tembalami drops new single plus more". 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
17. ^ "Tembalami's big breakthrough". H-Metro.
18. ^ "Janet Manyowa and Tembalami dominate on Trace Africa". Youth Village Zimbabwe. 3 April 2020.
19. ^ "PERMICAN Awards 2015 Winners List". 21 September 2015.
20. ^ Mail, The Sunday. "Gospel Greats nominated for Permican Awards". The Sunday Mail.
21. ^ "PERMICAN Awards – May the best win". H-Metro.
22. ^ "Jah, Thembalami honoured". H-Metro.
23. ^ "Gospel singer Tembalami at ZAA Awards 2016 (Interview)". 2 June 2016.
24. ^ Mail, The Sunday. "Zimbabweans up for Gospel Media Awards". The Sunday Mail.
25. ^ Staff Writer (3 May 2017). "Here is the full list of Groove Awards 2017 nominees".
26. ^ "Kenya: Here Are the Artists At the Centre of Groove Award Storms - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 3 June 2017.
27. ^ "Zim's Star FM Music Awards: All the winners". Music In Africa. 4 February 2019.
28. ^ Amenyanyo, Gerrard-Israel (13 November 2019). "ZIMBABWE: Permican Gospel Awards Announce Nominees – 2019".
29. ^ "Zim: 2019 Permican Gospel Awards announce winners". Music In Africa. 26 November 2019.
30. ^ "Janet Manyowa, Tembalami scoop prestigious award". Youth Village Zimbabwe. 29 October 2020.
31. ^ "Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) 2021: Full List Of Winners #PPCZIMA2021".