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Edith WeUtonga is a ground breaking, cutting edge bassist, singer and songwriter leading her Utonga band. Playing an authentically Zimbabwean sound laced with Jiti, Chimurenga and Shona folk she experiments with some of her favourite World music flavours such as Rhumba, Raggae Calypso and Jazz. She formed Utonga in 2010 and quickly released her debut album in that year – a ten track effort titled UTONGA. This album catapulted her to being one of Zimbabwe’s most recognized musicians to feature at some of the country top live venues.
Edith has performed at all of Zimbabwe’s top Festivals and headlines most of them including INTWASA Festival koBulawayo, Women in Jazz, Harvest Festival and Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA), where she has collaborated there with African legends, the likes of the late Oliver Mtukudzi, Ismaelo and international acts like Publish the Quest.
She has twice been nominated for Best Female Musician at Zimbabwe’s premier Awards National Arts Merit Awards, as well as the Zimbabwe Music Awards. In 2018 she was won the Best Alternative Act at the Bulawayo Arts Awards (BAA’s).
Internationally, Edith has had performances in India, Norway, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the DRC.
ALBUMS & SINGLES
Discography
Utonga (2010)
12 Track debut Album for feat. sahdfds hjfkhja dhfj bsad jbj sadv jhbjda hjskdh vbljksd safvhb aksjfh bv sadfhjkasdv askdjbv kjha sbdvj askjdbv kjhasbdv aksdjb vksva hjdbkv hjks adh jhbjda hjskdh vbljksd safvhb aksjfh bv sadfhjkasdv askdjbv kjha sbdvj askjdbv kjhasbdv aksdjb vksva hjdbkv hjks adh
12 Track debut Album for feat. sahdfds hjfkhja dhfj bsad jbj sadv jhbjda hjskdh vbljksd safvhb aksjfh bv sadfhjkasdv askdjbv kjha sbdvj askjdbv kjhasbdv aksdjb vksva hjdbkv hjks adh jhbjda hjskdh vbljksd safvhb aksjfh bv sadfhjkasdv askdjbv kjha sbdvj askjdbv kjhasbdv aksdjb vksva hjdbkv hjks adh
Madalitso (2018)
12 Track debut Album for feat. sahdfds hjfkhja dhfj bsad jbj sadv jhbjda hjskdh vbljksd safvhb aksjfh bv sadfhjkasdv askdjbv kjha sbdvj askjdbv kjhasbdv aksdjb vksva hjdbkv hjks adh jhbjda hjskdh vbljksd safvhb aksjfh bv sadfhjkasdv askdjbv kjha sbdvj askjdbv kjhasbdv aksdjb vksva hjdbkv hjks adh
Singles
2014 – Agodoka (Feat. Outspoken – Remix)
2014 – Never Again (Feat. Jacob Bain and Publish The Quest)
2014 – Shine (Feat. Jacob Bain and Publish The Quest)
2014 -Zimbabwe Awake (A compilation Album by Sheer Records of South Africa where Edith’s song Chipendani featured as the plug track.
2015 – Ndaposha
2015 – Shamwari (Feat. Claire)
2016 – Emergency (A Gender Violence project with other artists)
EDITH IN THE
Press
2018 - Edith WeUtonga gains international acclaim
Edith WeUtonga, a Zimbabwean musician and songwriter, has been featured on the world’s oldest and the largest broadcaster in the world, BBC. … “I feel proud to have been featured on the BBC radio, with something brewing for TV,” she told the Daily News on Sunday.
2018 - Edith WeUtonga gets 1st award in 18 years
IT has taken 18 years for Edith WeUtonga to gain recognition for her career in music and the feeling is great she said, after scooping the Outstanding Alternative Music award during the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards (RoilBAAs) held in the city last weekend…
2018 - Is Zimura Giving Artistes A Raw Deal
A low turnout at shows, poor sales of original music and high operating costs. These are the realities most Zimbabwean musicians have to contend with on a daily basis. The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association is supposed to provide some relief to these challenges. But is it?…
2015 - Edith WeUtonga speaks on her life
My day starts an hour early before the children wake up. I have to prepare them for school and I also have to prepare for my husband. I have to prepare for rehearsals, meetings, recordings, school pick-ups and I only get to sit down to a quiet house at midnight…
2015 - Edith WeUtonga goes wild
I am done being reserved. This is me expressing myself — embracing myself and feeling comfortable in my body. I don’t want to wake up one day and ask myself why I did not try out things. I feel one does not need to be a size zero to wear a mini. I enjoyed the shoot and I will do it again…
2015 - Meet the Rising Zimbabwean Legend…Edith WeUtonga
Playing an authentically Zimbabwean sound laced with Jiti, Chimurenga and Shona folk she experiments with a variety of music genres including Jazz, Rhumba, Reggae and Calypso. In 2010 Utonga released a ten-track effort titled UTONGA. That effort catapulted the group into national fame. In weeks, Edith would become one of Zimbabwe’s most prominent stars at some major venues…
2014 - WeUtonga tears into NACZ over NAMA
Edith “WeUtonga” Katiji has hit out at the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) for failing to come up with clear criteria governing the selection of National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) winners…
2014 - WeUtonga tears into NACZ over NAMA
Edith “WeUtonga” Katiji has hit out at the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) for failing to come up with clear criteria governing the selection of National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) winners…
2014 - ZIMA Awards Winners List
Edith “WeUtonga” Katiji has hit out at the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) for failing to come up with clear criteria governing the selection of National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) winners…
2014 - WeUtonga tears into NACZ over NAMA
Edith “WeUtonga” Katiji has hit out at the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) for failing to come up with clear criteria governing the selection of National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) winners…
2012 - Zimbabwe shows off latest world music export
Zimbabwe has several music geniuses like Oliver Mtukudzi and Thomas Mapfumo, but there is something special about Edith Katiji, who performed in Uganda for the first time last weekend. Katiji, who performed at the Sheraton hotel, proved that Zimbabwe may be struggling economically, but it is not about to dry up artistically. It is rare to find a bassist who also doubles as the lead vocalist for a band. Usually, bassists take a laidback role, preferring their guitar to do the talking. But Katiji, commonly referred to as WeUtonga, is special…
2012 - New day for WeUtonga
We are currently completing WeUtonga’s 10-tracked album set to be released in three months’ time. We are working with Bothwell Nyamhondera a legend of the country’s recordings, whilst Tamie Bimha and Robert Machiri are leading our recordings from South Africa,” said WeUtonga’s manager, Mjanana…
