Vusa Mkhaya

Vusa Mkhaya is a Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Cultural Activist and Artistic Director from the dusty streets of Tshabalala township in Zimbabwe ́s Bulawayo. He captures the romanticism of the Southern African climes, his voice rich with the vibrations of a heritage that spans across decades. Driven by an unquenchable thirst for the greatness of sound, he has worked with a wide range of musicians and productions amassing a hugely impressive body of work.

Vusa has pushed the boundaries of world music retaining a mind-bending, soul-searching, spiritually; stirring sound that is inspired by life’s questions. It is in that depth that he feeds and is himself fed by the beauty of music.

His solo offerings; The Spirit of Ubuntu (2006), Vocalism (2012), UManyanyatha (2016) the re-release of UManyanyatha as Songs From The Soul Of Zimbabwe internationally in (2020 ) and Khanyisa (2022) are each emotive musical stories of love, heartbreak and every day living. They are tales delivered in soulful, beautiful pieces; sometimes achingly sorrowful and haunting. Vusa gives life to the voice and it is the same voice that gives him life.