Stewart Nyamayaro

Stewart Nyamayaro is a Zimbabwean socialite and music promoter.[1] He contributed to the growth of the Zimdancehall genre.[2]

Nyamayaro was born April 20th, 2000, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Nyamayaro started music promotion online mostly through YouTube and he has the most followed YouTube channel in Zimbabwe.[3][4] In 2017, he became a manager for music artists, and he has managed several award-winning artists in Zimbabwe including Fungisai, Soul Jah Love, Enzo Ishall, Holy Ten[5] and socialite Passion Java.[6][7]

In 2019, in recognition for his contribution in the growth of Zimdancehall genre in Zimbabwe by producers, a riddim instrumental was produced in his name titled Stewart Nyamayaro Riddim and 63 artists officially recorded on it.[8] along with several others. In 2020, Stewart Nyamayaro won best online media at the 2020 Zimdancehall awards.[9][10]

Controversy

In March 2019, Stewart Nyamayaro was involved in a copyright dispute with Sly Media, a digital content company, and his channel was temporarily closed on YouTube for 14 days.[11]

References
  1. Magweta, Ronald (20 November 2018). "Music promoter launches mobile application".
  2. "General - Zimdancehall News: Stewart Nyamayaro Riddim To Be Released In June". Di Goulmidi.
  3. "One of Zim's Biggest YouTube Channels Shut Down Over A Copyright Wrangle, Over 1000 Content Pieces No Longer Accessible". 22 March 2019.
  4. "How YouTube now shapes Zimbabwe's musical landscape". zimtechreview.co.zw.
  5. "Enzo to collabo with Diamond Platnumz? – The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw.
  6. "Stewart Nyamayaro: Enigma behind Passion's fame".
  7. "Passion Java shows off Stewart Nyamayaro Birthday gift". 20 April 2021.
  8. "STEWART NYAMAYARO RIDDIM - DIGITAL CLAIMS RECORDS". 6 October 2020.
  9. "Zimdancehall Awards 2020: All the winners". Music In Africa. 29 March 2021.
  10. "FULL LIST: Zimdancehall Awards 2020 Winners – ZimEye".
  11. "Stewart Nyamayaro in copyright war". Youth Village Zimbabwe. 22 March 2019.


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