How Kenzo supported Azawi in early stages of her music career

During rehearsals, Kenzo invited them to back him on a song that he was recording in studio, she said in an interview with Ruth Kalibbala.

Azawi introduced some lines to the song, attracting the attention of Kenzo, who asked if she could write.

Azawi wrote for him a song titled Fish in My Heart and he paid her Shs500k.

Kenzo also introduced her to hen Kenzo noticed that she is a good writer, he introduced her to Producer Kuseim who was then with Big Talent Entertainment.

The two started writing songs together but Azawi took a break to complete her studies, as she was in her final year at university.

That same year, 2018, Kuseim left Big Talent to start his own studio.

It’s Kuseim who would produce Azawi’s first hit songs, including Quinamino.

It’s also important to note that Azawi backed Kenzo during his 2020 concert to mark 10 years in the music industry and she was paid Shs1 million. That’s the money she used to shift from her mother’s house and start paying her own rent.

Who is Azawi?

Real name Priscilla Zawedde, Azawi was born on February 2, 1996, to Samuel Walusimbi and Mary

Nakamatte. She lost her father when she was in S.4 and grew up in Nakulabye.

She went to Buganda Road Primary School and Mother Kevin Primary School in Mukono, Lubiri S.S., St. Henry’s College in Ggangu, London College in Nansana, Kasubi S.S. and St. Janani Luwum S.S., before joining Makerere University to earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Her music career started in P.5 when she joined Kika Dance Troupe which had split from Ndele Troupe. She stayed with the troupe until she joined S.1. In high school, she started working with Crane Performers.

In 2015 Azawi joined a band that later worked with Eddy Kenzo whom she would write a song.

Kenzo connected her to Kuseim who was his producer at Big Talent Entertainment.

With Kuseim, they started writing songs until he quit Big Talent to start his studio.

It’s Kuseim who produced the beat Quinamino. Initially, they wanted to sell it and Azawi suggested Swangz Avenue because she wanted Winnie Nwagi to sing it.

But when she met Benon Mugumbya and Julius Kyazee at Swangz, they gave her an option of signing her and also encouraged her to sing instead of just writing.

She accepted the offer and the rest is history.