Advokate I

ARTIST PROFILE

1. BACKGROUND

Advokate I born Gabriel Muchanyu is an International Musician, Singer/ Songwriter, MessenJah, a Businessman and a Self-proclaimed People's ADVOKATE - Gwetarevanhu from Africa. He was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on the 22nd of May 1995. In the early 2000s his family relocated to Torwood a small mining town in Kwekwe in the Midlands province. He's the last born in a family of five, two brothers and two sisters. He did his primary and secondary school at George Hill and Batanai (ZISCO) High respectively. Gabriel Muchanyu passed his ordinary level with flying colours but couldn't further his studies due to financial issues.

2. HOW HE STARTED MUSIC

He never thought of becoming a musician one day, it all started in 2011. He has always loved reggae/ dancehall since he was exposed to more of it growing up. The love for doing music developed after watching a group of fellow students performing on a school prize giving day. He later on found himself searching for rythm tracks/ instrumental beats which were scarce by the time. He wrote his first song using self knowledge and boom the journey started. He recorded his first demo in 2011/12 using a phone while playing the instrumental beat on the other phone.

3. EARLY MUSIC DAYS AND EXPERIENCES

His first proper studio experience was at Manix Bros Studios in 2014. Since then he's been involved in musical activities which saw him sharing the stage with the legendary Zigzag Band of Chigiyo music from Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. His professional music career started in 2020, that was after he met Don Franco Tafari (online) who helped him on establishing himself as a professional. That same year he met R. Shumba of Shumba Productions who helped him with branding and more.

4. DISCOGRAPHY

a. ROYAL DEVOTION (EP) 2021
b. HEART AND SOUL (EP) 2022
c. I HAVE BEEN THERE (music video) 2023

After being a victim of INJUSTICE back in 2013-14, a decade later Advokate I finally let the cat out narrating his story through a powerful roots reggae song accompanied by a well directed video by Shumba Productions. The video went on to be featured on World A Reggae magazine, the later is a European reggae and dancehall promoting giant.

5. NEW PROJECTS

Advokate I will release his much anticipated debut album anytime in 2025 and the project will be available on all digital stores accompanied by visuals.

6. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

a. TAI TAN (Uganda)
b. TUFF LIONZ BAND (Malawi)
c. CHANTTY NATURAL (Botswana)

7) PERFOMANCES

a. SOUTH AFRICA
Pretoria, Black Labone - The Reign Afrika Fundraising Show.

b. ZIMBABWE 
1. Good Child Foundation For the Disadvantaged Children at Multichoice, Kwekwe.

2. Advokate I Birthday Party, Karaga Inn Sports Bar, Torwood

3. ZIMURA Copyright Awareness Workshop at Kwekwe Theatre

4. Kwekwe Podium Nights, Kwekwe Theatre

5. Kamel Christian College Fundraising Dinner, Redcliff.

8) INTERVIEWS

a. NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS
Advokate I had the honour...