Masa Caroleen
Bio
Masa Caroleen is an Afro-fusion female artist that captures moments through the words and melodies of songs she shares with the world to enjoy. Having begun her creative journey in Harare, Zimbabwe writing poetry, at the age of 15 she turned to music and inevitably set foot onto the local stage and then the regional stage. The Intwasa Festival Women Wine and Words (ZIM) which she headlined for two consecutive years (2018, 2019), the Okavango Music Festival In Maun Botswana (2019) as well as the Ugandan Nyege Nyege Festival (Uganda 2020), Jacaranda Music Festival (ZIM), Harare International Festival of Arts (ZIM) and Shoko Festival (ZIM) In 2021 The Bulawayo Arts Festival and headlining two United Nations .Masa also curates her on shows which are always fully subscribed these are a few of the stages on which Masa has shared her culture through song. Her Band is composed of 5 musicians Lead Guitar ,Bass,Guitar ,Drums ,Keyboard ,Percussion .
A soulful dreamy voice coupled with her electrifying stage presence have allowed Masa Caroleen a way to challenge social norms . Her debut album Pamusoroi released in 2019 was a body of work that shared intimate thoughts about her Southern African heritage while challenging listeners to question aspects of everyday life often taken for granted. Pamusoroi in her native language “Shona” means ‘excuse me’ and the title track alongside tracks such as Mazhet, for which DJ Fresh (SA) and DJ Shona (SA) later remixed, commanded an audience staying on top charts of local radio stations. Masa Caroleen has proved herself to be a versatile artist working with acts such as Mark Madzinga, Mwenje Mathole, St Emmo, Munatsi and several other artists in her capacity as a singer, song writer or both. Her latest work being co songwriter and performer on a 4 part Animation series The Tale of Stavo launched August 2022 her One night only show in Harare and the latest sharing the stage with Mokoomba on International womens Day 8 March 2024 ,Africa Day 25 May celebration where she headlined at Arundel High School ,The recently ended French Special Music Day 21 June at Alliance Francaise Harare ,where she shared the stage with Zambian Maestro Mumba Yachi.
With a passion for women in Music supporting the development of women in the music sector she used her studies in Music and her recent Stage management training in stage management through the Music in Africa Foundation to guide and support other upcoming artists in an effort to allow for a smoother transition into the music industry and through Women in Music Africa which is her new endeavor to add her voice to the arts.