Tanzanian bongo artist Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa commonly known as Rayvanny is a Tanzanian bongo is trending on social media after ‘murdering’ English language.
Rayvanny posted on his page, saying “meet me 22th this month.”
This came as a shocker to several of his fans who wondered how he could not understand such simple English.
One person commented “Aisee kwani kingereza umekiacha wasafi?”
A few months ago, his former boss Diamond Platinumz was also the talk of town after speaking broken English during the Netflix’s reality series Young, Famous and African in Kenya.
In one of the scenes, Diamond was having a conversation with South African songwriter Nadai Nakai when she asked his age.
“How old are you?” she asked. Diamond hesitated a bit then she added “Why do you have to think about it?”
The Nawaza singer then responded, “No, I’m not thinking about it. I am just untying my buttons. I am 31st.”
The statement divided netizens as some argued that it was scripted while others said English should not be used to gauge intelligence.
Wasafi Exit
A few days ago, Rayvanny officially left Diamond Platnumz’s Wasafi Classic Baby (WCB) records Tanzanian.
Rayvanny made the announcement on Tuesday saying that he is now focused on his record label “Next Level Music” and is looking forward to growing music talent.
In a two minute video Rayvanny paid a glowing tribute to his former boss Diamond Platnumz thanking him for giving him an opportunity to show his talent to the world.
“It has now been six years since we started working together, my team, my family WCB Wasafi, we have been driven by love and unity. I have learnt a lot and we have achieved a lot together. I was the first artiste to win a BET award, also the first artiste from east Africa to obtain 100,000,000 view plays on Boomplay. All these happened while we were together. My heartfelt gratitude to my family at Wasafi but most especially to my brother Diamond Platnumz, for giving me an opportunity for the world to see my talent,” Rayvanny said.
Away from that let’s look at Rayvanny’s profile including his education…
Rayvanny’s profile
The award-winning songwriter is 27 years old as of the year 2021. He was born on 23rd August 1993 in Nzovye, Mbeya, Tanzania.
Rayvanny Music
He discovered his love for music back in 2011 when he was still in high school. This happened when he won a rap freestyle competition. In 2012, he joined a music group known as Tip Top Connection.
It was not until 2015 when he decided to join WCB Wasafi Records, which is one of the biggest record labels in East Africa. It was during this time that he recorded his first song known as ‘Kwetu’ which ended up being a hit song.
Rayvanny Chui
He recently rebranded himself to ‘Chui’ which means ‘leopard’.
Rayvanny songs
Some of Rayvanny’s hit songs include Kwetu, Unaibiwa, Tetema ft Diamond, I love you, Naogopa, GimmiDat ft Mayorkun, Teamo and Chuchumaa. He has 2020 EP Album known as ‘Flowers’.
Rayvanny Awards and Nominations
In 2016, he was nominated for an MTV Africa music award in the category of Breakthrough Act 2016. In 2017, he was nominated for a number of music awards such as BET Award for International Viewers’ choice, AEUSA for Best New Talent and Uganda Entertainment Award for Best African Act.
Rayvanny Wife, Girlfriend and Baby Jaydan Vanny
Rayvanny’s girlfriend is known as Fahima, commonly known as Fahyvanny on social media. She is a strikingly beautiful lady who leaves many men thirsting for him. Together, they are blessed with a son known as Jaydan Vanny.
Rayvanny and Fahyvanny are always posting each other on their Instagram accounts, showing the fans how they are madly in love. There are claims stating that they will walk down the aisle very soon.
Rayvanny Nana I Love You
After Rayvanny dropped his hit song known as ‘I love you’ where it featured a video vixen known as ‘Nana,’ hell broke loose after netizens zoomed in on the video especially on a part where viewers saw something that looked like a used condom.
This triggered a lot of cheating allegations, with Fahima threatening to leave him. She even called Nana a homewrecker, something she denied. They have since solved their differences after Rayvanny stating that there was no ongoing affair between him and Nana.
Rayvanny Religion
He is a Christian by religion. In a recent interview, Fahima stated that she converted to Christianity from Islam because she wanted to and not because she wanted to force her marriage to Rayvanny.
Rayvanny Net worth
He currently has a net worth of over $1.2 Million. He gets much of his income through performances on hows, brand deals and sales of his albums.
