Nokusingaperi Guni alias Nox, is a Zimbabwean musician, performing artist, songwriter and producer based in South Africa. He is renowned for the musical movement in Zimbabwe of the early 2000s dubbed

Urban Grooves Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and hosho. Their music symbolizes much more than a simple rhythm, as the folk and pop style styled music was used as a symbol of hope for Zimbabweans ...

Background

Born Enock Guni on the 6th of September 1983 in Zaka, Masvingo in Zimbabwe, he made his debut as Nox with his first major hit “Iwe Maria” in 2002. He started his musical career in the same year when he was spotted by

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, a celebrated duo at the time. His entry onto the music arena was through participation with SHAPE Zimbabwe projects leading to his recording of the first track “Iwe Maria”. He studied Marketing with the

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. Nox released his first full album title “Wandipengesa” in 2004 and has had several radio hits in his career which include ''Ndinonyara'', ''Takafitana'', ''WhatsApp'', ''Uchandifunga'', ''Melody''. He has also worked on a number of projects in the region to include collaborations with South African

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, Mr. Brown,

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and

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. In 2009, he released an album titled ''Music, Love and Me'' which featured the track ''Wandinoda''. The track was singled out by Sony Music Africa and was to later be used as a soundtrack by MNET for the reality show Big Brother. Nox has been part of the pioneering team of touring artists for the Urban Grooves genre from Zimbabwe. He is one of the few artists from that genre still perpetuating the art.

''Discography''

Albums

*Wandipengesa *Rhythm And Blues *Chapter 3 *Music Love And Me *Zim’s Finest *Classic Love Songs *8th Wonder *Africa's Best *Ndingazodei E. P *Ice and Roses *The Surprise *African Royalty

Awards

National Arts Merit Awards The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA Awards) is a set of annual awards granted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture. The categories have differed over the years. In 202 ...

Outstanding Song Of The Year 2013 - ''Ndinonyara'' (Nomination) *

Outstanding Male Artist Of The Year 2013 (Nomination) *

Zimbabwe Music Awards The Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) is an annual award ceremony to acknowledge and honor musical excellence and creativity in Zimbabwean music Zimbabwean music is heavily reliant on the use of instruments such as the mbira, Ngoma drums and h ...

Male Artist Of The Year 2013 *

Artist Of The Year 2013 *

Best Touring Artist 2014 * Zawadiimbabwe Music Awards Video Of The Year 2015 - ''Zvandadiwa'' (Nomination) *

Star FM Music Awards The Star FM Music Awards were established in 2019 by Star FM to celebrate outstanding musicians on their radio station. The awards are presented annually, and are broadcast live on Facebook. The annual presentation ceremony features performanc ...

Best Collaboration 2020 - ''Waimutambisa'' ft Freeman HKD *

Best Song By Diaspora Artist 2020 - ''Im In Love'' *

Best Afrobeat Song 2020 - ''Waimutambisa'' *

Best Song By Diaspora Artist 2021 - ''Melody'' ft

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guni, Nox 1983 births Living people Zimbabwean musicians Zimbabwean songwriters People from Zaka District