Mwiza has been featured in the pages of the Tampa Bay newspaper as well as Creative Loafing; and he has opened up for a global acts such as PJ Morton and The Kingston Trio; performed for the Gasparilla Music Festival and been featured online on Sofar Sounds.
For those looking for a more intimate setting, Mwiza as a solo (singing and guitar) would be your preferred booking while a duo (Smoove Jamz) with Mwiza and a saxophone would appeal to those that would like more upbeat music to get people up and dancing.
Mwiza has a mixture of originals and cover music spanning multiple genres.
Mwiza is an immensely talented vocalist and guitar virtuoso. I could listen to him for hours on end. He’s also a beautiful, articulate and skilled songwriter. Someone needs to sign Mwiza right away!
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
We have all our own equipment and we are also flexible depending on if you're looking for a duo, trio or 4 piece and above band depending on your noise requirements and preferences. We are also professional in that we arrive at every at least an hour to an hour and a half before showtime in order to make sure that we can set up everything and make sure that we're able to provide a fun and pleasant experience for everyone involved.
We are a band fronted by singer-songwriter Mwiza who is from Zambia, Africa. We perform a mixture of originals and creative cover songs spanning multiple genres which makes the band accessible to those who love jazz, easy listening, rock, R&B, or pop. Mwiza has performed as an opening act for The Kingston Trio & PJ Morton and performed for Universities of North and South Florida, Gasparilla Music, National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Pier Dolphin Cruises, The Straz Center, Whistle Stop, Imagine Museum, Sun City Center, Grand Central Brewhouse and The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art and Yelp Tampa Bay. The band also performs at private events, a notable event being for Florida house of Representatives candidate, Janet Warwick.
We alternate between original songs and covers and below are some of the covers.
-Careless Whisper - George Michael
-Mr. Saxobeat/Shake It Off - Alexander Stan/Taylor Swift
-Take Five/Inner City Blues - Dave Brubeck
-Riptide - Vance Joy
-Sex & Candy - Marcy Playground
-Skankin Sweet/Blind To You - Chronixx/Collie Buddz
-Feels Like Summer - Donald Glover
-Kryptonite/Lose Yourself - 3 Doors Down/Eminem
-Lost In Japan - Shawn Mendez
-Outstanding - The Gap Band/Charlie Wilson
-Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson
-Pursuit Of Happiness - Kid Cudi
-Until The End of Time - Justin Timberlake
-Sweetest Taboo/Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran & Sade
-Talking Body - Tove Lo
-Zombie - The Cranberries
-Black Sheep - Metric
-Can't Get Over You/One Dance - Drake
-Navajo/Waves - Masego/Mr. Probz
-In My Place - Coldplay
-Stitches - Shawn Mendez
-Ride/Black Beatles - 21 Pilots/Rae Sremmurd
-Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
-Every Little Thing - Young The Giant
-Nutshell - Alice In Chains
-Say It Ain't So - Weezer
-Girlfriend/Dani California/Airplanes - Gym Class Heroes/Red Hot Chili Peppers/B.o.b & Hayley Williams
-Shout - Tears For Fears
-All I Really Need - Kenzie May/Vindata
-Is This Love - Bob Marley
-The Way - Jill Scott
-Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) - Maxwell
-I Try - Macy Gray
-Redemption Song - Bob Marley
-Valerie - Amy Winehouse
-Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
-Mr. Magic - Amy Winehouse Version
-Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man
-Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Optional Seasonal Horn focused Christmas songs:
-This Christmas - Chris Brown
-Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
-Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Michael Bublé
-My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews
-Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
| Mwiza | Singer/Guitarist |
| Jamal Hasan | Saxophonist |
| Denny Umphreys | Drums/Percussion |
| Stetson Lucier | Bass/Electric Guitar |
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