By Own Correspondent| Jazz musician, Brian Nyahuma has released a song on cholera titled “Hutsanana”.

The 4.29 minute long track is urging citizens to practice hygiene and reduce the spread of the disease which has so far claimed 30 lives.

Said Nyahuma in an exclusive interview with ZimEye:

“Artists have a role to play in society and this is my way of ensuring that I play my part in helping fight the spread of cholera.

The song was motivated by the need to conscientise society on the importance of hygiene. I hope itvwill reach as many people as possible so that it helps in reducing the spread of the disease.”

Born Brian Ngonidzashe Nyahuma, the Harare based musician is an Afro Jazz Artist, whose music is a fusion of Jazz and local Zimbabwean traditional music.

Nyahuma grew up in Kambuzuma where he did his primary education at Wadzanai school and secondary education at Kambuzuma high 1.

He started playing Marimba at the age of 10 yrs and was crowned best Marimba player while he was in both primary and secondary school.

He was at one time offered to join the fanous Hohodza group, but his parents did not approave of his music career hence the offer was turned down by his parents.

Nyahuma recorded his first single “Uri Muroyi” in 2004 and went on to do his first album “So They Say” in 2007 with tracks like “Uri Muroyi, Ndisiye Ndiende, Zungairwa” among others.

In 2009, he released his second album titled “Ndingatii Zvangu” with tracks like “Ndichachengetwa Nani, Unosvika Rinhi and Chiuya” among others.

The album also featured a number of seasoned artists including  his producer Mono Mkundu, Blessing Mparutsa,Enock Piroro and Philip Svosve.

In 2011, he recorded another album titled “Hausi Wega” which received a huge air play on local radio stations. Some of the favourite tracks “Mandipa, Hakuna Mumwe (a duet with Rute Mbangwa) and Uchandida Chete” made it in the top 50 video count down for 2012.

“Yambirika/ Listen” was the fourth album to follow in 2013 the same year he formed his band The African Pride a six member outfit.

He also did a collaboration with Alexio on a song entitled “Mukana” together with other songs like “Yambirika Listen, Nyakubereka, Tarirai and Vechidiki Manyanya”.

He also released “Toyambukira, Vechidiki Manyanya, Rugare ,Idai Vachipo and Save life” which promotes saving life by donating blood through working with National Blood Transfusion Zimbabwe

Nyahuma is currently working on his new 6th album titled “Rwendo/ My Journey” which is set to be released sometime this year.