Percy Chamburuka (born 19 February 1995), known professionally as Jafaris, is a Zimbabwean-born Irish rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his career as an actor in the comedy-drama film Sing Street (2016), before making his professional solo musical debut with the EP Velvet Cake (2017). Jafaris rose to prominence with his debut studio album Stride (2019), which was later nominated for the Choice Music Prize.
Percy Chamburuka[1] was born on 19 February 1995[2] in Zimbabwe.[1] At the age of six,[3] he moved to Tallaght, Dublin, where he was raised and attended Old Bawn Community School.[4] He began training as a dancer at age 10 and stopped at approximately age 16 or 17.[5] He was already "on course for a career as a dancer" when he became interested in singing and songwriting at the age of 15.[6]
Career
2015–2016: Sing Street and Diffusion Lab beginnings
In 2015, Chamburuka began touring with Irish rap duo Hare Squead and performing under the stagename Jafaris,[7] which he had developed through a random name generatorapplication.[3] It was also during this time that he began working with and through Diffusion Labs,[7] which has been described as "a 'collaborative hub' which functions as a label and studio, and enlists writers, musicians and in-house producers."[8] Later in 2017, Jafaris would be considered "one of its core acts".[8] Chamburuka made his acting debut playing the role of Ngig in the musical coming-of-age comedy-drama film Sing Street (2016).[9] The film would later be an upset nominee for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.[10][11]
2017–2018: Solo debut with Velvet Cake
Jafaris released his debut single, "Love Dies", alongside its own music video in February 2017.[12][9] The song was described as a "vocal-lead cut of hazy R&B" which was "mightily impressive".[13] On 21 April 2017, Jafaris released his debut EP Velvet Cake.[14][15] To support its release, he performed at festivals such as Forbidden Fruit,[16] and Hard Working Class Heroes.[17] Jafaris also performed with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra as part of the Story of Hip Hop at Electric Picnic in 2017 and then again in 2018.[18] He represented Ireland at the Eurosonic Festival in 2018.[19]
2019–present: Stride
Jafaris independently released his debut studio album, Stride, on 8 March 2019, with support from the preceding singles "Found My Feet",[20] "Time"[21] and "Invisible".[1] It was well-received by local critics,[22][23] and ended up being shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize which is annually awarded to the Irish Album of the Year.[24] Jafaris featured on British singer Joy Crookes' single "Early" in October 2019.[25] The single debut atop the UK's Asian Music Top 40 chart,[26] before the two artists subsequently performed it on Later... with Jools Holland in November 2019.[27][28] Jafaris released the singles "Glue"[29] and "Haunted"[30] in 2020, which supported his second EP I Love You But I'm In A Bad Mood which was released on 6 November 2020.[31]
Discography
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
^ abcAndrews, Kernan (2 May 2019). "Jafaris - rising star of Irish hip-hop in Galway". Galway Advertiser. OCLC 298562118. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"Watch Jafaris celebrate his birthday with a brand new music video". RTÉ 2fm. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ abMeagher, John (25 January 2020). "'The last time someone used the N-word, he wasn't even Irish... It just didn't affect me' - Jafaris". Irish Independent. ISSN 0021-1222. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^O'Flaherty, Aideen (12 January 2018). "Jafaris blazes his own trail". The Echo. ISSN 1649-9611. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^McGoran, Peter (4 March 2019). "Jafaris: On rap, religion, and the making of Stride". Hot Press. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Kelly, Aoife (4 July 2018). "'I was super shy, super reserved and music took me out of that' – rising Dublin hip hop star Jafaris". Irish Independent. ISSN 0021-1222. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ abJonet, Emeline (18 February 2015). "Jafaris and Hare Squead - bands' live concerts". EmelineJonet.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ abGibsone, Harriet (22 September 2017). "'People are vibing off each other's cultures': Hare Squead and the rise of Irish rap". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ abByrne, Niall (9 February 2019). "New Artist of the Week: Jafaris". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Rich, Katey (12 December 2016). "Everything You Need to Know About Surprise Golden Globes Nominee Sing Street". Vanity Fair. ISSN 0733-8899. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Guerrasio, Jason (8 January 2017). "The biggest surprise Golden Globe nominee is on Netflix, and you need to see it". Business Insider. OCLC 1035078743. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Phillips, Aimee (19 August 2019). "Jafaris Is Hitting His Stride". Notion. ISSN 1745-1760. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Byrne, Niall (13 February 2017). "Jafaris impresses with new track 'Love Dies'". Nialler9. Retrieved 24 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Morgan Britton, Luke (4 March 2019). "Jafaris: the new Irish hip-hop star just hitting his 'Stride'". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Parsons, Ruby (1 May 2017). "Jafaris - Velvet Cake (EP Review)". VultureHound. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Keegan, Stephen (4 June 2017). "Forbidden Fruit 2017: Saturday review". Hot Press. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Byrne, Niall (28 September 2017). "Hard Working Class Heroes festival: eight new bands to catch". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^Hanratty, Dave (6 July 2018). "After stealing the show at Electric Picnic, The Story of Hip Hop is coming to Longitude". Joe. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Maguire, Jack (7 November 2017). "Four More Irish Acts Confirmed for Eurosonic 2018". Hot Press. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Odutola, Tayo (11 July 2018). "Jafaris is living his best life on "Found My Feet"". Earmilk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^MacLean, Ellie (25 January 2019). "Jafaris Releases New Single 'Time'". Hot Press. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Van Nguyen, Dean (7 March 2019). "Jafaris: Stride review – Irish rapper brings his own spiritual message". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Dean, Lucas (8 March 2019). "Album Review: Jafaris, Stride". Hot Press. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ abKelly, Aoife (8 January 2020). "RTE Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2019 shortlist announced". Irish Independent. ISSN 0021-1222. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Milca P. (6 October 2019). "Joy Crookes & Jafaris Put On For The Emerald Isle On "Early"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 24 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^"Joy Crookes - Early feat. Jafaris (Later ... with Jools Holland)". BBC. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"BBC - Even Later…with Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum - Media Centre". BBC. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Gillespie, Thomas (26 June 2020). "Jafaris once again proves he is the "Glue" that holds Ireland together". Earmilk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"Jafaris unveils new single 'Haunted'". Hot Press. 25 September 2020. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ abWhite, Jack (21 October 2020). "Jafaris announces new EP". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"Dsicography Jafaris". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"Stride - Album by Jafaris". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"STRIDE, by JAFARIS". Bandcamp. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^"Velvet Cake - EP by Jafaris". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
January 07, 2023
jafaris, percy, chamburuka, born, february, 1995, known, professionally, zimbabwean, born, irish, rapper, singer, songwriter, began, career, actor, comedy, drama, film, sing, street, 2016, before, making, professional, solo, musical, debut, with, velvet, cake,. Percy Chamburuka born 19 February 1995 known professionally as Jafaris is a Zimbabwean born Irish rapper singer and songwriter He began his career as an actor in the comedy drama film Sing Street 2016 before making his professional solo musical debut with the EP Velvet Cake 2017 Jafaris rose to prominence with his debut studio album Stride 2019 which was later nominated for the Choice Music Prize JafarisChamburuka at the 2016 Dublin International Film FestivalBackground informationBirth namePercy ChamburukaBorn 1995 02 19 19 February 1995 age 27 ZimbabweOriginTallaght Dublin IrelandGenresHip hop Irish hip hopOccupation s RappersingersongwriteractorYears active2016 presentLabelsDiffusion LabsWebsitejafarismusic wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 2015 2016 Sing Street and Diffusion Lab beginnings 2 2 2017 2018 Solo debut with Velvet Cake 2 3 2019 present Stride 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Extended plays 3 3 Singles 3 3 1 As lead artist 3 3 2 As featured artist 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 ReferencesEarly life EditPercy Chamburuka 1 was born on 19 February 1995 2 in Zimbabwe 1 At the age of six 3 he moved to Tallaght Dublin where he was raised and attended Old Bawn Community School 4 He began training as a dancer at age 10 and stopped at approximately age 16 or 17 5 He was already on course for a career as a dancer when he became interested in singing and songwriting at the age of 15 6 Career Edit2015 2016 Sing Street and Diffusion Lab beginnings Edit In 2015 Chamburuka began touring with Irish rap duo Hare Squead and performing under the stagename Jafaris 7 which he had developed through a random name generator application 3 It was also during this time that he began working with and through Diffusion Labs 7 which has been described as a collaborative hub which functions as a label and studio and enlists writers musicians and in house producers 8 Later in 2017 Jafaris would be considered one of its core acts 8 Chamburuka made his acting debut playing the role of Ngig in the musical coming of age comedy drama film Sing Street 2016 9 The film would later be an upset nominee for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 74th Golden Globe Awards 10 11 2017 2018 Solo debut with Velvet Cake Edit Jafaris released his debut single Love Dies alongside its own music video in February 2017 12 9 The song was described as a vocal lead cut of hazy R amp B which was mightily impressive 13 On 21 April 2017 Jafaris released his debut EP Velvet Cake 14 15 To support its release he performed at festivals such as Forbidden Fruit 16 and Hard Working Class Heroes 17 Jafaris also performed with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra as part of the Story of Hip Hop at Electric Picnic in 2017 and then again in 2018 18 He represented Ireland at the Eurosonic Festival in 2018 19 2019 present Stride Edit Jafaris independently released his debut studio album Stride on 8 March 2019 with support from the preceding singles Found My Feet 20 Time 21 and Invisible 1 It was well received by local critics 22 23 and ended up being shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize which is annually awarded to the Irish Album of the Year 24 Jafaris featured on British singer Joy Crookes single Early in October 2019 25 The single debut atop the UK s Asian Music Top 40 chart 26 before the two artists subsequently performed it on Later with Jools Holland in November 2019 27 28 Jafaris released the singles Glue 29 and Haunted 30 in 2020 which supported his second EP I Love You But I m In A Bad Mood which was released on 6 November 2020 31 Discography EditStudio albums Edit List of studio albums with release date and label shown Title Details Peak chart positionsIRL 32 Stride 33 Released 8 March 2019 Label Self released Format CD LP digital download streaming 34 76Extended plays Edit Velvet Cake 2017 35 I Love You But I m In A Bad Mood 2020 31 Singles Edit As lead artist Edit Title Year Album Love Dies 2017 Non album single Found My Feet 2018 Stride Time 2019 Invisible Glue 2020 I Love You But I m In A Bad Mood Haunted As featured artist Edit Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUKAsian 26 Early Joy Crookes featuring Jafaris 2019 1 TBAFilmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2016 Sing Street Ngig2017 One Bite Jake Fleetwood Short film lead roleTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes2019 Later with Jools Holland Himself Episode dated 7 November 2019Awards and nominations EditOrganization Year Category Nominated work Result Ref Choice Music Prize 2019 Irish Album of the Year Stride Nominated 24 References Edit a b c Andrews Kernan 2 May 2019 Jafaris rising star of Irish hip hop in Galway Galway Advertiser OCLC 298562118 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Watch Jafaris celebrate his birthday with a brand new music video RTE 2fm 21 February 2018 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b Meagher John 25 January 2020 The last time someone used the N word he wasn t even Irish It just didn t affect me Jafaris Irish Independent ISSN 0021 1222 Retrieved 24 October 2020 O Flaherty Aideen 12 January 2018 Jafaris blazes his own trail The Echo ISSN 1649 9611 Retrieved 24 October 2020 McGoran Peter 4 March 2019 Jafaris On rap religion and the making of Stride Hot Press ISSN 0332 0847 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Kelly Aoife 4 July 2018 I was super shy super reserved and music took me out of that rising Dublin hip hop star Jafaris Irish Independent ISSN 0021 1222 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b Jonet Emeline 18 February 2015 Jafaris and Hare Squead bands live concerts EmelineJonet com Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b Gibsone Harriet 22 September 2017 People are vibing off each other s cultures Hare Squead and the rise of Irish rap The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b Byrne Niall 9 February 2019 New Artist of the Week Jafaris The Irish Times ISSN 0791 5144 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Rich Katey 12 December 2016 Everything You Need to Know About Surprise Golden Globes Nominee Sing Street Vanity Fair ISSN 0733 8899 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Guerrasio Jason 8 January 2017 The biggest surprise Golden Globe nominee is on Netflix and you need to see it Business Insider OCLC 1035078743 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Phillips Aimee 19 August 2019 Jafaris Is Hitting His Stride Notion ISSN 1745 1760 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Byrne Niall 13 February 2017 Jafaris impresses with new track Love Dies Nialler9 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Morgan Britton Luke 4 March 2019 Jafaris the new Irish hip hop star just hitting his Stride NME ISSN 0028 6362 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Parsons Ruby 1 May 2017 Jafaris Velvet Cake EP Review VultureHound Retrieved 24 October 2020 Keegan Stephen 4 June 2017 Forbidden Fruit 2017 Saturday review Hot Press ISSN 0332 0847 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Byrne Niall 28 September 2017 Hard Working Class Heroes festival eight new bands to catch The Irish Times ISSN 0791 5144 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Hanratty Dave 6 July 2018 After stealing the show at Electric Picnic The Story of Hip Hop is coming to Longitude Joe Retrieved 24 October 2020 Maguire Jack 7 November 2017 Four More Irish Acts Confirmed for Eurosonic 2018 Hot Press ISSN 0332 0847 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Odutola Tayo 11 July 2018 Jafaris is living his best life on Found My Feet Earmilk Retrieved 24 October 2020 MacLean Ellie 25 January 2019 Jafaris Releases New Single Time Hot Press ISSN 0332 0847 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Van Nguyen Dean 7 March 2019 Jafaris Stride review Irish rapper brings his own spiritual message The Irish Times ISSN 0791 5144 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Dean Lucas 8 March 2019 Album Review Jafaris Stride Hot Press ISSN 0332 0847 Retrieved 24 October 2019 a b Kelly Aoife 8 January 2020 RTE Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2019 shortlist announced Irish Independent ISSN 0021 1222 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Milca P 6 October 2019 Joy Crookes amp Jafaris Put On For The Emerald Isle On Early HotNewHipHop Retrieved 24 October 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link a b Asian Music Chart Top 40 11 October 2019 Official Charts Company Retrieved 5 December 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Joy Crookes Early feat Jafaris Later with Jools Holland BBC 7 November 2019 Retrieved 24 October 2020 BBC Even Later with Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum Media Centre BBC 8 November 2019 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Gillespie Thomas 26 June 2020 Jafaris once again proves he is the Glue that holds Ireland together Earmilk Retrieved 24 October 2020 Jafaris unveils new single Haunted Hot Press 25 September 2020 ISSN 0332 0847 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b White Jack 21 October 2020 Jafaris announces new EP Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 October 2020 Dsicography Jafaris irish charts com Retrieved 24 October 2020 Stride Album by 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