Awakhiwe Sibanda continues to shine as one of the finest hip hop artist

She is one of the finest rappers to ever come out of Zimbabwe,taking ndebele rap to an international level

By Panashe Siziba

AWA KHIWE is the stage name of Zimbabwean Zim Hip Hop artist, the rapper Awakhiwe Sibanda. Awa is one of the most popular female Hip Hip artists in Zimbabwe and has several big awards to her name.

Awa’s stage name stands for Africa Women Arise.

She grew up in a number of townships in Bulawayo namely Nguboyenja, Makokoba and Pelandaba.

Awa started her music at a home studio in Makokoba called Makokoba Township Records (MTR).