ZANGI

Zangi is an award-winning gospel artist, performing artist, creative music workshop facilitator, a mentor, and a music producer, who is passionate about expressing his faith and heart through his music.

He is UK based but originally from Kenya and therefore describes his unique sound as Kenglish!​

Zangi is passionate about empowering and supporting other upcoming and established musicians and has written for several artists across Europe, Africa, and America. As a freelance music facilitator, Zangi has worked with several organisations, churches, charities, community choirs, rehabilitation centres including young people with disabilities, and older people with dementia. He has travelled to parts of Europe and Africa to work with young people to promote unity through music and the creative arts. His aim is to use music to build confidence, empower and inspire creativity.​

Zangi’s solo career has led to several awards, including ‘Male Artist of the Year’ from UKAA (UK Kenyan Achievers Awards) and ‘Praise and Worship’ from PRAISETEK. He went on to win the award for his ‘Contribution to the African Community in the Diaspora’ through BAOBAB and has received nominations for several different awards including AGMA (African Gospel Music Awards), BEFFTA AWARDS (Black entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts) and MARANATHA music awards.

In 2016 'I Choose You' won ‘Song of the Year’ at the SAUTI awards in the USA. The following year 'Malo Malo' won ‘Collaboration of the Year’, which was the outcome of Zangi bringing together several Kenyan gospel artists from all over the UK, and in 2018 he won ‘Male Artist of the Year’.