Sha Sha Gets Candid On Ditching Nursing School For Entertainment. Queen of amapiano Sha Sha’s epitome of success depicts that hard work and determination does pay off. Born Charmaine Shamiso Mapimbiro in Zimbabwe, she was introduced to music lovers with her amapiano banger Tender Love featuring Kabza de Small and DJ Maphorisa.
She launched her music career in 2013, at the age of 19, after she realised that nursing wasn’t a career she’d like to pursue. “I eventually made the decision to come live in SA about four years ago. I moved here full time because I wanted to see what I can do with my gift. At the beginning of my career, I was just working on honing my craft but now that I am 27, I believe I am a well-crafted artist,” she revealed.
“I am a spiritual being and music lover. I’m a major goofball and a sucker for love….a complete hopeless romantic. I spent most of my teenage and adult years in my hometown Mutare. It is very peaceful with mountainous plains and great people. It also has amazing food.”
Sha Sha also detailed how it was a cab driver who introduced her to Maphorisa in 2017. “At that time, that driver was the one who helped me get to certain places and gigs. One day he asked me what I did and I told him I was an artist, he then said he’d like to link me up with Maphorisa. I remember feeling as if that moment was surreal. Even though I knew Maphorisa, I was excited that I was being given the opportunity to work with him,” she recounts.
The singer has been recording for several years. Sha Sha Blossom is as a result of much hard work and sweat. It was recorded at DJ Maphorisa’s studio, where she also got to meet Kabza De Small and Samthing Soweto. Her album, Blossom, had an intimate listening meeting that was held in La Boqueria in Parktown North before its release. She revealed that the name of her album was inspired by her courage to face the fears and record her first album.
