Vardolysis

Vardolysis
Musician; Vardolysis
	Vardolysis 2014
Background information
Birth name	Davison Tarugarira
Born	November 9, 1992 (age 31)
Origin	Glen View, Harare, Zimbabwe
Genres	Hip Hop,Rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper; Songwriter; Beat Maker; Sales & Marketing Representative; Music & Video Producer/director; Web Developer;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	ChristianLife Entertainment,Dolphin Entertainment, (current)
Associated acts	Churchboy; Leon; Chandapuwa;
Website	http://www.vardolysismusic.wordpress.com

Vardolysis or simply Vardo (born Davison Tarugarira in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean Hip Hop-Rap artist.He was among the artists featured on the Jesus Thursdays Concert held every Thursday at Planet Yolo ,Joina City, hosted by GGB .

He performed at the birthday party of Prophetess Magorimbo, the wife of Prophet J. Magorimbo, the leader of His Glory To All Nations Ministries, alongside his fellow friend Churchboy and at Yolk Festival at Long Chen Plaza in Harare, among other shows and events.

He currently performs at The Perfect Place bar, Gazaland Shopping Center, Highfield every Saturdays.

Early Life

Vardolysis liked music at an early age,he listened to Sungura ,Reggae and Hip Hop. The latter with which he fell in love with. He could dub onto a cassette music playing on Power FM, a local radio station that prioritised urban local content.^[1]Because it was pretty much difficult to get music in the hood by then

He is the first born in a family of five on his paternal side and third on his maternal side. After his family split,he was brought up by his grandmother at his Mufudziwakanaka rural home, Mashonaland East province and upon completion of Grade 7, he came back to Glen View. He did his secondary education at Glen View 2 High School and then proceeded to St Peter's Kubatana High School where he completed his A Level. Being a bright student, he was brought out of his final mathematics exam pertaining to non payment of school fees, only to be re-admitted with 45 minutes remaining for the exam to end. The impact was so adverse that he completely lost confidence in passing the entire exam and contributed to lower grades.^[2] However, in 2015 he enrolled with Harare Institute of Technology but dropped out with lack of funding. He was studying towards a B Tech Degree in I. T.

Music career

Confessions - 2014

Soon after completion of his A level exams, he was discovered musically by Churchboy and the latter gave him a CD full of international instrumentals. He began writing lyrics to the beats and went back to recite before Churchboy and he immediately fell in love with his lyrical content and rapping skills. The duo approached producer Jonso in Glen Norah and recorded the first track called Confessions in 2014. They proceeded to make the remix of the track at Black Copy Records with producer Young Mic featuring a guest verse. They also shot a video of the track within the same year.

Vardolysis began to participate in various open mic gatherings organised around Gen Norah and Glen View, and distributed the song mainly on digital platforms such as whatsapp, audiomack and soundcloud.

The Cornerstone Mixtape, Memories & Reflections Album 2015

He signed with Lions Den Records, formerly known as Heartbeat Records and began working on an album titled "Memories & Reflections", because of time constraints it was pushed aside. He then began to work on singles under the lable, notably "Mwari Makanaka" , "Cornerstone" and "Congrats", The latter was remade to "Makorokoto" which was recorded at Bodyslam Records, produced by Mukwa and it featured Churchboy. Compiled songs were incorporated into the mix tape titled "The Cornerstone Mixtape" which was released under Heartbeat records and his Dolphin Music Group imprint.

MY LIFE, Hello WorldLP 2020

Vardolysis teamed up with Kudzai and together, released a single titled "My Life" which featured Mutare based rapper Kinzman Samaz and C-Soul Africa singer Munaishe Chikuvadze. The instrumental was produced by Dj Estooh, Vardo's young brother, mastered by Leekay and executive produced by Jamal under No Limits Entertainment. The single was released on 28 July 2018, accompanied with lyric video on YouTube.

He began working on other singles like "Handimbochema" and "Trapped in Nightmares" among others still to be recorded, they will feature on his upcoming extended play - "HelloWorldLP" to be released in 2020. The extended play feature about six songs in total.

He has never submitted music to radio for airplay and mainly focuses on underground music.

Dolphin Empire

Comprises Dolphin Entertainment Group, a record label started by Vardolysis as well as ChristianLife Entertainment

Under the tag name Dolphinbeats, he makes beats from hip hop, house, trap and reggae using various software but he prefers Fruit Loops. He engaged his young brother Dj Estooh who has been producing the beats for his upcoming "HelloWorldLP". Numerous beats are available on various on-line platforms for free downloads. He participated in Coast To Coast music,a United States of America based music website, where he got featured on "#WeWorkin Mixtape" for "Makorokoto" ^[3]. He also made it to "#BeatBangers Mixtape" with his trap beat titled, "Unique Style"^[4].

He released a re-make of Desiigner's hit song Panda on a completely new beat on his Soundcloud platform as well as The Cornerstone Mixtape.

ChristianLife Entertainment is the label that he founded and started, it mainly focuses on artist management, marketing, music and video production. Vardolysis and Kudzai are the first artists to be signed under the label. Chandapuwa -iShoko, Lincoln & Illmatrix - Chihwande hwande, Leon - Jenaguru, Mwana wa Joze and his single My Life lyric videos were produced under ChristianLife Entertainment, by Vardolysis.

Other

He has been working for a state owned lottery entity since 2013 holding positions from croupier, sales and marketing rep and clerk.He now resides in Eastview, former Caledonia farm in the eastern part of Harare.He also design & develop websites,graphics, write poems and short stories.

Influences, Lyrics & Style

He sites music in general as his influence, irrespective of a particular genre, but hip hop is his major interest. He remembers the song by T.I, "No Matter What" as the song that gave him a pushing factor to write music as a way to express and speak his mind.

"You know, I tend to be weak in verbal exchanges and I'm more like an introvert, so I can't immediately put out what's on mind in general. I like to think things through before I react or act. Hence, the music represents my voice and my mind just like T.I points in No Matter What." says Vardolysis

The music and life of 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, Bob Marley,Lucky Dube and Jay Z are major influences. Locally, he sites Jnr Brown,Stunner, Alick Macheso,Oliver Mtukudzi,Shingisai Suluma, Churchboy, Mudiwa Hood, Winky D and Major Playaz as major influence.

His lyrics are inspired by the gospel, research and life experiences.The ghetto scene inspires him that direct his lyrics to social commentary.

He follows through a four line - same rhyme style where four rhyming words are used to make four lines/bars that make a stanza. His verse may contain three to four stanzas,with different rhymes which translate to twelve to sixteen lines. One line may contain two rhymes but the four line stanza rhyme the same. He involve metaphors, word play and similes to make punch lines.