Taps
After being abandoned on the doorstep of The Children's Home in Harare, Zimbabwe at just two days old, Tapiwa “Taps” Kudakwashe Mugadza grew up without ever knowing his parents or family. At eighteen years of age he had to leave the orphanage, finding himself homeless with nowhere to turn. After volunteering with a local charity for two years, he was given the opportunity to relocate to the United States. Since then, he has been successfully pursing his dream of a musical career, using his platform to spread awareness about, and improve the lives of, orphaned children in Zimbabwe and throughout Africa.
Since moving to America, Taps has garnered an amazing amount of credits to his name, including:
- Performing one of his own songs (“Africa”) in front of millions of soccer fans at the 2010 World Cup FIFA Fan Fest in South Africa
- Playing at the House of Blues and Whiskey-A-Go-Go on the famed Sunset strip, and at the Hard Rock Café, on the famed Hollywood Boulevard
- Being featured on the TV show, Extra with Mario Lopez, as Extra's “New Artist.” - Having his songs featured on one of the most successful TV franchises in the US, Criminal Minds and Home & Family, on the Hallmark Channel
- Being listed as #3 by ENews "The 20 Best Adele ''Hello'' Covers We Found on YouTube"
- Being the first ever artist from Zimbabwe to get over a million views on YouTube, his cover of Adele’s “Hello” has generated over 5,000,000 views.
- Performing at the 2017 YPO Conference in Vancouver, Canada
Taps is currently completing a full-length CD to be released in the fall of 2019. Inspiros manages and publishes his music.