Promotions paid the deposit fee.
“I-Octane will be performing in Harare
next month and Chipaz Promotions
is in the process of sorting the papers
with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and
National Arts Council and everything is
moving according to plan,” a source said.
“They are also negotiating with local
artistes, who are expected to support
I-Octane.”
A leaked poster which has been doing
rounds on social media has Winky
D, Lady Squanda, Soul
Jah Love, Seh Calaz,
Dadza D, Freeman, Hwindi President and
Kinnah as the supporting acts.
Muir began his recording career at
the age of 16, when he was introduced
toDonovan Germain of Penthouse
Records, then manager of such artists as
Buju Banton and Assassin. Muir released
his first singles, “Oh Jah” and “Stepp a
Seed”, in 2000 at Penthouse Records under
the moniker Richie Rich. After meeting
Junior Arrows of the Arrows Recording
Company, Muir signed onto the Kingston
label under the
new
name
I-Octane,
a
play
on
highoctanefuel
and
the
Rastafarian
use of I.
I-Octane’s
initial
acclaim
came in 2007 for
his social commentary
works such as the roots reggae
track “Stab Vampire” which
climbed to the top of several
Jamaican charts. In 2009,
I-Octane topped the charts
again with his emotional
songs “Mama You Alone” and
“Lose A Friend”, and the latter
of which was later adapted as
a tribute to those who died
during the police manhunt for
Christopher “Dudus” Coke in
Tivoli