Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa (born 22 August 1993), better known by his stage name Rayvanny is a Tanzanian singer, songwriter, and The CEO of the Record label known as NEXT LEVEL MUSIC. Rayvanny emerged in the spotlight with his debut song "Kwetu", which introduced him to the world. Later on, he released he grabbed attention with his hit song featuring Diamond Platnumz titled "Tetema" which grabbed different charts Worldwide. Rayvanny was mentioned by MTV Base among "Acts To Look Out For" in 2017 and also won Viewer's Choice Best New International Artist on BET Awards 2017. Rayvanny has been the first AFRICAN ARTIST to perform at MTV EMA shows in late of 2021 with MALUMA, and he also was the. first East African artist to win DIAFA AWARDS in late of 2022.