Josephs Quartzy

Josephs Quartzy

**Josephs Quartzy** is a Tanzanian Television actor, author and a former lead vocalist for the musial duo *The Eastern Bandits*. He is best known for playing Nhwale in the romance fiction film *Mr Local Man* and for playing *Josephs* in the drama series *JQ Knew That* also has appeared as a supporting character in *Lucifer'e and the Great Controversy*, *Mission XVI* and a 2022 film, *Homeboy never fails*. He authored famous books like; *Sweetest song I know* and *Irene the Andromeda*. He is the host of a Talk show, *The Real Past with Josephs Quartzy*. for three seasons.

## Biography

**Josephs Quartzy** (born Joseph Marwa on April 16, 1999, in Musoma Rural District, Tanzania) is a son of Johannes Joseph and Agness R. Nyanokwe (mother). He is the firstborn of his family. He is a brother of Clifford Johannes and Franklin Johannes.

## Education background

Josephs Quartzy was born in Musoma Rural District, Mara, Tanzania but moved to Kagera region at an early age where he went on spending 21 years. He started his education in Biharamulo RC kindergarten school in 2004 then went to Umoja Primary school (2005-2011), he started his secondary education at Kagango secondary school in (2012-2013) but had to quit short his studing career at Kagango secondary school because of family reasons then shifted to Mahende secondary school (2013-2016) a school found on his born region (Mara) . He had his High school education level at Mubaba High School (2017-2019) then went to Padre Pio College of Health and Allied Sciences in 2020. Josephs Quartzy grew up as a Seventh Day Adventist.

## Musical career

Josephs Quartzy is a solo artist also one of the founding members of *The Eastern Bandits*, a Tanzanian musical duo founded on 2017 as a rapping duo consists of Damian Addy and himself.

As a singer Josephs Quartzy started attending to church choir as a small kid of 8-10 years old in 2007. He started singing as an adult on school music groups in 2014 until he completed his High school education, choirs and music groups stabilized him as a solo artist thus decided to write his own songs though he could never perform them in public.

## Musical groups

* **The Eastern Bandits(2017-2022)**

In 2017 as a high school student, Josephs had a habit of singing in evening choir sermons where he met Damian Addy, a rapper and fellow high school student who loved his music and his writing thus he invited him to have a new career as a rapper not a gospel singer. An Idea of a band came from Josephs Quartzy who suggested it to Damian Addy who eventually agreed and thus The Eastern Bandits band was born. The went on producing songs such as *Tikisika, Wind It, Love me, Life, Surrender* and so much more. The Eastern Bandits could not last for long, in 2022 both members of the duo decided to part ways and establish their solo careers.

* **YBs(2014-2015)**

Josephs Quartzy was a member of a gospel music trio, The Young Brothers or how it was known YBs, made by himself, Eliah Thomas and Gideon Marwa. The trio survived only for a year before disintegration.

## Publications

As an author, Josephs Quartzy started his writing career in 2018 when he was still a High school student and wrote books such as New People in codes, The World of Philosophy, Life's Telescope and Malaika aliyepotea which actually didn't happen to reach far because they were never published or supported, some are still in their dormant states while he plans to revive some of them by re-writing and publish them.

In the early 2021 Josephs came up with books such as I Married a dead woman , Wonder wife, The Power of Love which both did not have a positive response per customers reviews.

On 2022, Josephs compiled with a publisher and a supporter, this time he was able to write and publish books at the best form, he bases on general fiction genres though he has too covered romance, drama and thriller genres.

**Books written by Josephs Quartzy**

* *A Tale of an Intelligent Psychopath: Based on a True story* [ISBN |9789356104983]

* *Irene: The Andromeda* [ISBN |9789356105843]

* *A Blessed Curse* [ISBN |9789356670

* *Sweetest Song I Know(poetry)*

* *Race and Changes*

* *A Blessed Curse(Vol II)*

* *Philosophies from an old Journal*

* *Love or Medicine* (collaborated with Eliah Thomas)

* *Proven Laws of Life you Must know(Vol I)*

## Social media

* Josephs Quartzy on Instagram
* Josephs Quartzy on Twitter
* Josephs Quartzy on Facebook
* Josephs Quartzy on YouTube

## Bongo Times Now

Josephs Quartzy founded Bongo Times Now in 2019 right after completing his high school education, as it was known as JQ Online Tv and only had a youtube channel, Josephs used it as a personal or entertainment vloghing youtube channel before meeting Magoma Jr who offered to collaborate with him and change scope of the media. Until december 2022, Bongo times Now already was subscribed more that 7,200 times with more than 520,000 youtube views with kore than 252 videos, also have a blog where entertainment and celebrity updates are posted.

## Quotes

**These are Quotes by Josephs Quartzy found from several sources**

* *Just think you are strong, and you will realize those strengths*

* *Life is all about survival, life is living, and life is reaching the end*

* *All things are equal without comparisons*

* *Silence serves time, for you and yourself, though it tells nothing, it gives everything*

* *Silence makes you wise, among the noisemakers*

* *eading ideas improves, reading stories entertains, reading the news informs, reading books teaches, reading the song rhymes*

* *If I tell you I'm better than you, say no*

* *We can't change the game but rules can be adjusted*

* *Necessary turnback makes a great comeback*

* *Trust is okay but needs a long key when stuck*

* *It takes a few days to complete cycling the world, but it takes forever to understand its ways*

* *You try and find than waiting, you are a hero*

* *You are made by you*

* *Don't deny your weakness, Don't make it weaken you too, cover it with your strength*

* *You will be called smart if you only do good for them*

## Gallery

**Josephs Quartzy** in Afroceleb awards 2019**Josephs Quartzy** in The Real Past with Josephs Quartzy 2022Josephs Quartzy in 2021Josephs Quartzy in JQ Knew ThatJosephs Quartzy in Mr. Local Man 2019**Josephs Quartzy** in The Real Past with Josephs Quartzy 2022**Josephs Quartzy** in JQ Knew That**Josephs Quartzy** in 2020

## External Links

* Josephs Quartzy at IMDb

* Josephs Quartzy on Rotten Tomatoes

* Josephs Quartzy on Goodreads

* Josephs Quartzy on Wikidata

* Josephs Quartzy on Franciaş FamousBirthdays

* Josephs Quartzy on TikTok

* Josephs Quartzy on FamousBirthdays

* Josephs Quartzy on Idol Networth

* Josephs Quartzy on All Famous

* Josephs Quartzy on Infofamouspeople

* Josephs Quartzy on Age calculator me

* Josephs Quartzy on MUBI

## References

1. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/timesofbongo/why-hunger-for-fame-kills-careers-of-most-western-young-artists-40839
2. ↑ https://timesofbongo.blogspot.com/2022/09/jq-knew-that-season-1-official-at-itv.html
3. ↑ https://timesofbongo.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-is-real-past-show-by-josephs.html
4. ↑ https://www.nowadays24.com/josephs-quartzy-clarify-if-he-resigned-from-music-and-acting-to-persuade-a-different-career
5. ↑ https://www.prlog.org/12867175-josephs-quartzy-continues-the-music-war-to-indie-fellows.html
6. ↑ https://www.stltoday.com/pr/entertainment/10-reasons-by-josephs-quartzy-cause-african-artists-reach-their-goals/article\_aaa4c15e-bb1a-11eb-982b-5cb9017b3618.html
7. ↑ https://delaramartdesign.com/2021/04/06/why-do-african-artists-fail-to-go-forward-here-are-reasons-given-by-josephs-quartzy/
8. ↑ https://menafn.com/1102294669/Josephs-Quartzy-A-Tanzanian-Promising-Youngster-Make-His-Debut-in-Large-Afro-Music-Charts
9. ↑ https://maxternmedia.com/josephs-quartzy-bongo-times-founder-and-a-dream-that-seemed-impossible/
10. ↑ https://mypr.co.za/how-does-it-take-to-be-notable-interview-with-josephs-quartzy/