We got in touch for the tail-end of Women’s Month to chat new sounds, equality in the industry and Ru Paul’s Drag Race.
I was extremely excited and proud of myself and my team. We worked hard, we had to ignore a lot of discouragement and follow our guts and it paid off.
Try to learn a skill. Don’t just be a face or a voice. Get your voice trained, learn how to use music software or film equipment. Don’t just be cute, be skilled.
It’s like if Hogwarts was in Africa. My music would be the clothes they wear when they are not at school.
Msaki, I think, is an amazing songwriter. TDK Macassette is a delightful entertainer with really good songs. And Thando Nje, a singer-songwriter from Pretoria deserves to blow.
I think for the first time we are bringing in completely new sounds. The kwaito era was lifting beats directly from American songs. The house era back then was also a copy of what was happening in Detroit.
The disco musicians used even the same cover art as the groups they were copying from abroad. You’ve never heard gqom before. It sounds fresh, it sounds urgent and it sounds like it is ours.
It’s cool because it gives me an excuse to talk about things that affect women.
Women writers and vocalists deserve their respect and recognition. People will say “Midnight Starring” is a Maphorisa song and ignore Moonchild and Busisiwa. Sometimes one singer has written and sung the song from beginning to end and radio DJs will just mention the male DJ or producer and not even mention the woman who carried the song. How many female vocalists have made smash hits with Black Coffee, DJ Fresh, Ganyani and we don’t know them?
Watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race! And listening to nostalgic country songs.
I’m good at braiding and playing soccer and basketball.
The blushing one with eyes wide open. There are just so many times in which that applies.
Building a super team of young creatives and then building and growing!