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my a lbum at the mo ment an d
have well over 60 songs to
choose from. I also co-write
with some of my friends on
t he i r proje c ts.
Where do you draw your
inspiration from? My favourite
ar tist of all time is Pastor
D o n n i e M c C l u r k i n , I ’m h i s
b i g g e s t f a n e ve r. H e i n s p i re s
me not only with his great
vocals and musicality, but also
his authenticity and passion
f o r G o d . Ta k e s u r e Z a m a r
N c u b e a l s o i n s p i re s m e a l o t
and has become my mentor
a n d b i g b r o t h e r. A s g r e a t a s
he is, I get the privilege to
g l ea n a nd le a r n f ro m h im o n e
o n o ne. H i s d e pt h in wo rsh ip
a n d h i s l ove fo r G o d i n s p i re s
me.
How does it feel to have
shared a stage with the
wo r l d ' s gre ate s t p e o p l e s u c h
a s D onni e M c C lur k in , William
One constant in life
is that you can never
please everyone the
same, and if you focus
on pleasing people
you lose yourself in
the process.
2017
McDowell, Bishop TD Jakes
and Bishop Francis, just to
name a few? It feels so surreal,
in sp ir in g and hu m bl ing al l at
t h e s a m e t i m e. O n c e u p o n a
t ime, t hes e are peo pl e I o nl y
w a t c h e d o n T V. S h a r i n g t h e
stage with them is not one,
but many dreams coming
true. After my encounters
with them, no one can tell me
t h at any thing is im po s s ibl e.
How has your year been so far?
M y y e a r ’s b e e n g o i n g r e a l l y
good. Obviously working
w i t h Ta k e s u r e Z a m a r N c u b e
and Zimpraise has been a
h i g h l i g h t . I ’m a l s o c l o s e t o
finishing my law degree so
t h a t ’s s o m e t h i n g I ’m r e a l l y
l o o k i n g fo r w a r d t o. I ’ v e a l s o
enjoyed travelling to some
preaching engagements,
mostly to young people and
yo u t h g ro u p s. I ’ ve a l s o b e e n
w o r k i n g o n my d e b u t s i n g l e
which is set to be released
real so on.
Sh o uld we expec t to s ee yo u
in the ZImpraise 2017 Live
DVD. I’ve been a m em ber
since 2012 and was called
by t h e C E O J o s eph M adziy ire
t o c o m e f o r t h i s y e a r ’s 1 0 t h
y e a r a n n i v e r s a r y, w h i c h w a s
so much f u n, s o expec t to s ee
my f ace s o m ew here in it.
How do you deal with
negativity? I always go back
t o t h e Wo r d o f G o d . I n J o h n
16:33 Jesus said “ These things
I h ave s po k en to yo u, that in
Me you may have peace. In the
world you have tribulation;
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b u t b e o f g o o d c h e e r, I h ave
o v e r c o m e t h e w o r l d .” I n 2
Co r i nt h i a n s 2 : 1 4 Pa u l w r i te s,
“Now thanks be to God who
ALWAYS c au s es u s to t r i um p h
i n C h r i s t .” T h e s e s c r i p t u r e s
rem ind m e that battl e s, t r i a l s
and tests are inevitable,
b e c a u s e f a i t h d o e s n o t d e ny
fac ts, but it rests on the truth
that my vic tor y is guaranteed
i f I k e e p my fo c u s r i g h t a n d
look at life with the right
per s pec tive.
Do you ever face criticism?
Ye s I d o . O n e c o n s t a n t i n
life is that you can never
please ever yone the same,
a n d i f yo u fo c u s o n p l e a s i n g
people you lose yourself in
the process, So I’ve learnt
to embrace criticism in that
regard. I always say that being
a Christian attracts attacks,
but even within Christianity
I still get criticised either
for my fashion, sometimes
s t y l e o f m u s ic, and o f te n g e t
criticised for my opinions, but
it do es n’t f aze m e at a l l.
C h o o s e o n e f ro m t h e fo l l ow -
ing singers.Mali music or
Travi s G re e n e. Travi s G re e n e
Ta s h a Co b b s o r K i e r ra S h e a rd.
Ta s h a Co b b s
N t o k ozo M b a m b o o r M a h a l i a
B uc h a n a n . N to k ozo Mb a m b o
Wh at a re t h e a d va nt a g e s a n d
d i s a d va nt a g e s o f b e i n g a P K ?
Interesting question. One
a d v a n t a g e i s t h a t y o u ’r e i n
a p o s i t i o n w h e re p e o p l e c a n
make a role model out of you.
One of the disadvantages that
yo u h ave i s l i vi n g up to p e o -
p l e’s ex p e c t at i o n s o f yo u t h at
a re, h a l f t h e t i m e, un re a l i s t i c.
Yo u a re h e l d t o m u c h h i g h e r
s t a n d a rd t h a n t h e n o r m a l k i d
i n c h u rc h . B e fo re yo u d e c i d e
to do something, you are
fo rce d to co n s i d e r t h e i m p l i -
c at i o n s a n d co n s e q ue n ce s o f
yo ur a c t i o n s o n yo ur p a re nt s
and the whole church. Another
d i s a d v a n t a g e, d e p e n d i n g o n
the size of your church, is that
yo u d o n’t a l ways g e t to e n j oy
m uc h t i m e w i t h yo ur p a re nt s
a s a n d w h e n yo u wa nt to d ue
to the unpredictable and
demanding nature of their
wo r k a n d s c h e d ul e s.
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You are held to a much
higher standard than
the normal kid in church.
Before you decide to
do
something,
you
are forced to consider
the implications and
consequences of your
actions on your parents
and the whole church