CLASSIQUE Q&A Magazine | Nov
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CLASSIQUE Q&A Magazine | Nov 2017
the drum patterns and the
fe e l i n g t h e m us i c i n d uce s.
Lately people have been
speculating that female ar tists
are hardly recognised in the
m u s i c i n d u s t r y. I b e l i e ve
women need to be a little
more dar ing. They are playing
i t s a fe w i t h t h e i r co nte nt a n d
p re s e n t a t i o n . H owe ve r, I l i k e
Cindy, Cynthia Mare and K ik k y
B a d a s s.
The name Jusa Dementor sounds ver y unique, what
d o es i t m e an ? J u sa i s d e r i ve d f ro m Th e Pro ducer
w r i t te n a s Pro j u s a . J u s a i s d e r i ve d f ro m t h e e n d
o f Pro j u sa an d D e m e nto r st an d s fo r Th e M e ntor.
Yo u w e r e h o n o u r e d w i t h a
Z i m b a b w e A c h i e v e r s Aw a r d s
Legends/Pioneer Award. What
does that mean for you? I really
felt honoured and accepted
it with an open heart. I am
happy to be able to inspire
o t h e r s t h ro u g h t h i s awa rd. I t
gives me a platform to help
inspire others to push to be
t h e b e s t i n w h at t h e y e n j oy.
W h a t s h o u l d we e x p e c t f ro m
you before the end of the
Most people know you as
Jusa. How many people do you
think know your real name,
Ta w a n d a ? Ve r y f e w a c t u a l l y,
mainly my family and ver y
clo se f r iends and as s o c iates.
What made you to get into
music? I love all things
creative; however I feel music
is a beautiful language that
reso n ates ac ro s s the wo r l d.
Apar t from music what else
do you do? I run a media
company that produces music
v i d e o s, co r p o rate v i d e o s a n d
graphic design work. I also
wo r k fo r S KY T V in th e i r C R M
depar tm ent.
Yo u h a v e p r o d u c e d s o m a n y
hit songs over the years. Which
one has been a favourite hit
s o ng that yo u pro du ce d ? G o t
to be Rise Up Zimbabwe by
RedRat. I looked up to him
in high school and it was a
p l e a s u re t o h ave p ro d u c e d a
song for him that became a
nu m ber o ne hit in Zimb a bwe.
What m ak es yo u r m u s i c s t a n d
o u t ? I b e l i e v e i t ’s t h e b e a t s ,
year? This year I have not
b e e n p ut t i n g o ut m uc h wo r k
as I am going through an
exciting period in my personal
l i fe. H owe ve r, n ex t ye a r I w i l l
co nt i n ue w i t h my wo r k o n T V
a s a p re s e nte r a n d p ro d uc i n g
h o t n e w m us i c.
What's your advice for people
who would love to join the
music industry? The key to
success is to practise and
learn from your mistakes
while constantly renewing
yo ur m i l e s to n e s.
Where do you draw your
inspiration from? I draw my
i n s p i rat i o n f ro m l i fe ' s d ay to
d ay d yn a m i c s.
If you were to reproduce a
certain song and make it
yo ur s, w h i c h o n e wo ul d i t b e
and why? I have so many. I am
a l ways l i k e I w i s h I p ro d uce d
t h i s . U s u a l l y i t ’s b e c a u s e I
make music a feeling. So when
I listen to a piece of music
t h at conne c ts with me, I the n
wish how I also made it as the
fe e l i n g conne c ts with me.
I believe women
need to be a little
more daring.
They are playing
it safe with their
content and
presentation.
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