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Interview; Bongeziwe Mabandla; SA’s Modern Miracle part 2

Did you think that your album would do as well as it has? I saw it hit number #1 in Botswana and respectively number #2 in France and Switzerland?

Before the album was actually number one or even before I had released it, we were trying to get people to pre-order it and we were at number #3 one day, the next number #5 so by the time the album came out I didn’t really expect to be number 1. But I don’t really think we make music to be at #1 but really my main focus is to make songs that people can relate to and understand.

Seeing as this album is based on a past relationship, how would you yourself describe the process of falling in and out of love? Do you really believe that we can ever fall out of love with someone and how do we know when we’ve found true love?

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Oh wow! Yeah and that’s what the album really talks about, this idea of love , the idea that being in a relationship is way more than just being with someone. it reminds me of one of the songs Isiphelo – it was about an ex of mine and I was just trying to communicate the fact that even though we are apart I still really love and connect with her in such a deep way. I also wasn’t necessarily writing that song in the present tense, I was just saying that as we grow older, as we grow older separately I hope that we can still continue to mean so much to each other.

How do you know when you’eve found true love? (laughing) I feel like everyone thinks I’ m an expert on true love now and I am the worst. Uhm, I think when you’ve found true love you’ve found someone that makes you happy and makes you feel fulfilled and encouraged. True love is supposed to feel a certain way, it’s supposed to feel good, it’s supposed to be embracing and something that builds you and grows you!

Most if not all of your songs are in isiXhosa, would you say that this is your love language?

Uhmm yeah, I do think that music that is made in your own language it seems to be explained better, come out more naturally. I think the Xhosa thing for me, it has always been about identity and about standing up for a time/ people that were not given a chance to make music themselves. So definitely for me, it’s a black conscious and in a way a pride to represent where I come from and who I am. But yeah, I think Xhosa is a beautiful love language.

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iimini was taken to #1 on iTunes in South Africa on the first day of release. It also climbed on the RnB/Soul charts around the world including #1 in Botswana #2 in Austria, Switzerland and France, #3 in Netherlands and an incredible #23 in the massively competitive US market. The word gratitude does not even come close to how I feel about all the love shown for my album release over the weekend. Thank you also to the 1700 of you who tuned into my IG live, there will be a lot more of this over the next couple of weeks #iimini

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How would you describe the future of SA music?

I have always felt that SA music deserves to be right there with the biggest musicians in the world. I think we make such beautiful music, I don’t think it’s honest to say that good music only comes from western societies like the states, the UK, France etc. I think it’s all about the chances that we were never given and that chance that we’re still not being given. I find that when people want to do something south African, they’ll sort of borrowing it from south Africa with giving very little credit to the South African audience and what we do here. Our music is very soulful, it’s very touching and I do think that in the future we will defintely see a lot of our musicians where they belong; winning Grammys, selling out worldwide and having a global influence. I think as well that SA music is a mixture of a lot of styles, I know from my one musical experience that there’s a lot of musical influences in SA from listening to the radio, doing home rituals that require music, music for dancing! One day we will be up there.

Where do you see yourself in the next 5-10 years?

A global musician, hopefully, married with kids, I love music but I also love the beauty of ordinary life as well. I love family, I love real moments and I love real connections.

If you could collaborate with one artist dead or alive who would it be and why?

Definitely, Jabu Khanyile, he is a big inspiration of mine and I really looked him to kind of discover my voice, I used to mimic him a lot growing up!

Connect with Bongeziwe Mabandla:

Facebook: @BongeziweMabandlaOfficial

Twitter: @Bongeziwe

Instagram: @BongeziweMabandla

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Fortune Shumba

Recently we premiered a track from a devilishly good digital dub EP entitled Dubokaj Meets Fortune Shumba, and immediately we wanted to know more about the singer adding his honeyed vocals to the Swiss producer’s ‘Alpine Dub’. As the title suggests, that singer is Fortune Shumba, a Joburg artist originally from the township of Mpumalanga.

After discovering music while cleaning his father’s taxi cabs, Fortune Shumba determinedly set out on a creative path that was not without its pitfalls. From being ripped off by unscrupulous promoters to getting accidentally stranded in Texas, it’s fair to say the smooth-voiced singer hasn’t had it all his own way. However, aided by a diverse range of influences and his irrepressible artistic energy, Fortune Shumba is showing that there are few barriers to self-expression that can’t be overcome. Read on to learn the rest of his compelling story…

MusicMap: We recently premiered a track from your EP with Dubokaj – what were your favourite moments from those recording sessions?

Fortune Shumba: Hard to pick! I could say the lunch breaks? But then you’ll say I eat too much hahaha so… it has to be when I was first being introduced to the instrumentals with no words and I had to come up with melodies that would perhaps enhance the songs (cause honestly they were already dope without my vocal!). Also cause this was new territory I was branching into, as far as the genre. I’d never really made dub before this.

How did recording with Dubokaj differ from your usual studio experiences?

He really lets you be as weird as you wanne be without giving you the eye LOL! He pays fine attention to fine detail, if a recording take has one tiny thing bothering him he will not be afraid to tell you to do another one. He also has a no rules policy, he makes music that feels good but there is no specific formulae. Anything goes!

Where would be the ideal place to listen to the EP, in your opinion?

With friends once everyone is super baked or alone in bed and in your feels (and/or baked). Bottom line is, it’s even nicer when you are baked. Promise you.

You’ve previously said your music is inspired by dreams – what’s the strangest dream you’ve had recently?

I keep dreaming of my late grandmother, and her house, it’s a recurring dream. But in these dreams there is a huge flood headed our way (My mom, younger brother and I keep driving to escape by driving away). She most probably misses me as much as I miss her. We used to visit her place every holiday and spend some time together. She was a poet and a school teacher so we’d spend most of our time writing or painting or something creative. I guess I also miss that life, hence these never ending dreams about that and tons of flashbacks from my childhood, suddenly.

You’re originally from Mpumalanga. How would you desribe it, and how does it compare to living in Johannesburg?

Mpumalanga is very quiet and reserved. I grew up in a simple, small township and not much really goes on that side. As a kid I was really errm.mo different (or weird depending how you look at it really…). So, as you can imagine – I did not have that many friends, hardly ever went out.

But I have some great memories of my time there. I know we had loads of trees at home so that meant we never had to buy Mangoes or Avos or Bananas. Some great weather too. I realise now how lucky I was because I moved to Joburg and had to pay a fortune for a tiny avo and it’s usually really cold. Nelspruit is generally relaxed.

Loads of WTF moments about Joburg however! Like, the fact that everyone is minding their own business and always on a rush to somewhere. No friendly hellos and smiles from strangers like back at home here. Everyone is on their daily hustle and no one trusts anyone or feels the need to get to know anyone. But also this is an exciting thrill, this pushes you to push yourself! I am still trying to get used to this rush and just being here and I moved here like a year ago already.

Can you send us a photo of the view from your window?

What sort of music were you exposed to when you were growing up?

Kwaito first, my father was a taxi driver who later went on to start his own taxi business. Before he and my mother divorced I was exposed to the taxi life almost everyday. My dad played a lot of Brenda Fassie, Soul Brothers and Yvonne Chaka Chaka in his cars.

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When he expanded his business there were more taxi drivers involved, each one had their own different taste in music and since it was my duty to clean the “mini-bus” taxis upon their return every night, I’d go through each driver’s music catalog and sing my heart out while doing my “chore”. You’d get guys that would play Brandy or Whitney or Destiny’s Child or Luther or Celine or whatever, the more younger drivers would have more edgier Kwaito and House stuff like Boom Shaka or Arthur Mafokate or Mandoza or Brenda Fassie or even Oskido. Then you had those drivers that liked American rap, your Ja Rule and DMX and Jay Z or Biggy or Pac. I played everything!

My gran played a lot of Dolly Parton so I was exposed to that too. She’d cry over it or dance or whatever cause it reminded her of a friend that had passed on. My grandfather from my dad’s side was from Zimbabwe, he ran a drinking shebeen for the villagers to drink at and he normally played a lot of Zimbabwean records, really loud. We’d normally dance to that and the people who were there to drink would form part of our audience and would sometimes throw some money at us.

I then grew a little older and went through my little gothic phase (picture this, a township kid in a public school who is goth and queer). I was listening to 5FM which was considered a “white station”. Radio introduced me to bands like BLK JKS, Panic at the Disco, Freshly Ground (first live show I saw and to this day I aspire to be as liberated as Zolani was on that day) and so forth. I was also listening to Evanescence, Paramore, Green Day, The Killers, Daughtry, Queen, Adam Lambert and 30 Seconds To Mars.

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Then I kinda outgrew that and started listening to a lot of world music, loads of Busi Mhlongo and Jabu Khanyile and Bholoja and Dobet Gnahorè, some Sade too.

When I was in high school I began dating a guy who was older than me and was a die hard Bjork fan. I jumped on that too, became super obsessed. Oh I loved Beyonce (still do), my playlist had some Rihanna, and some Missy Elliot, some Pink, some Madge, Bowie, Grace Jones. I liked the pop artists who were super visual and were pushing boundaries.

And then when I would still go to church one of the American missionaries who’d visit our house regularly told me about Florence and The Machine and Kate Nash and a bunch of very quirky and alternative Brit acts he liked. I was genre hopping a lot growing up.

When did you start making your own music and what was it like?

First time recording, I was in 10th grade and it was a hook [by] a guy called Pressure, a rapper neighbour of mine at the time. Never got to hear that mess after recording it and also, I was glad cause I hated it so much OMG I thought I had a really annoying voice!

Since I spent a lot of time with my writer gran, I became a writer and poet first before even deciding to sing my own songs. In 2013 when I went to University I was yearning to record music suddenly. I’d skip some classes and link up with some guy in the city who had promised to make me a star. I paid him for studio time from my own savings without telling my mom and he got these two guys to produce a house song for me and it was not as bad as my first attempt with the rap hook.

The two guys disappeared with the song and my damn money. The other guy who’d said he’d make me famous vanished too. So I never got to hear that song too, post- studio session.

Later on during the June school holidays in that 2013 whilst visiting a friend of mine from back home who had his little backyard studio set up, just a mic and mixer – nothing fancy but heeeeyyy. He played me a tribal house beat and I started free styling over it, he lost his mind completely. See, I was not that confident in my singing, he kinda hyped me up and talked me into recording that song the next day. We ended up doing an entire mixtape and I was like “I love this shit!”. I realised I really enjoyed singing more than anything.

I went back to University and wrote more music while other kids were studying hard for exams, it was an otherworldly experience honestly and I had been sucked into this fantasy land where I could be anything or anyone I wanna be through song. I ended up dropping out of University where I was studying Accounting and pursued the music thing full time. And yes my parents were disappointed in me, severely… but I could care less. I felt free through making music.

Does your local area influence the music you make?

Definitely! I mean… as a writer you find inspiration in almost anything and Jozi is like a melting pot of cultures so inspiration finds you all the time. I started being more outgoing, braver and edgier when I moved here. I grew into my own, away from all I knew back at home. The people I hang around with now, the spots I go to, just my general view of the big city and its impact in my way of living and thinking has definitely influenced my sound somehow.

Who’s your biggest South African musical influence, past and/or present?

Present: Die Antwoord, Black Coffee, Thandiswa Mazwai. Past: Brenda Fassie, Boom Shaka/Lebo Mathosa, Busi Mhlongo, Jabu Khanyile.

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What one place should music fans visiting South Africa see or do?

Definitely Maboneng. Very artsy vibe. Real African experience. There’s usually shows happening and there’s a back packer too, loads of places to get wasted at and buy some trees. Really tourist friendly and all the cool kids hang out there so there is some great company too.

What’s the biggest challenge facing musicians in South Africa right now?

People do not wanna pay for our stuff out here ’cause the respect for our craft is not really there. Though you do get lucky sometimes.

Promoters also do not pay artists and if they do it’s not what they are worth. And you get festivals that will book the same acts every year and shut other kids out. I could go on cause there’s a lot but that is up there in my top three… oooh also, no radio or tv air play for the kids who try to bring something fresh and original.

Where in the world would you most like to perform?

Does “All over the world” count as a valid answer? Lol Would really love to play a huge stage at a European festival. I really love Europe. I think I was meant to stay in Europe?

What’s your favourite album of all time?

This is so difficult. I will go with Bjork’s Vespertine.

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What’s your favourite track of 2017 so far?

Besides my own of course! I really like Sevdaliza’s ‘Bluecid’.

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Finally, Fortune Shumba, what are the luckiest and unluckiest things to happen to you in life so far?

Unlucky: Losing both my maternal and paternal grandmothers around the same time. My messed up relationship with my father. My parents divorcing when I was a kid… getting lost at night in Johannesburg on my first week of being here… what else? I got drunk at SxSW last year and got on the wrong bus back to the hotel, ended up stranded in the middle of nowhere in America and I had a flight to catch the next day. Also being molested at a young age changed my entire life and not being able to talk about it. And recently I was supposed to go to Switzerland for three months and my Visa got declined. Too many things to mention really… LOL

Lucky cause I am still alive and able to create music. Lucky to have a loving and supportive mother and siblings. Lucky to be free. Freedom is not known to others.

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From the sunny streets of Mamelodi comes a simple guy with a peculiar musical perspective. Known to the government as Themba Mtshweni under the pseudonym Pretty Simple. This young blood was born and raised in the township of Mamelodi, East of Pretoria. “Growing up in the hood I was exposed to a lot of musical genres/styles and how certain cultures create their music, I’m quite analogical and have an array of influences so I consider my sound as a blend of everything” he shares.

Studied Film and Television at A.F.D.A-The South African school of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance. Did four subjects while he was there Directing, Screen writing, Animation and Visual Effects. Majored and got a degree in Screenwriting. Professionally he is a Screenplay writer however he is multi-talented as an artist, his set of skills consist of drawing, photography, making beats, writing music and very exceptional rapping and freestyle abilities!. He has also done some stand-up comedy back in the day and had an alter ego dubbed Malom’ Willy(Uncle William)he describes Malom’ Willy as that unfriendly old man down the street nobody really likes, also did a little bit of acting in the local sphere. Bitten by the musical bug a couple of years ago he decided to focus all his time and energy on pursuing his musical endeavor.

He also adds that his hood also influenced him significantly, believes that it has shaped him into the character he is today and there is no place like Mamelodi. “I was literally raised by my hood, the streets and the people in it. Before I ever stepped out of my hood, I was a ghetto boy from the hood with some smarts. Now I consider myself a smart boy from the ghetto” said Pretty Simple with a cheerful voice and enormous grin on his face!

“…I was literally raised by my hood, the streets and the people in it. Before I ever stepped out of my hood, I was a ghetto boy from the hood with some smarts. Now I consider myself a smart boy from the ghetto”

We’ve been talking about doing something editorial together for a while and finally met up and did something about it!, had a long and pleasant conversation about the music industry and his entryway to the game, talked about the arts, culture and those sentimental issues nobody really cares about. I put him on the fragmented seat and this is what he had to say…

FOA: Who is Pretty Simple and what is he all about?

Pretty Simple: Pretty Simple is just that, a pretty simple guy. Rebel without a cause but a rebel nevertheless.

FOA: How would you describe your musical style?

Pretty Simple :If I had to describe it in one word I would use ‘ghetto Hip Hop’ meaning a guy from the ghetto who speaks vernacular, Zulu, Sesotho whatever plus English, you could just say it’s a blend of everything ,so ghetto Hip Hop would be a good way of describing my style.

FOA: Who and/or what inspired your style?

Pretty Simple: The music I listened to pre- me knowing English, I would listen to Kwaito, I’d listen to anything my parents played in the house, they would play some Afro Beat, Mbaxhanga I love Jabu Khanyile and Ringo but if I had to pin it down to just one I’d say Kwaito, especially TKZEE those are my gees’ke ma groutman a ka da mense’, they have influenced my style in an big way.

When I started knowing English I started listening to Jay, Notorious B.I.G, Eminem and Tupac Shakur those guys also influenced my style so yeah I got to give them props.

Frgmnts of Art: What type of music do you enjoy playing most?

Pretty Simple: That’s actually a difficult question, but I like words, rhyming schemes so I guess I listen to Hip Hop the most. It’s the easier access to listen to, but like I said I listen to most things, House, Mbaxhanga and lots of African Music I love Fela Kuti and Tony Oladipo Allen.

FOA: Who do you want to work with locally or internationally and why that specific person and/or group?

Pretty Simple: Hmm…let me see to me it’s more than just making a track together, we got to have the same vision and I want to see how we can vibe together in the studio but if I had to make a song with anybody it has to be Kanye West, that guy is maverick locally I’d go for Sjava from Ambitious Entertainment that guy is crazy, love his energy would certainly work with him!

FOA: As a new comer to the scene what do you think it takes to crack it in the music industry?

Pretty Simple: I think it takes balls! More than anything, I personally believe that hard work pays off, so it all depends on the individual. If you work hard enough you just might get it and if you slack off you not going to get anything. So I guess at the end of the day it all depends on you, knowing the right people can also get you far in this industry.

FOA: Discuss your expectations regarding a performance?

Pretty Simple: I just want to leave people with their jaws on the floor with some sh#t they never heard or have heard before but with a different perspective of how this guy is saying/doing, I want to be seen as a realist because I believe that some people might just be shocked and some might be happy with the way I do things.

FOA: What do you want the observer to take away from your music after a show and/or performance?

Pretty Simple: I want them to go home thinking that guy is real! I want to do something that they would actually do given the opportunity. Like a lot of guys are extravagant, don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with that but you can’t be too extravagant whereby you become distant with the people you are with because performing isn’t just about being on stage, you are with those people sharing some sh#t for a couple of minutes in that case music, you sharing your music with them so I think you just have to be authentic and project the real you. I want the observer to go home knowing the real me and what I’m all about!

FOA: What do you want to do next?

Pretty Simple:*Chuckles*Player if I had to tell you that…but because it’s an interview I will tell you anyway. I actually don’t know the order I want to do this sh#t in but I want to do a lot of things like right now I decided to focus on music because I have been at it for a while, I want to get established in this field and then work on some films, right now I’m currently writing a series and if I can get that going while busy with music.

I don’t want to sit still, when I’m 50/60 years old I want to be the guy who runs the industry, I want to have my own TV channel, own radio network I want my very own media company while grooming future creatives. I don’t just want to run the game I want to run South Africa, I always wanted to run the world but I guess that ain’t going to happen so I will just settle for South Africa!

Last year he dropped his debut EP called The Simple Things a marvelously crafted offering, some ear candy if I may be so bold. The lyrical content, the beats and the energy this EP is a blend of feel good tracks and those party bangers you can vibe to with your people. Hot tracks to look out for include Something Girl this gem has its charms and has the power to wet any lady if she can relate to the story behind the track.

Just like the concept of simplicity in music and art he’s here to stay and be acknowledged for the explosives he has in his pockets. I believe musicians and music lovers alike should be on the lookout for this guy, slowly penetrating the music and art space sooner or later we will all be obliged to keep it simple!

KEEPING IT SIMPLE W/ PRETTY SIMPLE From the sunny streets of Mamelodi comes a simple guy with a peculiar musical perspective. Known to the government as Themba Mtshweni under the pseudonym Pretty Simple.

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Fast Car: A letter for Tracy Chapman

To Whom It may Interest:

Quite often people refer to me as an old soul because of the music I listen to, a lot of which I learnt from my dad during our trips home on the N1. He gave me the gift of good music, a gift I treasure and never take for granted. Through him I learnt about the likes of Jabu Khanyile, Busi Mhlongo, Chicco Twala, Letta Mbulu, Penny Penny, Tsepo Tshola, Lazarus Kgakgudi, Steve Kekana, Mpharanyana and the list goes on and on...

Of the different artists he introduced me to, Tracy Chapman is one that stands out the most for me and she is one who managed to stand the test of time. She's one of my favourites to date and her music touches parts of me many artists could never reach. Sometimes I listen to her and wonder if I wasn't meant to be an 80s baby, after all I missed it only by a few years.

I always get overwhelmed by the pleasant sadness of her music. The stories she tells, a mirror of our society 30 decades later. Not so long ago we were up in arms over the gender based violence that keeps rocking our everyday lives and the little protection our justice system seems to offer. Tracy wrote a song called "Behind the Wall" and to quote her she said: "Last night I heard the screaming. Loud voices behind the wall. Another sleepless night for me, it won't do no good to call, the police. Always come late, If they come at all". How many stories alike do we know of? How many times have police failed acting on domestic violence to point that we've had to bury the victims? One too many times. She asked a pertinent question, a question which still remains unanswered, a question that still has relevance today, "why is a woman still not safe when she's in her home?"

For me, through her music, Tracy is a champion of social justice. She spoke on race, inequality, justice, GBV, character, love , the revolution, broken promises and hearts, peace and capitalism just to mention a few. Her music spoke to everyday people, you and I, the ordinary people. She painted with words our different realities and struggles. I think those with leadership aspirations and those who want to uplift communities should listen to her music. She offers solid advice, my favourite being: "Don't be tempted by the shiny apple. Don't you eat of a bitter fruit. Hunger only for a taste of justice. Hunger only for a world of truth. 'Cause all that you have is your soul"

Whenever I feel down and out, discouraged by the time it takes to realise my dreams I play "Mountain O' Things" and it never fails to lift me up. I can't count the number of times I was ready to give up, the number of times I was ready to call curtains down on my dreams and the exams I was ready to walk away from. But Tracy, Tracy and her guitar came through for me. Ironic taking into account what the song is all about.

Bob Marley said "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain" Tracy's "Fast Car" slaps differently when you're introspecting or on the verge of a life changing decision "you gotta make a decision leave tonight or live and die this way". You might be alone in your room facing uncertainty or troubled by the unknown that awaits but her music would reassure you that you're not alone ad that's it's going to be alright at some point.

A lot of us have done a lot of "foolish" deeds while in love, I found comfort and sanity in "For My Lover". It's okay to do the most for the person you love, it's okay to climb the mountain for them if needs be. Dala what makes you happy, at the end of the day when it's all said and done it's the things that make your soul content and not other people's opinions.

I once wrote a note to self that read "pace yourself, this journey is yours and yours alone" a rather a selfish note which stems from Tracy's quote "All that you have is your soul". I'm eternally grateful to my Dad for introducing me to her music, she has offered me warmth, comfort and healing. Above all she's had a great impact on how I perceive my current reality and the type of man I want to be.

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