Indlovukazi's Gugulethu was covered in the recently concluded season of Clash of The Choirs SA.
This could be a manifestation of her dreams, as singer Indlovukazi serenaded the audience with a song she wrote before she met her husband, at her husband Thandazani Ndlovu's art exhibition in Cape Town. .
she performed the song Love
“When I wrote this song, it was for my future husband and I was longing for true love,” the singer said. citizen.
Indlovukazi was featured in one of Prince Kaybee's biggest songs. Gugulethu.
“It's a blessing to have my wife in my corner. We support each other and our vision is to become a brand and we already are a brand. For me, her music It's easy for me to take inspiration from her and she also takes inspiration from some of my paintings,'' Ndlovu said.
A visual artist designs artwork for his wife.
exhibition
with title search for purpose in life, Ndlovu's exhibition focused on him embracing his calling as an artist. The exhibition was held at the Central Methodist Cathedral in Cape Town.
“I have always been someone who avoided the spotlight. In the past I have tried to avoid the spotlight by not going to exhibitions or at one point not exhibiting my work at all,” Ndlovu says. said.
“The compliments I received from the people who bought my art and those who encountered it helped me finally embrace my calling.”
The idea for the award-winning singer to belt out some songs came from her husband.
“We work together most of the time and sometimes perform together, so I thought it would be nice,” he said. Kinicera singer.
of search for purpose in life The solo exhibition began when art collector Darren Reim came across Ndlovu's work through a group exhibition he was participating in.
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“So Darren saw my artwork and really liked it. He contacted me and we had a meeting in Sandton. After the meeting, he told me his vision for the gallery and said, This all happened last year,” Ndlovu said.
Ndlovu said the exhibition was well-received, adding that some tourists had bought works even before the exhibition and about a quarter of the paintings had been sold in advance.
“Two paintings were bought by a couple from Germany, three paintings were sold to tourists from France, and another couple from Los Angeles bought two of my paintings,” Ndlovu said. said.
While January tends to be the most economically challenging month for most people in South Africa, Ndlovu said art lovers typically buy art when they like it, regardless of the time of year. .
“People who buy art don't know what January is. They don't know the end of the month. If you want to spend money on a good piece of art, you'll spend money any time of the year.”
Indlovkazi said that every time her husband makes a sale, a portion of the money goes towards recording time in the studio.
“He's the one who always pushes me to record. When he sells a painting, he says, 'This is for studio use,'” Indlovkazi said. She has been in the studio and she confirmed that she plans to release an album this year, starting with a single at the end of February.
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Ndlovu Empire
Award-winning singer Indlovukazi speaks with pride about Ndlovu's artwork. “I'm very proud of Thandazani, and I'm also proud of her husband, because I know where he started and I know how much he wanted this. Because I am.”
Gugulethu covered by Clash of the Chorus SA A season that recently came to an end.
“I was so excited, I wasn't expecting anything like that. I think Prince Kaybee was involved too…but it was a big song, Gugulethu It’s worth it, it’s still a big song,” Indlovkazi said.
Ms Muso, who is originally from Mpumalanga, composed the song in her mother tongue, Siswati, and said she was impressed by the respect for the language in the cover version.
“As you know, SiSwati is not a language that you always hear in music. So it made me very happy to see and hear people singing fluently in Swati.As a songwriter My aim is to introduce SiSwati to the world, but we don't have many SiSwati singers.”
Indlovukazi was one of the performers at an ANC celebration in his home province of Mpumalanga a few weeks ago.
“The locals were also singing along. Kiniceraa song I did with Master Kasey, which I also did. Gugulethu”
She also said she wants people to know that she's more than just a house and dance song vocalist. “I'm doing jazz, I'm doing Afro-soul, I'm playing with a band. I plan on doing more performances like this in the future,” she said.
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