Talented actor Ishmael Songo is known for his popular character Sabelo on e.tv's canceled soap. rhythm city.
“Rhythm City” Actor: Previous role
former rhythm city The actor has been trend For the previous character in 1Magic's canned telenovela, Lingashoni.
Songo played the character Japan, a homeless drug addict, in the popular TV novel.
In the show, Japan steals money from his family and disappears for days to get high with friends on the street.
he co-starred rhythm city The mother, Brenda, was played by actress Magi Williams, and the younger sister, Poppy, was played by Lungelo Mpangase.
His role as Sabelo
According to Sowetan's report, rhythm city The character Sabelo was also a drug addict in the e.tv soap.
The publication added that Songo's portrayal of a Nyaope addict made viewers fall in love with his performance.
In a 2015 interview, the actor explained why he proposed such a bold storyline for the show.
“I saw how bad the drug problem has become. It's become like HIV. I come from a poverty-stricken background and I saw firsthand how bad things were for them.”
He also revealed that he had been hanging out with Nyaope addicts in his hometown, Tembisa district, for research purposes.
“It had to be convincing, so I had to sit down with them and watch and learn how to rotate the joints.”
Click here to read more RAE SELEME articles
