20 November 2014

Taking Initiative.

Today we are going to look at how Initiative activates talent. As we all know that talent alone is not enough and we need to look beyond talent in order to progress or succeed in life. Music is no exception as it also needs you to be a self-starter and believe in your self in nowadays.

Most of the successful people didn’t just do it just by mere luck but by hard work and commitment.  “People who take initiative and work hard may succeed or they may fail. But anyone who doesn’t take initiative is almost guaranteed to fail’’-Beyond talent, John C Maxwell.

Regardless of the industry, we have the chance to define the next generation. One needs to understand that music is evolving daily and we need to put lots of things into consideration.

“Talent without initiative never reaches its potential; it’s like a caterpillar that wants to get into its cocoon. It will never transform, forever relegated to crawling on the ground even though it had the potential to fly”. John Maxwell.

When you are a musician there are lots of things that you need to put in to consideration, the first is you being talented and what you plan to do with your talent. You need to understand yourself and what you stand for and also what it means to have the gift that you have. Music business  is one of the things you need to understand and also your behaviour will play a pivotal role in making you successful. Respect your gift and the people you share your gift with but respect mostly yourself.

If you believe that you can do it your talent will be lifted .Talent and people don’t wait for everything to be perfect to move forward. They don’t wait until their fear subsides. They take initiative. As soon as they take that first step and start moving forward, things becomes a little easier.

The challenge which is faced by many people is getting started, you can have good ideas, but if they are just lying in your mind and you not putting them out there to be implemented then you won’t have any results coming out of that. Take those chances and prove that you can be the best at what you do.  Do you have anything to take initiative on? The time is now don’t wait for tomorrow.

  

13  November 2014

Where’s my December hit?

Its that time of the year where we are looking forward to December season and the year that is coming in to replace the current year. It is also amazing how at the start of each year 365 days seems like a lot of days  but by November each year it feels like the days just flew by.

This time of the year we normally know which song is going to be the hit of the season but this year feels a bit different to me in this way, I have not yet identified any song as just yet and the time is ticking like time bomb. The good thing I see is that the artist are going for gold which is a good indication that we going to see a good and fruitful season for our artist in South Africa.

The soil has just released their new album which sold 24000 copies in less than 3 weeks, Big up to the fans who did not waste anytime .The group has carved a niche identity expressed through marrying cultures and genres in their music . Their album features hits like Undibambe Kanye,Susan and Andinanto. As I anticipated my homeboy Heavy k also made the gold disc for  his album Drumboss. The last time I checked he was working with Khaya Mthetha on a track for December and I am exuberantly waiting on that. While on the other hand Miss Lira’s debut Rise again is Available in USA stores. We are really proud of you miss Lira.

I’m not sure if it’s me who is behind, South Africa where’s your music for December ?We used to have a tight competition where record labels would showcase whatever they have cooked for December but that vibe is no longer there. Yes the talent is there but we running out of songs like good song. Please help me out here and lets identify songs that are worth the play list of this December because I can’t find any at this present moment. 

FILM In E.C.

Today I want us to look at the film industry in the Eastern Cape which is taken very lightly by many. Eastern cape has always been the best when it comes to creative arts but the credit goes to other provinces that we go to because of limited resource that we have in our province. 

                                             Jahmil XT Qubeka

I’ve been following one our own, Jahmil XT Qubeka who was born in the Eastern Cape and grew up in the homeland of Ciskei. He studied fine art and photography in Eastern Cape, until he decided that wasn’t for him, but he developed what is clearly a knack for film storytelling through hands-on work in documentary and advertising. You should see one of his film “Of Good Report” which had been at the centre of controversy during last year’s Durban international film festival, it’s about a teacher who becomes obsessed with a 16 year old female pupil. Great work indeed I say big up Eastern cape.To top it all of, this film  was produced by another Eastern Cape born Artist ,Luzuko Dilima.This has again put Eastern Cape on the map, but the question to ask is how long will it take for us to be on the same level as other provinces in terms of recognition and financial support.Lot of artist are leaving the Eastern Cape to get recognition elsewhere. It’s very sad that a Province that has so much talent can’t look after its own talent. Let me tell you what we are doing in the Eastern Cape we make everything about politics. We have all the good ideas and structures are there but the purpose is still not served.If you look at the Film industry of South Africa the cream of this industry hails from the home of legends.

  

Here are some of the people who lift the flag of Eastern Cape up High.

John Kani was born in Port Elizabeth .He is known for his famous play called Sizwe Banzi is Dead which he co-written with other E.C script writers Athol Furgad and Winston Ntshona.He has received many awards, last year he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of philosophy  by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

Zolisa Xaluva  we've seen him on Generations as Jason Dlomo he also hails from the Eastern Cape.

He also featured in drama called Gugu no Andile.

 There are a lot of artist in our streets that are very talented ,some are already giving up they have been trying with no luck.Let me tell you son, giving up is never an answer keep on pushing the doors will open eventually and you will be smiling like anyone else who ever smiled.