Most painful songs for Zahara
Zahara cannot help but be moved to tears when she sings songs from her debut album, Loliwe.
EMOTIONAL: Zahara cries during her performance at the Heroes tribute concert. Photo: Vathiswa RuseloWhenever I sing the song, I think back on my childhood, my family and the time when I wrote this song two years ago
"I grew up in a village where not many made it to Matric and singing was regarded as something that was done at church, not as a career," the singer said yesterday after a teary performance of Umthwalo at the Tribute to South African Music Heroes concert at Moretele Park in Mamelodi, Pretoria, on Saturday evening.
"Whenever I sing the song, I think back on my childhood, my family and the time when I wrote this song two years ago," she explained.
Songs like Ndiza, which she wrote on her first aeroplane flight to Johannesburg and My Guitar, which tells of how her guitar offers a great escape when she feels overwhelmed, also leave her emotional, the singer said.
Born Bulelwa Mkutukana, Zahara grew up in a poor family on the outskirts of East London, Eastern Cape. Her mother is a domestic worker and she is the fifth of six children.
"I know what it's like to go to school without shoes to wear and not having enough to eat," she said.
She started singing in the school choir at six years old and later joined the senior choir. She also taught herself to play the guitar, which she says was something quite rare to be doing as a woman in her village.
The songstress rose to stardom when her debut album went platinum in 13 days and double platinum on the 17th day after its release last year.
Zahara took eight South African Music Awards home earlier this year.
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Kabelo10
Matepe fela mnReport Abuse
Galfrend
ncoooooooh gal - your songs are touching indeed,umthwalo,loliwe and Ndiza (my favourite) are so soulful and touching :) You are talented lovie may God bless you.Report Abuse
golezwa
i love you music and your natural voiceReport Abuse
MISSTY!!!
@Galfrendncoooooooh gal - your songs are touching indeed,umthwalo,loliwe and Ndiza (my favourite) are so soulful and touching :) You are talented lovie may God bless you.
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those r my favourite too,luv u zahara
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ChampRef
Ag shame swity, ke go rata byang, askies nana oska neh. Your songs are indeed touching, le nna kalla yaanong.Report Abuse
Kabelo10
I regret blogging here today, it seems Zahara is into women only. Ok, if you cant beat them join them. @zahara, i lv your music sisterReport Abuse
Nantseka
I love your music Cc.1.Umthwalo 2.Ndiza 3.Guitar and 4.Loliwe.........Report Abuse
Galfrend
Kabelo,what are you saying about Golezwa?Report Abuse
QueenLuu
Oh shame she did cry when performing umthwalo and thought she's crying bcoz they are chowing her moola.U've done well for yrself sister.
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KAMINAKAWENA
Well to Zahara hip hip hoooray for beeing the country's most well spoken songtress. as a music analyst, i would argue with girlfriend musically when she says Bulelwa Mkutukana's songs are ''soulful'' and her genre is not according to my music background and knowlegde and also as a fan. the only difference between zahara and you galfriend is she plays a guitar and the concept tk nciza and my coleaque sbuda used. the genre they produced for her sells and also the marketing strategy worked and i aplause them for that but Bulelwa Mkutukana as an individual is not an inhouse brand as we musically categorise it despite her fame and all the samas she took home that is why now they are taking more than the contract agreed period to realese her second album. why? because zaharas musical life was groomed in church where they sing hurms and also that her guitar skills are just minimal like burgers in the street(no offence) and also her image will never strike any endorsement deals; which is not really a big deal though. the only alternative to push Bulelwa Mkutukana beyond her current status as an artist will be to make her a brand and if it means a make over and a boob job then let it be so and that is the only way she can touch more souls like myself and the rest of you. i love her trust me i wud date her and love her now but i am afraid her next album might not be as adequate as her debut 1. we need another sing along hit babeReport Abuse
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