BY SHARON SIBINDI RENOWNED Zimbabwean musician Vusa Mkhaya says the lockdown, which was imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic was a blessing in disguise as it afforded him a chance to unleash his creativity.
He said the sentiments after releasing his fourth studio album —Khanyisa which consists of 12 songs he wrote and recorded during the Covid-19 induced lockdowns.
The album also features tracks such as Masiyephambili, Demloot, Ngiyabongamina and Ibambeni, which were all released as singles last year.
“I spent a lot of time at home during the lockdown and put my home studio to good use as I wrote, composed and recorded a lot of music.
“The lockdown was a blessing in disguise as it afforded me a chance to unleash my creativity, from the work done during the lockdown believe almost four albums can come out from the music I did,” Vusa Mkhaya told the Standard Style.
He said each new album a lot changes compared to the previous ones.
“On this one, one of the key takeaways was we managed to have collaborations with other artists, something that I have never done before.
“The new album is titled “Khanyisa” as Mkhaya believes there are so many ways to shine a light to those that maybe facing challenges in this day and age were many people are self-absorbed, concerned about how they look and how others think of them.
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“The concept of Ubuntu seems to be a thing of the past and is now a theory to those who still cling to it,” he said.
He said it is very important to shine the light to those that are still having challenges.
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another, it is my hope that when you listen to this album you will be inspired to enlighten and motivated to shine your light on others that need it more than you do.
“All over the world we have people engulfed in darkness due to cruelty done by individuals who are a part of their daily lives. In recent times we have witnessed how those in positions of privilege and power are constantly worried about how the world perceives them, this has led them to continue to find ways to draw attention to themselves.
“The concept of humanity seems to be a thing of the past for some, hence I use art to shine a light to those overshadowed and also enlighten others on the power of treating each other with respect. I believe in the saying that “Candles won’t lose a spark by lighting other candles,”he added.
Khanyisa also includes songs such as Dabuka Lwandle, Hamba, Shonalanga, Makube Njalo, uGogo and Zimele which he featured multi-talented artist Futurelove. The album is available on various digital stores like iTunes, Spotify and Deezer.
