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Nkosilesisa Ncube, Sunday Life Reporter
WHAT is the measure of five years? What can one do in five years? It is a long enough period of time to raise a child, to execute an entire government plan while for some; it is just a number of days, one dissolving into the other. However, for local gospel artiste Caleb Msipa, five years was the time taken to come up with a masterpiece of an album.
While this might seem like an overly long time for one album, for Msipa it was a process through which he found himself growing, not only as an artiste but also as a believer of the Christian faith.
He describes the process of putting the album, “Inhliziyo” together as one that brought him closer to God and even helped him in his road of self-discovery.
“Inhliziyo album was birthed out of five years of hard work, practice, determination and resourceful pursuit. It was inspired by the deep desperation I had for God to change the condition of my heart and ultimately the condition of my life,” said Nkomo.
Nkomo’s album is an eight-track project, produced by local producer Tremia Msipa (who happens to be Msipa’s brother) that fuses gospel sound with sounds from other music genres and also features a number of other local gospel musicians.
Silibaziso Ndebele, Lorreen Maplanka Stot and one of Zimbabwe’s greats Takesure Zamar Ncube are featured in the album that explores the different facets of gospel music.
“Daidzira” and “Ngithandiwe” are feel good praise songs, boasting of the love that God has for man and encouraging listeners to call on God at all times while “Uthando”, “Inhliziyo” and “Ngifuna Wena” are Nkomo’s declarations of love for his Creator.
The other three songs on the album, “Zviripo”, “Konke Kuyenzeka” and “Nguwe” are authentic worship songs that will draw the listener closer to the presence of God.
As the title of the album, “Inhliziyo” suggests, Msipa sings straight from the heart, bearing his soul in what is one of the most genuine renditions of gospel music in a long time.
Msipa started singing at Matopo Mission where he was part of the school choir and led praise and worship sessions. His talent grew with him and this is evident in his first album. Presently, Msipa works full time at a non-governmental organisation and still manages to balance that with a gospel music career.
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