Majalisa engages local musician

In an interview, Mguni said she joined Majalisa in November last year soon after leaving Zimbabwe in search of greener pastures down south.
“I left Zimbabwe in 2010 as our music industry was not paying at all and I decided to go and try my luck in South Africa.

“Before I left I had curtain-raised for Patricia Majalisa for a number of shows with Amabhoza and she was impressed with the way I was performing,” she said.
Mguni, who was in Bulawayo over the weekend as part of Majalisa’s entourage, said when she got to South Africa, her South African idol was happy  to see her. Majalisa advised her to wait for   two months as she was still putting her house  in order after leaving recording firm, Dalom Records.

“At first life was not easy in South Africa as I spent almost two months without a job.
“Then Majalisa had just pulled out of Dalom Records and she was still putting her house in order,” she said.
Mguni said after two months, Majalisa called her and advised her to come and start rehearsing with the other band members.

“In November, Sis Pati called me and advised me to start rehearsing with other members of the band and from that time things started flowing,” she said.
Mguni said she has been a fan of Majalisa from the time she was a teenager and getting an opportunity to work with her has inspired her. Although she works for Majalisa, Mguni is working on her own album, her first since she left Amabhoza.

“At the moment we are working on my album that will feature Sis Pati and I hope the album will be out by April next year.
“This album is a true reflection of what I have experienced in the music industry up to now,” she said.

Mguni said the album would be recorded under Majalisa’s music stable.
“Majalisa will be recording my new album and I can’t wait for the album to be released as I am working with my source of inspiration. The experience that I have gained from Sis Patricia will be shown in the album,” she said.

Mguni said she hopes that one day she would come back home but for now she is still trying to create a profile for herself in music.
“South Africa does respect musicians because they know that we live on that but in Zimbabwe it’s different, especially if you are based in towns like Bulawayo.

“One day I hope I will come back and stay in my country but at the moment I am still fighting  hard to build my music career that I began with my best friend, Memory, better known as Amabhoza,” she said.