Kholofelo releases debut album, In Thee

     Music

Kholofelo Malatji of Madombidzha village recently released her debut album, In Thee, and it is already selling well in record bars.

The 11-track album is a continuation of Malatji’s journey to artistic adulthood, which started in the church choir many years ago. The offering boasts powerful tracks such as Iwe Yeso, Holokile, Sivulele and the title track, In Thee.

Malatji grew up listening to famous musicians such as Benjamin Dube and Pascaline, and she said that she drew inspiration from them.

Recording the album was not easy. Despite having plenty of songs readily available, she had to fund the project herself. In order to enhance her writing and composition skills, she took piano lessons and composed songs in Tshivenda, Sepedi and English.

Even though the album is self-marketed, it has sold many copies since its release and has been receiving a lot of airplay from different radio stations around the country. "I have been wandering around. I saw most of the things in the world, but there was one thing that I was missing in life: that is God. Now that I have found the Lord, everything has to change and my life has to bear testimony that I have changed, and that is where this album came into being," she said.

She added that as much as she was still prepared to dish out good music, she was worried about the rampant fake music industry that was mushrooming in Limpopo. She said that music pirates, the Ama Ten Ten, were destroying the music industry and that they should be stopped in their tracks.

For bookings or more information regarding Kholofelo Malatji, phone Selinah at 083 6890452.  Malatji also announced that she recently received a free recording contract from Ndiene Recordings at Madombidzha.

Entertainment - Date: 01 April 2015

Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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