New album for Owen Muebi

     Poetry & Literature

Media personality, poet and author Ofhani Owen Muebi recently released a new album, Tshelede ft Sialala.

Muebi hails from Duthuni village and is an educated poet, with an honours degree in international relations from the University of Venda. He has already won more than 20 awards in education, community development, his contribution to society and his role in the media.

He can be seen more often  to be comforting people at funerals. “I also entertain people at occasions such as parties, weddings and festivals with my poems,” he said. He is also a well-known comedian.

On the album he recites his own poetry, and some of the popular tracks are Sialala, Vhutshilo, Lufuno and Bulayo. “I feature my son Bono Muebi in the poem Vhutshilo and my wife Gudani in two poems, Lufuno and Mabulayo,” he said. He is an active member of the group Ndilo ya vhurendi ha Vhavenda, which is comprised of Saul Nephawe, Mashudu Mabidi and others.

He describes poetry as a way of life. The title track on the new album is called Tshelede. “Money is a source of a life; you cannot imagine life without it,” he said.

Some of the people who motivated him during his career include Amos Mukwevho, Konanani Muebi, Gudani Muebi, Mpho Nonge and Ndilo ya Vharendi vha Venda.

Those interested in booking him for different activities are advised to book on time. “I'm always fully booked on weekend for parties, weddings or funerals,” he said.

The album is available in music stores around Thohoyandou, Polokwane and in the Johannesburg area. People interested in the new album can phone him on 072 470 4195 or e-mail him at [email protected].

Entertainment - Date: 22 October 2016

Mbulaheni Ridovhona

The 22-year-old Mbulaheni (Gary) Ridovhona has been passionate about journalism to the extent that he would buy himself a copy of weekly Univen students' newsletter, Our Voice. After reading, he would write stories about his rural village, Mamvuka, and submit them to the very newsletter for publication. His deep-rooted love for words and writing saw him register for a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies at the University of Venda, and joined the Limpopo Mirror team in February 2016 as a journalism intern.

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