Music

With the existing animosity between the Vhavenda and VaTsonga emanating from the municipal demarcation issues taking place in the area, a young man has come up with a remedy to change the situation around.

Muyahavho Nonyana (23) or Garveynator as he is known in music circles,  a third-year Political Science student at Univen, came up with a sizzling album, Sendekela.

The 10-track album, the third by this versatile artist, fuses the Vhavenda and VaTsonga cultures together and brings a new breeze in music circles. The beat is XiTsonga and the lyrics are in Tshivenda and Sepedi. It also has some Selobedu songs.

“I worked hard on this album and believe it is the best I have produced so far. The music arena is now stagnant and needs change. There is too much repetition here and I am bringing change in the industry. Besides trying to forge peace between ethnic groups in Limpopo, I wanted to show that cultures can merge and that they are dynamic, which means they are subject to change over time," said Nonyana, who hails from Chavani village outside Louis Trichardt.

He added that he also timed the release to coincide with Heritage Month "to show that our culture is of the utmost importance."

Nonyana said the album was doing well in the market, with many community radio stations playing most of the tracks. He said that he realised his potential for singing while at Tshikhuthula Secondary School in 2008. He was later a member of the village choir, Mukondeni Holy Mission.

He recorded his debut album, Wega, in 2012, followed by Kokwani in 2013.

He and Solomon Manganye composed all the songs on Sendekela  and it was produced by Madumelani.

For bookings and those having problems in getting the CD, phone him at 079 530 4679.