This is what Unathi meant about becoming a healer
While she definitely has a spiritual calling, former Metro FM DJ Unathi Msengana is taking a break from radio for at least a year.
Metro FM DJ Unathi Msengana dances with family and friends celebrating the life of Eddie Zondi’s at his funeral, UJ Soweto Campus, 22 June 2014. The Funeral was attended by hundreds of friends and family. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark
Shortly after leaving her job at Metro FM, Unathi made headlines for saying she was going to heed her ancestral calling.
However, she has clarified that statement, explaining she was misquoted and that she was instead going to heal through song and not become a sangoma or a traditional healer. Speaking to Drum magazine, the singer said she had a spiritual calling but it was to heal through her music for now. At a later stage it could be through visions as “the spiritual world constantly evolves.”
Unathi says her mother was also concerned about the reports she was supposedly becoming a sangoma. She had to calm her down and tell her there wasn’t any truth to them.
“In 2006 a stranger walked up to me and said, ‘You are a born healer and one day you will heal through song.
“I’ve learnt I have a healing ability and I’ve been told I will heal through song for now.”
On returning to radio, Unathi said she was taking a break from the platform and would return after a year.
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