KANYAMAZANE – Ndlovu was inspired to make music by his late grandmother. “She was a musician and she encouraged me to make music in 2006,” he said. He also cited Sjava and Lauryn Hill as his biggest influences. “I believe that Sjava is one of South Africa’s greatest blessings. He makes music about things people can relate to. I love Lauryn’s lyricism and soulful songs as she is the epitome of feel-good music,” he said.
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Ndlovu creates Afro-pop with a mixture of new-age maskandi. “I love unapologetically African music. There is just something about it that is soothing to the mind, body, and soul.” Ndlovu makes music about his personal life experiences. “I am an orphan, and my music is about all my experiences growing up without parents and the pain I endured,” he said.
Ndlovu would like to collaborate with music legends, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Shwi Nomtekhala. “They have a unique style of composing music and I would love to make music with these music legends,” he said He said that he does not see himself doing anything else but making music.
“I would probably be stuck doing a job I don’t like. Music saved me and it is my escape from my troubles,” he said. Ndlovu released his EP titled ‘Intandane’, which translates to ‘an orphan’ in 2019. “The project was very successful and everyone loved it. The track Emlanjeni became everybody’s favourite song,” he said.
Emlanjeni became one of the most played songs in the country. “It made it to number 76 of the most played 100 songs in South Africa,” he beamed. Ndlovu has a new song titled Uyangkitaza that is dropping on August 29. “It is a special dedication to women, showing appreciation to them,” he said.
The song will be available on SoundCloud on August 29 and will follow other digital platforms such as iTunes, Spotify and YouTube. Taken is gunning for the top spot in the music industry. “I envision myself touching and changing people’s lives with my music for a long time to come,” he concluded.
