uMgeni Park siblings make their mark

UMGENI Park siblings, Ethan and Emily Briggeman are making their mark at a young age. Budding musician, Ethan released his single, Change your Mind in December while Emily published her first novel, Tribes.

In his single, Ethan raps, sing and plays guitar, producing a sound that blends elements from Rock ‘n Roll, pop and rap genres. While he enjoys creating music Ethan said he is not pursuing a career as a musician.

“I have other aspirations for when I leave school, however I would still play as a soloist and I am open to the option of being in a band as a hobby,” he said.

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For now, he hopes to uplift the community with his song, Change your Mind.

“The core of my song is to encourage people to look to a brighter future. My song is a way of sending a message of hope to the world with a catchy beat,” he said.

While Ethan has been playing guitar since he was seven years old, this was the first time he recorded a song in a studio.

Sister Emily has just self-published her first book, Tribes, a fantasy, adventure novel about a girl who discovers a secret world.

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“We outsourced the editing and then it was quite a simple process of sending it off to a publisher. They were able to assist with the layout and help with converting it to a Kindle format as well,” she said.

“This book came naturally. It took me four months to write it,” she added.

The young author also tried her hand at illustration.

“I used a digital art programme where I used a digital pen to draw the illustrations. I drew 16 illustrations including the front cover of the book,” she said.

Emily is planning to write another book soon.

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