WATCH: Viwo Kulati officially introduces herself with new single
JOBURG – The powerhouse songstress hopes to show a different side of relationships in her latest single, Chilly Breeze.
Grahamstown native and powerhouse songstress, Viwo Kulati is on a mission to make her mark on the music industry following the release of her debut single, Chilly Breeze. With the single, the songstress hopes to show a side of relationships that often goes unnoticed.
“The lyrical content of love songs I’ve heard growing up speak about how a girl loves their guy, how a guy hurt their girl or how sorry a guy is for hurting their girl. So chilly breeze is showing the other side of things, how women can also be in the wrong in relationships. The song has soul & jazz influence which you can hear a lot in the voice, keyboard & also African influence which is very apparent in the bassline of the song,” said Kulati.
Although this is her debut single, she’s been immensely involved in the music industry, especially in the jazz genre as a frequent at the annual Grahamstown National Arts Festival where she got drawn to music and art at a young age.
Kulati is one of a few artists that have been involved in musical activities at school where she took music and classical voice at Victoria Girls High School and later Jazz Music at Wits University and if she’s not studying, Kulati is either teaching, rehearsing, or getting ready for a performance.
“I’m usually very calm before a performance actually, the anxiety for me always comes afterwards especially when I get home & I start reflecting on what happened on stage,” she said.
The talented Jazz vocalist and songwriter’s mature stage presence, powerful and crystal clear voice has gained her experience as a performer having shared stages with Thandiswa Mazwai, and The Brothers Move on. She cited The Orbit: Home of Jazz as one of the stages that helped shape her career in jazz music. She said the performance venue in Braamfontein, which has closed down, helped grow her songs and inspired her.
“When I have an idea I usually just pencil down the lyrics of the song with a either a solid verse or chorus, then I work on the song structure with my friend Josh Mokoena. Or I come arrive with a fully complete song & Josh & I re- imagine it. I think the way I write is quite straightforward I don’t ever try to complicate it,” Kulati said.
Watch Viwo perform Chilly Breeze below:
