Different ‘musiq’ from local artist
Percy Nkosi from Springs, who is known as GS Musiq, will be launching his first extended play (EP) and music video on December 9 at the Springs Art Gallery from 11am to 6pm.
The self-taught guitarist, vocalist and composer comes from a music-oriented family.
“It was easy for me to grab onto the musical horns because my family is musically gifted,” says Nkosi.
Nkosi says GS is a self-defined music genre that has a mixture of rap, singing, pop and RnB.
“I decided to create my own music genre because each type defines who I am. Because of the combinations, its genre cannot be easily defined,” says Nkosi.
He will be launching two of his music videos She’s fine and Kwenzenjani (meaning what happened) from the EP Strange love.
He explains that the song, She’s fine, is directed to show women are beautiful in their own way regardless of sex, race and personality.
“I wrote this song to encourage women to embrace the beauty they possess inside.”
“If they (women) find it easier to appreciate themselves then they won’t need any approval from society,” says Nkosi.
He hopes the video will be redirected from how the media usually depicts women, namely being exposed, and the usual promotion of alcohol.
“I want to move away from having yellow bones (light in complexion), skinny, long hair and nails women and just stick to authenticity,” says Nkosi.
The Kwenzenjani track encourages men to love, respect, support and stand up against the abuse of women.
Through his music career he aims to encourage the youth.
“My music talks about my own personal experiences and I wish and hope the younger generation will be able to work hard in order to achieve great results from their determination,” says Nkosi.
