Rising chanter preaches Zimdancehall to the world

Kelvin Chiringa Cool Lifestyle Writer
Rising Zimdancehall songstress Rudo Chikandamina aka Natalie Stacky (19) is set to try her breakthrough in the music industry by taking the genre to neighbouring South Africa. In an online interview with CLS, the unheralded song writer said music was a part of her life and nothing would hold her back in trying her luck on foreign soil.

“I grew up in Warren Park D and music has always been a part of me, although I have not hogged the limelight in my country, the experience I have had working as an underground artiste has given me enough courage to be one of the youngest pioneers of Zimdancehall in South Africa,’’ said the artiste.

Natalie Stacky started off by doing collaborations with her equally talented brother Nelly VC. “I recorded my first song, “Always”, with my brother Nelly VC two years ago and from then on I could not be stopped. Other prominent artistes began featuring me on their songs which came in time to enrich my musical growth,” she said.

Indeed the languid voice of the chanter coupled with her agile stage performances could not go unnoticed as she began attracting the attention of seasoned artists like Maskiri, Mzimba and Muffcat. “Working with such artistes like Maskiri was an amazing opportunity which cast a bright light on the future of my music.

“The experience these seasoned artistes have in the rules of the game created a fighting spirit in me and I have not looked back. I had to relocate to South Africa for the purpose of trying out new waters and see if Zimdancehall can cause a lasting sensation outside,” said Chikandamina. The 19-year-old is set to release her first single specifically to test her new ground and has linked with a South African based recording stable.

“The current rallying cry back home is ‘Zimdancehall to the world’, as such I have not wasted time and am already linked to Mortif Records and will be cutting a song any time from now. “Zimdancehall speaks to the masses and is not elitist, it narrates ghetto experiences in much the same way as Raggae does in Jamaica, so if it is causing a sensation in Zimbabwe, I believe it has to catch a fire in South Africa too,” she said.

The rising artiste told CLS that the vision contained in the “Zimdancehall to the world” watch-word could only be possible if musicians upped their game.

“We need to touch on songs with an international flair, improve greatly on video quality to match world standards and do a lot of collaborations with international dancehall artistes in order to realise the ‘Zimdancehall to the world’ vision,” she said.

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