The Sunday News
Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporter
ONE of Bulawayo’s finest musicians Sizalobuhle Nkomo warmly known as Msiz’kay has had his music turned down by a South African radio station.
The artiste sent the Bayatshilwa album last month to South Africa’s YFM and got the response recently which informed him about the rejection.
“I only received an email that said my application to be play listed was unsuccessful but I should continue to forward new music to them as I release it. There was no specific reason as to why my album was rejected. I later learnt that it had nothing to do with me being Zimbabwean because, Rabs Vhafuwi, a South African artiste also received a similar email and that was somehow a relief,” he added
When asked if the rejection made him doubt his work, he said instead, it encouraged him to work harder.
“The first reaction was one of disappointment. I was crushed because, although I have confidence in the work that I do, they made me feel as if my music was not good enough. But after that I was motivated to work even harder just so I can get to that point where I can be play-listed on any radio station anywhere in the world.”
Msiz’kay promised his fans that rejection will not put him down or make him change his music genre.
“The style, the feel and the texture of the music will remain the same because that is what sets me apart from other artistes, but I will take it upon myself to improve on the technical aspects of the music that I make, so it is at par with international standards or beyond that is in terms of quality and sound,” he said.
