Ten Questions for Nosipho, musician & songwriter
“I’ve loved music since I was a child but it wasn’t until my early twenties that I took my songwriting and singing abilities seriously. I’ve grown from keeping my songs to myself to sharing them with others by singing at venues such as Zula Bar in Long Street, Tagore’s in Obz among others. I have also recorded a few songs that I’m working to put into an album. In the beginning of last year I started working with a band which has been the most amazing thing so far. I used to just sing to recorded backing tracks but working with other musicians is beautiful. I look forward to recording with them”
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1.Living creatively is….enjoying life rather than enduring it. also for me it is beading, singing, writing, loving, talking and laughing
2. Define yourself….I’m an oxymoronic klutz who is always busy becoming my best self
3. On your work….my work is a therapeutic expression/extension of myself. I write my own songs and they come mostly from my own experiences.
4. On happiness…happiness is clarity of mind and peace of soul. it is also to be found in rainy days
5. On Art…art is how we express the God we are
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6. Rules you live by….stay true to self, spend my time doing/being things I love, be honest with others about who I am, have no bounds, worship nothing and no-one, always learn, be brave
7. This morning i woke up and thought….what am I gonna do today?
8. I’m influenced by….the unbreakable strength of my late maternal grandmother, the calm wisdom of my maternal grandfather and my mother’s perfect balance of both her parent’s traits. other than that I’m influenced by all kinds of creativity and people: my sisters, my friends, other artists, words, songs, music, love, pain, movies, fashion etc.
9. Responsibility is…authentically living on purpose
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10. 10 People I’d like to ask these questions to: (Absolutely anyone, dead or alive)
Toni Morrison, Thandiswa Mazwai, Bob Marley, Sade, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mariama Ba, Winnie Mandela, Nkensani Nkosi, Amel Larrieux, Mbongeni Ngema
Watch Nosipho do her thing here:
images courtesy of Mimi Cherono Ng’ok
