Delta the Leo’s Ngwanaka reminds youth to listen to their elders
Hit song Ngwanaka, by Delta the Leo, reminds people that the company they keep, choices they make, and warnings they ignore, can destroy their future.
When award winning multi-talented artist Delta Choshi, popularly known as Delta the Leo, dropped hit song Ngwanaka on January 16, the streets didn’t just get another lekompo anthem; they got a wake-up call wrapped in rhythm.
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The song, which features PlaycoRSA and Skaylee, is alive with lekompo energy, but beneath the energetic beat lies a sobering message about young people listening to their elders, before life teaches them the hard way. The song is a meditation on the wisdom of parents and elders, those voices young people often dismiss in the heat of youth, only to realise later that their words were prophetic.
Delta repeats the refrain: You have warned me, like a mantra, forcing listeners to think about the warnings they received about friends, choices, and temptations. Warnings that, if ignored, often return with haunting clarity when life unravels.
In the song, the Bramley View-based artist paints a heartbreaking picture of friends turning against her, money running dry, and the crushing weight of hardship. Delta acknowledged that her choice of lekompo genre as the vessel for this message was deliberate. By embedding her message in a sound that commands attention, Delta ensures it reaches the very spaces where temptation thrives. “Most artists, upcoming and prominent, tend to abuse alcohol to deal with the pressure of the industry. I wanted to speak to that.”
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Raised in a township where taverns dot every corner, Delta has seen talent wasted and lives derailed. Her own hardships introduced her to alcohol, but discipline kept her from abuse. “I have people I called friends that offered me drugs and alcohol, and had I not had the discipline to walk away, I can’t imagine how ruined my life would be today,” she wrote on her Instagram.
That vulnerability is what elevates Ngwanaka beyond music, to some form of activism. Delta sees herself as a guide, and a voice of hope. “I’ve always believed that if there’s a way to bring change, then one should use their gifts to guide, inspire, and give hope.”
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