Kempton duo follow footsteps of legendary singers
Their single, titled Ndakusowa (I Miss You) is something couples are looking for inspirational love messages shouldn’t fail to notice, exploring the feeling of missing someone - your wife, girlfriend or partner.
It may be presumptuous to compare emerging singers with legends, but it brings into perspective the potential of the artists involved. Eddie L and DJ Blebo-K, who are residents of Kempton Park CBD, recently dropped their single and video.
They are not husband and wife, but the comparison with legendary couple Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu of South Africa and the renowned Zimbabwean gospel music pair of Charles and Olivia Charamba come to mind when you think of the two emerging singers.
Fusing hip-hop and passada, the soft and distinct Afro-fusion of the Kempton Park-based artists potentially place them in the footsteps of the above-mentioned legends, though the two may be decades away from reaching such stardom.
Their single titled Ndakusowa (I Miss You) is an inspirational love message as it explores the feeling of missing someone – your wife, girlfriend or partner. In the song, passada is brought courtesy of Edess Lukhere (stage name Eddie L), while hip-hop is expressed by DJ Blebo-K (born Blessings Kathemba).
“The song is for people who really know what true love is about. It is a pure love song carrying different types of messages, and it even plays on one’s emotions,” said DJ Blebo-K. The launch of the song also coincided with a sultry video idyllically shot in two locations, Sandton and Greenstone.
The video was cut by Ace Graphics (Majako) and is directed by Majako and DJ Blebo-K. “The response from fans is encouraging. This is our first well-produced song,” said DJ Blebo-K.
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In paying tribute to fans, Eddie said: “I would like to thank our fans for the support, especially those who are buying our DVD and merchandise.’ Produced at Blebo Skillz Recording Inc in Kempton Park by DJ Edle and Chycoon, Ndakusowa is unique in its exploration of love in five languages: Chewa, English, Zulu, Tumbuka and Swahili, making it accessible to a diverse audience.
Chewa is most spoken in Malawi and Zambia, where it is an official language, and Mozambique and Zimbabwe where it is a recognised minority language. Zulu is dominant in South Africa, also spoken in Lesotho, Eswatini and correlated to Ndebele in South Africa and Zimbabwe, while Tumbuka is spoken in parts of Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.
Though there are a lot of artists they would like to collaborate or share the stage with, topping the wish list are KO and Cassper Nyovest.
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