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Obert Mpofu buys music album for $1 000
10 Nov 2017 at 04:38hrs | Views
On a night during which the Minister of Home Affairs Obert Mpofu bought one of her albums for $1 000, there was nothing much to celebrate for Zimpraise's Lindani Masuku as she launched her album, as last Saturday's gig at Elite 400 came only a few hours after the death of her father.
A few months after the death of her mother, which happened during the recording of the album titled The Lord's Prayer, Masuku learnt that her father had also passed away after a prolonged battle with illness.
"I learnt that my father had passed away while I was preparing for the launch. My heart and spirit did not want me to go on but I remembered that during the recording of the album I'd lost my mother and so this was another test from the devil meant to crush my spirit. I gained courage just from knowing that fact," he said.
Saturday's launch in front of a packed Elite 400 had therefore happened against the advice of relatives who felt that she needed to mourn her father before going back on stage.
"I told them that this is not entertainment. This is ministry. My parents would have loved to have seen me on stage launching my album. Before the concert I was getting calls from fans asking if the launch was still on. I knew some people would not approve.
"When I got on stage I was shaky. I thought I would collapse on stage but after the launch I felt healed. I even managed to minister at my father's funeral and many people were wondering where I got the strength from," the songbird said.
Masuku's determination to launch her album at age 43 may be due to distinguished service with Zimpraise, one of the country's biggest gospel groups known for producing some of gospel music's brightest talents.
"For many years I have wished I could come up with a solo album but somehow I never acted on it fully. When I joined Zimpraise my eyes were opened. I began to see how important it was to do what you have been called to do.
"I don't believe I have been late in releasing an album. I believe that there is a time for everything. God's time is the best time. I started ministering when I was four years old under my late mother's training. I'd sing with my family at weddings, schools, churches, funerals and national events. Some people thought we had an album but we didn't. The time was just not ripe," she said.
Despite the fact that Lindani has now broken her duck and released her debut solo album, she is determined not to stop there. She is moving full steam ahead as she prepares to release another DVD in 2018.
A few months after the death of her mother, which happened during the recording of the album titled The Lord's Prayer, Masuku learnt that her father had also passed away after a prolonged battle with illness.
"I learnt that my father had passed away while I was preparing for the launch. My heart and spirit did not want me to go on but I remembered that during the recording of the album I'd lost my mother and so this was another test from the devil meant to crush my spirit. I gained courage just from knowing that fact," he said.
Saturday's launch in front of a packed Elite 400 had therefore happened against the advice of relatives who felt that she needed to mourn her father before going back on stage.
"I told them that this is not entertainment. This is ministry. My parents would have loved to have seen me on stage launching my album. Before the concert I was getting calls from fans asking if the launch was still on. I knew some people would not approve.
Masuku's determination to launch her album at age 43 may be due to distinguished service with Zimpraise, one of the country's biggest gospel groups known for producing some of gospel music's brightest talents.
"For many years I have wished I could come up with a solo album but somehow I never acted on it fully. When I joined Zimpraise my eyes were opened. I began to see how important it was to do what you have been called to do.
"I don't believe I have been late in releasing an album. I believe that there is a time for everything. God's time is the best time. I started ministering when I was four years old under my late mother's training. I'd sing with my family at weddings, schools, churches, funerals and national events. Some people thought we had an album but we didn't. The time was just not ripe," she said.
Despite the fact that Lindani has now broken her duck and released her debut solo album, she is determined not to stop there. She is moving full steam ahead as she prepares to release another DVD in 2018.
Source - bmetro
