Budding hip hop artist Nando Fwesh’s career is on the up.
The Amalinda resident has just released his new single, Hello, which has already received rave reviews on social media and plenty of airtime on local and national radio stations.
Speaking to the Daily Dispatch this week, the King William’s Town-born rapper, whose real name is Lwanda Soldati, said the single was his way of introducing himself.
“I’m still new in the music industry, busy trying to make a lasting mark so as the title suggests, hello, means ‘hi I’m here, take notice’,” he said.
The single is a collaboration with some established stars including Zakwe, Yanga and Lungelo.
Hello follows the success of Soldati’s previous single, Majika, which also received extensive airplay.
The video for Majika was shot in Mdantsane and has appeared on most SABC TV music shows.
He also performed the song live on e.tv’s breakfast show, Sunrise.
Soldati said Hello was produced by S.K.ill, a local beat maker, who also co-produced Cassper Nyovest and Toya De Lazy’s collaborative hit single, My City.
The song was then recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundborne recording studios, owned by Lungelo.
“Initially Lungelo was only meant to just provide us with studio time but when he heard the song he was really impressed and excited and offered to do the hook on the song,” said Soldati.
He said working with Lungelo was a learning curve and “an awesome experience”.
“He was so chilled. He had this refreshing energy that made me feel at ease, he was very supportive. He taught me a lot about how to put together a song and that it is not just about recording.”
Soldati said he started out as a kwaito musician but realised that it was no longer as popular as hip hop.
He said local artists were selling themselves short if they believed they could make it in East London.
“Using my experience as an example, I had to go to Johannesburg for recording and for promotions and to make sure that my song gets airplay.
“So we cannot hide the fact that one needs to go to Johannesburg to start up their career. But it’s up to the artist if you decide to move there permanently.”
He said that local artists should stop making music for just their peers and for the social networks.
“You have to make your work official. Take your music to the national radio stations and your videos to television stations; you have to trust your work, if your material is good enough it will get airplay,” he said.
Soldati said he was still in the recording stages of his debut album but that Hello was available on iTunes and on soundcloud.
E Cape rapper’s star on the rise
The Amalinda resident has just released his new single, Hello, which has already received rave reviews on social media and plenty of airtime on local and national radio stations.
Speaking to the Daily Dispatch this week, the King William’s Town-born rapper, whose real name is Lwanda Soldati, said the single was his way of introducing himself.
“I’m still new in the music industry, busy trying to make a lasting mark so as the title suggests, hello, means ‘hi I’m here, take notice’,” he said.
The single is a collaboration with some established stars including Zakwe, Yanga and Lungelo.
Hello follows the success of Soldati’s previous single, Majika, which also received extensive airplay.
The video for Majika was shot in Mdantsane and has appeared on most SABC TV music shows.
He also performed the song live on e.tv’s breakfast show, Sunrise.
Soldati said Hello was produced by S.K.ill, a local beat maker, who also co-produced Cassper Nyovest and Toya De Lazy’s collaborative hit single, My City.
The song was then recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundborne recording studios, owned by Lungelo.
“Initially Lungelo was only meant to just provide us with studio time but when he heard the song he was really impressed and excited and offered to do the hook on the song,” said Soldati.
He said working with Lungelo was a learning curve and “an awesome experience”.
“He was so chilled. He had this refreshing energy that made me feel at ease, he was very supportive. He taught me a lot about how to put together a song and that it is not just about recording.”
Soldati said he started out as a kwaito musician but realised that it was no longer as popular as hip hop.
He said local artists were selling themselves short if they believed they could make it in East London.
“Using my experience as an example, I had to go to Johannesburg for recording and for promotions and to make sure that my song gets airplay.
“So we cannot hide the fact that one needs to go to Johannesburg to start up their career. But it’s up to the artist if you decide to move there permanently.”
He said that local artists should stop making music for just their peers and for the social networks.
“You have to make your work official. Take your music to the national radio stations and your videos to television stations; you have to trust your work, if your material is good enough it will get airplay,” he said.
Soldati said he was still in the recording stages of his debut album but that Hello was available on iTunes and on soundcloud.
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