Mkhuseli Sizani
USangoma Nomdakazana Dlamini unqoba i-Afrika ngomdanso wakhe.
Lesi sangoma esinamathalente amaningi futhi esingumculi, odabuka Enyandeni, e-Eastern Cape, njengamanje ohlala e-Randburg, eGoli utshele abakwa-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi wayeziqhenya ngoMpondo.
“Ngubizo lwami lokuqhakambisa isiko lami, futhi nemidanso yami iyingxenye yayo,” uyasho.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi ngibusiswe ngomoya wenjabulo, onothando. Ngifaka umdanso wami wase-Afrika ngemidanso engokomoya.”
Uthe ubizo lwaakhe liyamqondisa emikhakheni yakhe futhi uyeka nomsebenzi.
“Ngisebenza nemimoya yabantu hhayi nabo ngqo. Angiyi lapho okungafanele ngiye khona. Ngimane ngithi angitholakali.”
Esiteji, uNomdakazana uncintisana nomyeni wakhe, uThami Mathe ngomudanso wakhe omuhle kakhulu.
“Uma ngidansa, umyeni wami uyazi ukuthi akusiyena unkosikazi wakhe lowo. Uyazi ukuthi uNomdakazana usemsebenzini futhi akabinamona,” uyasho.
“Asiklolodelani kodwa sijabulisa izihlwele. Babheja ukuthi ngubani ozodansa kancono kunomunye.”
Futhi kwenzekani uma besuka esiteji?
“Ngemuva kwalokho, sibuyela ekubeni yindoda nomfazi abajabulayo,” uyasho.
UNomdakazana uthe kubuhlungu ukuthathelwa phansi endaweni yangakubo futhi engabonakali.
Ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi ekule mboni kusenzima ukuthi enze umsebenzi wakhe e-Eastern Cape.
“Amadoda angicela usizo lwezocansi ngaphambi kokuba angifake ohlwini,” uyasho.
“Abahleli bemicimbi abanqeni ukukhokha imali yami ngoba bakhokhele umculi oyinambitheka yenyanga ngaleso sikhathi. Yilapho engiphula khona izinhliziyo zabo ngibakhombisa ukuthi kufanele bathenge ithalente hhayi udumo. Ngithatha isixuku kuthi lapho isenzo esikhulu sifika ngisakhala emakhanda abo.”
UNomdakazana uthe ingoma yakhe yesi-Nigeria ethi, Chineke Mme, ithandwa eNtshonalanga Afrika.
Uhlanganyele ezingomeni eziningi nabaculi abehlukene e-Afrika futhi usekhiphe amaalbhamu amabili aphelele nazingoma ezihamba zodwa ezimbili eminyakeni eyishumi nambili ayisebenzile emculweni.
UNomdakazana uqokwe emkhakheni we-Best Female Entertainer kuma-Eastern Cape Music Awards azoba mhla ziyi-12 kuLwezi e-East London.