Lubhalwe nguKhaya Ndaba
UBusi Mahlaba waqala njengomculi wasesontweni kanti ukuthuthela edolobheni elikhulu kanye nezwi lakhe lasezulwini kumphakamisele ekubeni umculi wezokholo. Lokhu ukwenze ngaphandle kokudela ubuqotho bakhe kwezobuciko.
Ngemuva konyaka ka-2016 uBusi wayewina izindondo ngapha nangapha. Wayegcwele imisakazo ngapha nangapha futhi abantu babemfuna ngapha nangapha kuyo yonke imboni.
Kodwa wathi ukuma kancane khona lapho ngoba wayefuna ukuphatha, ukusabalalisa nokugcina amalungelo akhe kuyena. Ngemuva kokuhlela kabusha ukusebenza kwebhizinisi lakhe uBusi usebuyile nomculo omusha.
Kusukela ekuqaleni uBusi ubelokhu esezingeni eliphezulu. Wazalelwa edolobheni elincane lase-Freyistata e-Vrede eminyakeni engu-40 edlule, wathuthela eGoli ngo-2004. Waqala ukucula esontweni njengengxenye yeqembu lomkhuleko. Ilapho aqala khona ukucula futhi wathatha isinqumo sokuwubeka kwelinye izinga umsebenzi wakhe wokucula.
Ngo-2010, ujoyine iqembu elibizwa ngeBusani Jazz Gospel elagcina likhiphe icwecwe elithi Ululamile.
Okulandelayo uBusi waphumela eceleni yedwa wakhipha ama-albhamu amabili ethi Ngiyekeleni Ngimkhonze nethi Peace in Africa, eyamtholela Indondo Yengoma ye-Best African Gospel Artist ngo-2016.
Uphinde waqokwa kumaDibela Pitseng Music Awards ngendondo yomculi wesifazane ohamba phambili kanye ne-albhamu ehamba phambili ye-Peace in Africa.
Uke wajabulela ukudlala emisakazweni yakwa-SABC njengeThobela FM, i-Lesedi FM ne-Motsweding FM.
“Iziteshi zomsakazo beziyidlala kakhulu ingoma yami ethi ‘Emmanuel’ futhi lokho kwangikhuthaza ukuba ngiqhubeke ngishumayele izwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngibonga iziteshi zaseMzansi ngokudlala izingoma zami,” kusho uBusi etshela i-Scrolla.Africa.
Uke washiyelana inkundla nabaculi abaziwayo abafana noMatlakala, uRoseline Sathekge, uTrica Selala noLundi Tyamara ongasekho.
“Ngajabula kakhulu ngesikhathi ngithola zonke lezi zindondo nokuqokwa kwami. Futhi kwangivulela iminyango eminingi.
“Bengingakayilungeli nakancane impumelelo.”
UBusi uthe uthole izicelo eziningi ezivela kumalebula okuqopha kanye nezinkampani ezisabalalisa umculo wakhe.
“Kodwa ngangizimisele ngokukhiqiza owami umculo.”
Manje usebuyile futhi ufuna ukwenza isitudiyo esizimele, abe nesikhala sokuzenzela yena nabanye abaculi umculo ohlukile.
Ingoma yakhe entsha ethi, “Eduze Nawe” (Closer to You), isiyatholakala kuwo wonke amapulatifomu edijithali ngaphansi kwelebula yakhe, iBusani Music. Ezinye izingoma ezintsha zisendleleni.
Osesithombeni esingenhla: UBusi Mahlaba
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe