Last year was a good time for Namibian music – both for established and upcoming artists. Here’s hoping the trend continues.
chats to various radio personalities about artists to watch this year…
Treza Cooper who hosts ‘Hitsville’ daily from 12h00 to 14h00 on 99FM says Sally Boss Madam, Jaleel, LMPC, Top Cheri, Nga-I and PDK are some of the artists she believes will rock the charts in 2018.
She says Sally has an incredible album out and she represents the country well, garnering international acclaim.
“We can only expect bigger things from Sally because the work she put in last year has laid the foundation. I believe upcoming artists can emulate something from her as well,” said Cooper.
Music lovers should also look out for the other four artists she mentioned, she said, as these are phenomenonal artists whose respective fan bases and repertoires keep growing because of the good music they make.
Cooper also singled out PDK. “PDK have always delivered good music.
They always give people something to dance to. They have been in the industry for a long time but their music keeps them relevant and I guess that is why fans love their music,” said the bubbly Cooper.
Fresh FM’s NSK says there are many promising musicians who are bound to have a fruitful year in 2018 provided they market their music well. He said MasZanga, Tate Buti, Karishma and Salvador are ones to watch this year.
MasZanga’s ‘Delayed Millionaires’ album, he said, has four to five songs that he sees topping charts. Tate Buti is another artist who will keep people on their toes with ‘Opena’, he said.
“Tate Buti’s album is going to be very big this year. This is evident by how his music is loved by radio listeners and taxi drivers. He makes the kind of authentic music Namibian people love and relate to,” said NSK.
According to Base FM’s Isdor Kamati, 2018 is going to be a good year for upcoming artists who proved their hunger for success last year and who have something fresh to offer the music industry.
“I believe new artists will do well this year, especially MIG, a hip-hop group from Rundu, because their music is relatable, loved by many and it is in vernacular which other artists lack,” said Kamati.
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