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Voice Tsilatsila might have just released her debut gospel album, but her ambition is to reach out to the global community, so that she can heal their souls through music.
Born in Carletonville, Gauteng, 30 years ago, Voice's musical talent was unearthed at a very early stage when she was still a Sunday school pupil at Bethlehem Apostolic Church (BAC) in Mulodi, Thengwe. Although music was in her blood, Voice never took her talent seriously until her elder brother, Khathutshelo Mulaudzi, who was a worship member of the same church, encouraged her to sing while he was practicing keyboard at home at Tshithuthuni.
"My brother would come home with the keyboard and encourage me to sing while he was playing it. Sometimes he would give up on me and chase me out of his practicing room. When I was outside, I used the opportunity to sing on my own," explained Voice.
In 2001, Voice was roped into the worshipping team after church leaders were impressed by her talent. "After realizing that many people were touched by the songs that I sang, I realized that it was time to record an album, Ri a u vhidza Yehova, so that I could reach a bigger audience. I write and sing my own songs. Whenever I sing, many people repent, while others confess their mistakes.”
She said that to fulfill God's mandate of reaching out to a bigger audience, she recorded 14 tracks for her first album at Emmanuel Mamphogoro’s studio. With hit songs such as Dzikhoroni Dza u Yehova, Mukhethwa, U Mudzumu a fulufhedzea-ho, Vho luga Yehova and others, the album is well accepted by the community in and around her area.
Asked where she would like to see herself as a musician, Voice said: "I want to reach out to the global community so that more people can be healed and repent. I am not aiming to be popular, but I want my music to change the lives of millions around the world," she concluded.
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By: Ndivhuwo Musetha
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