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After disappearing from music circles for two solid years, a resident of Khubvi Tshiseluselu village, Azwinndini Mahada, has made a comeback with his third album.
The new release, Tshelede yo lovha, was recorded at the Mudzimba Recording Studio three months ago and released three weeks ago.
Packed with 10 Venda traditional songs, the new release is selling well, despite the fact that it is self-marketed. Some of the songs which have the potential of making the album a hit include Zwo mmbavha, Ro hula u tambula, Kha vha zwi litshe and Tshelede.
The album will soon be available at local music outlets.
He revealed that he started playing a home-made guitar way back in 1982. His love of music grew over time until he met the late Venda music legend, Nndanganeni Daniel Luambo. Unfortunately, Luambo passed on before he could introduce Vho-Mahada to the recording studio. That was a huge setback to Vho-Mahada as he only managed to make a breakthrough 18 years later.
In 2010, he released his debut album, Vhurereli. “My debut album did not perform according to my expectations,” he said. The following year, he went to the Mudzimba Recording Studio and his second album, Muvhango, was released towards the end of 2011. According to him, the demand for Muvhango was by far higher than he could supply. It was probably for the same reason that Muvhango was named the album of the week in the Phalaphala FM Venda music charts.
Vho-Mahada practices as a traditional healer when he is not performing.
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By: Frank Mavhungu
Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990. He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.
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