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Two things you cannot separate from Ndivhuho NL are his guitar and his love for jazz music.
For the 38-year-old guitarist, who was born at Siloam and raised in Maungani, his love of jazz music was developed during his time in high school. He adores jazz music because “the genre is broad, and it does not have limitations. There are many sub-genres under jazz music. I like its elements such as improvisations and alter chords. When you play jazz music, you become free and you can explore and express your skills. When you compose any jazz hit tracks, it lasts longer, and it doesn’t go out of fashion. Jazz is not cheap music," he said.
He was taught how to play the guitar by Mr Samson Mudau in the early 90s. He taught him how to play an acoustic guitar. His favourite guitarists are George Benson, Pat Matheny, Richard Bona and Jon Gomm. "In 2007, I visited the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and I was so inspired to continue studying music. I saw a future in the music industry," he explains.
Life was not smooth for him after he passed matric. "I took a gap for three years because of a lack of finances to further my studies. In those three years, I used to work as a gardener at Sibasa. I then registered for a B Mus at Univen in 2005," he recalls.
So far he has produced two albums, Vhutsila ifa lashu (Art our heritage) and Thungununu nemulambo. He is currently recording Thungununu nemulambo and Ndariyeni Limpopo remix music videos. Last year he won the Best Jazz Song at the Mzantsi Jazz Awards, Best African Jazz Song at the South African Traditional Music Awards and Best Jazz Single at the Limpopo Music Awards.
For bookings, he can be reached on 073 176 0204. He is also available on Facebook as Ndivhuho NL.
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Guitarist Ndivhuho NL. Photo supplied
By: Mbulaheni Ridovhona
The 22-year-old Mbulaheni (Gary) Ridovhona has been passionate about journalism to the extent that he would buy himself a copy of weekly Univen students' newsletter, Our Voice. After reading, he would write stories about his rural village, Mamvuka, and submit them to the very newsletter for publication. His deep-rooted love for words and writing saw him register for a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies at the University of Venda, and joined the Limpopo Mirror team in February 2016 as a journalism intern.
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