I'm Lexi, and you're listening to the Daily Spill Talk Show with Lola Vandau. I'm from Soweto. I started my work primarily in Soweto, but in the late 1970s, we went to Tebendry School with my brothers. So that's where everything started, concerning music.
Have you said you started your music career singing in a church choir, is that right? Yes, yes, yes, of course. We were singing in a church choir, also with my brothers. Yeah, so actually, we are from the music family.
Of course, my father, my father, my mother, as a musician. Do you have music in your blood? Yes, yes, yes. So I just thought, let me just bring the brothers together and do something.
Yes, yes. So we don't find ourselves in the wrong places and stuff like that. So I started Pure Goals in 1975. We became a professional in 1985.
So that's 10 years down the line. Wow, 10 years of very hard work, recording, writing music. Yes, of course. Yeah, and how did you, how did you get your big break?
How did Pure Goals become a recorded album? We met Blondie, my friend. It was a coincidence because we were actually in the same church, but we didn't know it. So we were on stage singing.
So Blondie just jumped on stage singing with us. I said, okay, this is Blondie. Now, this is where we're going to. When we finished singing, I just want to record with human.
We want to get the contract with human. Because no one is speaking with us. So I think we're speaking the same language with you, so that we understand us. Yeah, wow, your big break.
That's amazing. And what was your first album called? Oh, our first album was called Change We Warm. Yes, I remember now.
Change We Warm. It was about a girlfriend. Yeah, because it was involved by then. Yeah, so it didn't do very well.
But in 1987, we decided to put instruments. Yeah, we decided to bring together a cappella with instruments. Okay, and then you developed your sound? Yeah, so that's where everything now, because we, our first album is pure gold.
By then, We Warm. Then our first album is pure gold. It was Siabonga Baba. Yes, it was Siabonga Baba.
Yes, it was Siabonga Baba. It was in the institution. It was very well. It did very well.
Believe you me, we sold about 400,000 copies. That's a lot of albums itself. And that was during the years between 1985 and 1987? Yeah, it was, it was rough and nice.
Yeah. I mean, it was rough, but we enjoyed it a lot because it was a living camp as well. Okay, so it's like a tough one. Yeah, there's a lot of things.
Yes, we are. So it was nice, let me say, but very tough, I must say. Yeah, and how did you go into those tough times? You know, music is like a calling man.
Okay. You cannot just ignore it. Yeah, it annoys you. Day in the night, let me tell you something.
So that's what kept us strong. That's what kept us, kept us going. Yeah. You see, because we believed that one day we'll make it.
And we did. And it was a long, hard stuff, but what was your pay is all? It pays off, yes. So tell us about some of the, some of the other legends that you've worked with, some of the other legends from the industry.
I've worked with Sproli Makene, I've worked with Vosishani, Vosishani, Vosishani, the big fish. I worked with Blackfuman in my group. I still have this Blackfuman. I would do it for a number of facets.
I believe you wrote one of her songs. Yes, my baby, I'm wrong. The last album, before she passed away, yes, I did the song, I paid you, I'm wrong. We recorded the album with a purple album, yeah.
I remember we've been having a video with a song. Okay. And how do you explain your music style, like your genre of music? I call my music Zumba music.
Okay. Explain that. What is it? Because it's a jail music.
Okay. When, when the guys sing in jail, they only sing this song. I call this one. It's a new thing.
I don't know what to call it. I call it this one. And I'm the only one doing this music. No one cares.
That is serious innovation in the music industry. So you've already had a significant style of music. It's phenomenal. This music we were talking earlier about being so transcendent and being able to speak to different cultures and it transcends language.
What are your favorite things about music? My favorite things about music is, music is, it's a universal language. You only have to explain to everyone what I'm singing about. You see, as you sing, music is, it's getting people together.
You see, different cultures, different, just different people together. Whether you're from England, whether you're from Barcelona, can you just come together. That's because of music. So that's great.
Thank you so much, Freddie. And now it's time for a short break. Do stay tuned on the other side of this. We meet up with Lolo, who spent time with Freddie in Soweto.
He's a rising star and his music has been inspired by Freddie. Stay tuned. You are now listening to the Daily Spill Talk Show with Lolo Vandal. I'm Lexi, and you're listening to the Daily Spill Talk Show with Lolo Vandal.
I'm still in studio with Freddie. Let's have a look at what happened in Soweto as our rising star. Spend time with Freddie Guala. I came along with Lolo Vandal all the way from Eastern Cape, Israel, in Shikin, Williamstown.
I'm Kalawo's Ndolo, 2007, up until today. I started music in September, you know, but knowing in Yoba, you can't make a career out of music because I realized in Yoba, writing is one of the skills given to me by the most high. So from 2007, I faced a lot of challenges, but I cannot complain because I'm where I am today because of the perseverance in the belief. I'm in Yoba, I'm in Yoba, I'm in Yoba, I'm in Yoba, I'm in Yoba, I'm in Yoba.
My name is Yoba, I'm in Yoba, Me, OTCH, Cer Maybe a friend our reached live and encont参 to this. And he's it's offered a training, you know? like and then you know what you see whenever he's performing it's what you get when you're cheating with him. Of course man he produced a lot of hits and he made like this money.
I think he's a tough worker than he given it earlier in the world. Okay? Yeah, that's all. He's going to get it here.
I don't know if there's any technical school and I just kind of have to tell you what, but I think there's a lot of times people have to learn if there's any other things might be So how are you doing that? 2100, if you were in 2001. And if they could make a solution. No I couldn't have to say that.
But this year in 2004, if I'm not mistaken, I have to say... You can't say you and your government, I have to say that you are here. So let's say. 50,000.
Okay. So the thing is say, 136,000. That's why it's in the last quarter. Yeah.
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He also says, when the work is necessary, you develop the clinic, you will be able to make the local University of Florida a little bit more. I like the fact that you have to make sure that you do it. You will not have a plan. You don't know how to make the money, but they refer you the way.
and then this will be because it's the same thing. When we're talking about the community, this is the same thing we're talking about. If you're asking them to help you, then we'll ask them to help you. Because believe me, my brother, we can help you in our own way, because I can't help you, but we don't have any sort of help.
So we're going to understand why this is the same thing. Because it's going to take you to the culture. And then, these are the things that we are approaching the element of the address that is in the presence of God, after we get a crime, and all that. So, that's what we are doing.
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