Power FM’s award-winning radio personality Mpumi Mlambo is now going to grace our TV screens as she MC’s Channel O’s popular music show LockDownHouseParty.
The MC popularly known as Msakazi by Power FM listeners is an aspiring young media mogul that looks up to black women like Oprah Winfrey.
“I want to be an African version of Oprah and own my own media production company, produce amazing African content and create opportunities for young talented people. I want them to know and understand that they can do more and be more than where they come from,” says Msakazi
This is not the first time Msakazi has tried to get her foot in the television Industry. She entered competition such as top billing presenter search and my BET break though she didn’t come on top, that did not demotivate her.
She continued to push and knock on doors until she unlocked the LockdownHouseParty gig. When asked about how this opportunity will impact her career and what it means to her Msakazi said that this gig is a major deal, it has unlocked doors in the music industry because she is now meeting different musicians and understanding their craft.
“This is one of the biggest gigs I have bagged. I tried with top billing and did not make it through, but this is a huge breakthrough for me, a young girl from Orange Farm and trying to make it onto the big screens. This is an exciting opportunity, I’m grateful to Shimza and Dj PH, the co-founders of the LockdownHouseParty for giving me the opportunity to be part of the show,” added Msakazi.
She believes that this opportunity will not only have a positive impact on her but those who look up to her and have the same goals. She believes that she can use this opportunity to influence young talents not to give up and keep pushing those doors and surround themselves with the right people.
Msakazi could not contain her excitement when she explained how she felt the first time she heard the news that she got the gig, “I’m quite a weird person, I was excited and happy but more worried about being able to deliver or kill it as this came at a time when I had anxiety. I cried because I was waiting on God to answer at least one prayer and he did,” she explained.
The entertainment industry requires one to be extremely creative, more often entertainers experience creative blocks and they need to go back to the drawing board.
Whe she is low on creativity Msakazi said she moves away from work, “I always go away from work when I experience creative blocks, I stop doing anything that is work related and watch things that are totally different from what I do and source my inspiration from them.”
The LockdownHouseParty involves various artists in the country, MC’s must understand ins and outs of the music industry. And Msakazi came prepared, when asked about her musical influence she said Anathii is one of the people that influence her musically as she believes that he is an exceptional artist. Msakazi will be MC’ing the show alongside Robot Boii, you can tune in on Friday’s and Saturdays on Channel O.
