The reintroduction
Samuele takes fans back to the Qonja days at the re-launch of hit album Mdakadaka.
Last weekend, the Garden Inn was a whole movie as musician Samuele took his fans on a trip down memory lane. The singer performed his hit tracks reminding us once again why he is one of the greatest Namibia has.
A few years back, everyone knew singer Qonja Ngodji thanks to his hit song, 'Koek n Jam'. Now Qonja is no longer, and Samuel and his alter ego, Gotwealth, have taken over. According to the artist, he is now grown hence the preference and choice of new name Samuele.
“Qonja was a boy. He did and handled things like a boy. Samuele Ngodji is a man, handles things with a different eye and with understanding” he said.
Samuele has since converted to Christianity and has been releasing gospel music. He changed his stage name to Samuele M'yamba and then to Samuele and he also changed the name of his record label Lowkey Records to Highkey Records. Asked if the Koek and Jam lyricist has any regrets from his new name and path, Samuele said it's all about the approach one takes in life.
“It all depends, how you look at a thing, how you reason in general. One will see the loss of limelight, and another will see an opportunity. If you interact with yourself, you'll see your strengths and weaknesses, what type of people you should one keep around you and what type of information one should absorb, in order to take your career to the next level and impact the lives of people,” he said.
The musician told tjil that he re-launched the Mdakadaka album that was initially brought out in 2008 because according to him, looking back is how one builds their legacy. Samuele had his young and old fans dancing and singing lyric to lyric to his old tunes as if they were fresh from the studio. His fellow artists Exit, Sunny Boy and Tulisan were in attendance.
The singer will be dropping his Kool and Pool album soon and he says his fans should expect nothing but success.
“Kool n Pool… the music will talk to individuals who are going to buy it and this is why it will sell for N$1 000. Mdakadaka is selling for N$250,” he concluded.
JUNE SHIMUOSHILI
A few years back, everyone knew singer Qonja Ngodji thanks to his hit song, 'Koek n Jam'. Now Qonja is no longer, and Samuel and his alter ego, Gotwealth, have taken over. According to the artist, he is now grown hence the preference and choice of new name Samuele.
“Qonja was a boy. He did and handled things like a boy. Samuele Ngodji is a man, handles things with a different eye and with understanding” he said.
Samuele has since converted to Christianity and has been releasing gospel music. He changed his stage name to Samuele M'yamba and then to Samuele and he also changed the name of his record label Lowkey Records to Highkey Records. Asked if the Koek and Jam lyricist has any regrets from his new name and path, Samuele said it's all about the approach one takes in life.
“It all depends, how you look at a thing, how you reason in general. One will see the loss of limelight, and another will see an opportunity. If you interact with yourself, you'll see your strengths and weaknesses, what type of people you should one keep around you and what type of information one should absorb, in order to take your career to the next level and impact the lives of people,” he said.
The musician told tjil that he re-launched the Mdakadaka album that was initially brought out in 2008 because according to him, looking back is how one builds their legacy. Samuele had his young and old fans dancing and singing lyric to lyric to his old tunes as if they were fresh from the studio. His fellow artists Exit, Sunny Boy and Tulisan were in attendance.
The singer will be dropping his Kool and Pool album soon and he says his fans should expect nothing but success.
“Kool n Pool… the music will talk to individuals who are going to buy it and this is why it will sell for N$1 000. Mdakadaka is selling for N$250,” he concluded.
JUNE SHIMUOSHILI
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