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| 'Queen' Zahara |
The night of the 18th South African Music Awards’ main event
belonged to singer-songwriter
Zahara! The songstress, who opened the awards
ceremony on Monday night with her hit single “Loliwe”, walked away with six
statuettes on the night and two awards the previous night, making it a total
eight SAMAs. With a name that translates to “shining” and “flower”, Zahara has
been the epitome of both translations since the Spring of 2011 when her debut
album, “Loliwe”, was released. The star, blossomed as her album went double
platinum after 17 days and has since sold over 300 000 copies. Her album won in
the Best Smooth Urban Music Album; Special Award: Best Selling Album and Album
of the Year categories. She also won in the categories for: Newcomer of the Year;
Female Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for her song, Incwad’Encane
which features Georgy. Zahara has cemented her place in the entertainment
industry, not only in South Africa but across the borders as well – as can be
proven in her sold-out shows at her February performance in Harare, Zimbabwe.
In celebration of her burgeoning career as South Africa’s most loved Afro-Soul
artist, Zahara is set to put a show together that EMI Music/CCP Records in
conjunction with TS Records will host at Carnival City.
The tickets for the show will be sold through
Computicket and Shoprite, with seating prices ranging between R180 and R250.
The show, which is set to be recorded on the 8 and 9 June 2012, will be
released as Zahara’s first Live DVD. Stars are meant to shine; and with the
wave of success that she’s been riding on since she left the Phumlani informal
settlement outside of East London in the Eastern Cape, it’s no telling how many
dreams she has put into motion, by realizing her own.
“Success is defined by the acquisition of
material objects, I don’t want that to define MY success”, says the starlet who
sees herself as taking on the role of “ambassador of moral regeneration” with
ease as she sets out to re-instill humility; respect; morals and principles as
her musical success has given her the opportunity to express, and hopefully
impress those values into society. Zahara has modeled the manner in which she
wishes her career will have an influence on other people in Mahatma Ghandi’s
words that echo: "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what
we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."
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