WEBVTT - Music with Zinah

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<v Speaker 1>And it's with Jacob mushorquar with you until three pm.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting into our last feature now, and it is of

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<v Speaker 1>course the more exciting one, the music feature. You can

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<v Speaker 1>get in touch with us zero seven two five six

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<v Speaker 1>seven one five sixty seven, or you can give us

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<v Speaker 1>a quick phone call. Oh two one four four six

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<v Speaker 1>zero five six seven, that's the number. Coming up at

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<v Speaker 1>three pm is of course Afternoon Drive with Mike Wills.

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<v Speaker 1>He's in for John Maatham. But for now we're joined

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<v Speaker 1>on the line by Zena. She's part of our musical segment. Today.

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<v Speaker 1>We're featuring a singer, songwriter and actress who's just released

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<v Speaker 1>her new song. Xena's debut EP in twenty twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>helped cement her career and now she's back with new music.

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<v Speaker 1>But before we play you the latest track, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>to know her a little more. Zina, Welcome to Cape

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<v Speaker 1>Talk on Lunch with Jacob. How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, Jacob, how are you?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm fantastic. Thank you for asking. Are you good? Are

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<v Speaker 1>you strong? Are you warm?

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<v Speaker 2>I am? I'm trying to keep warm in this crazy

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<v Speaker 2>cold weather we are suffering.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's part of the journey. Stay warm. There,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure your voice is also quite soothing. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to know where it all started for you started

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<v Speaker 1>performing at a very young age. Why did music become

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<v Speaker 1>that calling for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, when something comes really easy to

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<v Speaker 2>you and you don't really have to try hard. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that that's music for me. And not to say

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<v Speaker 2>that try hard in the sense that you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to work hard to obtain anything, but I think melodies

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<v Speaker 2>and lyrics come to me so quickly that it just

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<v Speaker 2>felt like the right thing to do and that it

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<v Speaker 2>was a God given gift as opposed to it, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being something that grew to love and loving it at

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<v Speaker 2>such a young age afforded me the opportunity to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>expand my you know, my hobbies and what I originally wanted.

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<v Speaker 2>But music was such a foundational thing for me as

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<v Speaker 2>a child because I feel like it helped me embrace

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<v Speaker 2>who I was and helped me really figure out what

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<v Speaker 2>it was that was going on in my crazy head

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<v Speaker 2>because I really thought I was a weird.

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<v Speaker 1>Child growing up and a part for singing. It seems

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<v Speaker 1>as though you are multi talented, because acting is also

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<v Speaker 1>involved there which one do you prefer singing or acting.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely singing, I think because I was trained in musical theaters,

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<v Speaker 2>so we're trained to sing, act, dance the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're all trained to be performers. But singing is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely my first point of core, honestly.

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<v Speaker 1>And now let's get into this new song of yours.

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<v Speaker 1>It's called we Know. Tell us about the inspiration behind

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<v Speaker 1>the song.

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<v Speaker 2>So the inspiration behind this song is that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we've all been through some sort of relationship or we've

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<v Speaker 2>been in certain places that were no longer serve us

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<v Speaker 2>and are no longer supposed to be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>our journey, and for some reason, as human beings, we

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<v Speaker 2>tend to hold onto things that are no longer for us,

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<v Speaker 2>And so the song is about trying to let go

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<v Speaker 2>or wanting someone else to pull the rug underneath us

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<v Speaker 2>so that we can eventually be able to release ourselves

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<v Speaker 2>from that position or from that person, or that project

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<v Speaker 2>or that dream that you once wanted. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>the end of something isn't always just the end, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of something else, and so being able to

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<v Speaker 2>leave a situation that's not for you open the doors

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to receive something better in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that's what the song is about.

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<v Speaker 1>And the writing or penning down your emotions after experiencing

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<v Speaker 1>all different types of things in life, does that come

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<v Speaker 1>quite easy for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it really does. And I think songwriting for me

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<v Speaker 2>is something that really helped me a lot in primary

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<v Speaker 2>school days and high school days when things are just

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<v Speaker 2>really overwhelming, I'd opened up my diary and just start

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<v Speaker 2>writing songs or just diary entries. And the older I got,

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<v Speaker 2>the easier it became for me to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>put my emotions down onto paper so that they I

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<v Speaker 2>could be able to deal with them and help my

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<v Speaker 2>mind kind of get through what it was that I

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<v Speaker 2>was feeling and makes sense of what I was feeling

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<v Speaker 2>as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so tell us what are you up to for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the year. We've literally just hit the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of twenty twenty five right now, and people already like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I'm going to make it till

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year. What are your plans for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the year musical perspective, obviously, no, Jacob, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know we have to make it through. Twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>was a crazy gird So twenty twenty five. We need

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<v Speaker 2>to end with the bang. I'm releasing a new music

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<v Speaker 2>video this month which I'm really looking forward to. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be participating in the show called Born to Perform as

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<v Speaker 2>the host this year, which I'm really excited about. And

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<v Speaker 2>of course more music coming up and in the pipeline

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<v Speaker 2>and so I'm hoping for more performances to come from that.

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<v Speaker 1>And while you add it, I think it would be

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<v Speaker 1>appropriate right now, Ob maybe if you can start rolling

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<v Speaker 1>it there for you to introduce. We know I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to play about about two minutes of the song, so

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<v Speaker 1>you'd have to just stay on the line, but it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be nice to also hear what people think of the

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<v Speaker 1>song as well. So this is your time to shine.

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<v Speaker 1>Please introduce your song, Zina.

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<v Speaker 2>Ladies and gentlemen, this is We Know by your girls, Diena.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you inspired

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<v Speaker 2>this song. That's the love. I guess there's something.

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<v Speaker 1>It's lunch with Jacob Qua on Cape Talk. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the sweet sounds of Zena with her latest song titled

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<v Speaker 1>We Know Zina. Hey, the people love you in Cape Town, Dude,

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<v Speaker 1>they love you. That was amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you so much. I really appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a message from Tanya saying she has such

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<v Speaker 1>a sweet voice loving the beat of the song. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the beat for me as well. What do you think

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<v Speaker 1>of the beat?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the beat is incredible. That shout out to

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<v Speaker 2>Slowey and find Tune Studios. He's an incredible producer and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just so funky and hip.

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<v Speaker 1>A funny story. I actually do know we find Tune Studios.

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<v Speaker 1>Is I used to do my voiceovers there in Brianston.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm not mistaken here, it's exactly there.

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<v Speaker 2>That's amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so cool. Yeah, no, listen, I'm an ex Jo

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<v Speaker 1>Burger and I'm now cape Tonian. But now what needs

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<v Speaker 1>to happen with you is we need your musical talent

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<v Speaker 1>in the mother city as well. So you need to

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<v Speaker 1>tell us where are you performing next and how can

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<v Speaker 1>people book you and what's your socials, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyone can follow me at on Instagram at Zina

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<v Speaker 2>Rose under school, or on Facebook or on TikTok. You find

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<v Speaker 2>me at Zina Rose and then if you'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>book me, you can email Zenimusic at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>So Xeno Rowse is how we get hold of you

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<v Speaker 1>and it's Xeno Rows on all the socials. Yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>now tell me something before I let you go. In

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<v Speaker 1>terms of musical inspirations when you were when you were

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<v Speaker 1>young and you were growing up, I mean, obviously music

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<v Speaker 1>was something that you always got drawn to. Who were

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<v Speaker 1>your musical inspirations back then?

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<v Speaker 2>So back then, I really loved Brenda Fassi. I was

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<v Speaker 2>a huge fan of Whitney System, obviously being also being

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<v Speaker 2>able to travel with the Whitney System to show I

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<v Speaker 2>love things like Abba. I loved Beyonce as well. And

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<v Speaker 2>apparently my inspiration is Victoria Mane. She's an incredible songwriter

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<v Speaker 2>and she is such an inspiration to me.

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<v Speaker 1>You're an inspiration to many others out there. I wish

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<v Speaker 1>you the best of luck with your journey, and just

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<v Speaker 1>by hearing your music today, I am sold. I am

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<v Speaker 1>now going to be following Xena Rose on Instagram and

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<v Speaker 1>on TikTok, and I'm gonna be and I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>be telling all my friends about you. I wish you

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<v Speaker 1>all the best of luck.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much, Jake, lovely talking.

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<v Speaker 1>To you, absolute pleasure chatting to you too. Her name

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<v Speaker 1>is Zena Rose joining us here on lunch with Jacob

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<v Speaker 1>Mushaqua in for Papa Hudson, and of course chatting about

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<v Speaker 1>her musical journey and where she gets her inspiration from.

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<v Speaker 1>Inspired by the likes of Whitney Houston, Beyonce, and even

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<v Speaker 1>Brenda Fassi. Hey, oh be Brenda Fazi. Remember Brenda Fassi. Dude, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're an og if you know who Brenda Fassi is.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think if life would have had it, we

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<v Speaker 1>would have definitely had Brenda Fasci on our musical journey

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<v Speaker 1>because she is a She was a proud Cape Tonian

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<v Speaker 1>and I think she carried Cape Town and South Africa

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<v Speaker 1>very well on an international space. I do hope the

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<v Speaker 1>likes of Xena Rose are spotted somewhere on the international

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<v Speaker 1>space because that is definitely a golden voice.