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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – While Landile Sokweba searched homes for criminals as a security guard, he always dreamed of one day becoming an award-winning maskandi artist.<\/p>\n

Now Sokweba, 35, of Langa, Cape Town, has four awards to his name.<\/p>\n

Sokweba\u2019s dream was realised when he was awarded the Best Maskandi Artist at the fourth Eastern Cape Music Awards (ECMSA) in December 2019.<\/p>\n

He launched his first album in April 2019, titled Ndize Ngokwam, which means \u201cI came by myself\u201d. Maskandi is a traditional music form.<\/p>\n

This year, Sokweba, who goes by the stage name Xhentsa Kumisiwe, won three additional awards from ECMSA for his contribution last year.<\/p>\n

He was flown to the Eastern Cape on March 20, where he was handed awards for Best Maskandi Artist of 2020, Artist of the Year and Most Voted Artist.<\/p>\n

According to ECMSA\u2019s Facebook page, Xhentsa had been nominated in September and he featured on their poster for the award ceremony, this year. He has since been featured on numerous radio stations and has a Facebook page.<\/p>\n

When Sokweba is not making music, he has, since 2008, worked as a security guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know what is going to happen when you respond to an emergency or alarm alert at a house,\u201d he said. \u201cGrowing up in the Eastern Cape, I was part of the school choir. I moved to Cape Town as a young man, but always had a dream of pursuing my music career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then he hit the recording studios and eight months after his first album was released, he had already been nominated and won.<\/p>\n

He is now working on his second album.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people look at me as a Fidelity guard, they think how is it that he is also doing maskandi music?\u201d he said. \u201cI am so grateful to everyone who believes in me, even my colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am working on my second album, which will be released in June and will be called: Ibuyile Imanejala, which means, \u2018I came back again\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople probably thought, I was just going to make one album. But, I am coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sokweba\u2019s colleague, Leighton Fuscher, said he was proud of him: \u201cEven though he won all these awards, he has always remained humble. He is a true example of hard work and dedication, not only with his music but with his employment as a response officer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weekend Argus<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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