My journey into music, plans for European tour —Zambian multi-award winner, Mwale

Zambian multi-award winning songbird based in Germany Yvonne Mwale says a humble attitude is key to developing the music industry in Zambia.

In an interview recent, Mwale said her love for music was natural, as she grew up in an
environment of musicians within the family.

“I was addicted to music at a very young age, my mother was a singer in the Masiye band, and my biological father is a guitarist originally
from Congo, and my uncle was a member of the Mulemena Boys Mr Brian Chibangu, so I guess am just born as a musician, she said.

Mwale said that the biggest key to developing the music industry is having a humble attitude towards new ideas.

“I have seen beautiful musicians, or us musicians need to change our attitude as artistes, we need to learn how we can humble ourselves, and have an open mind to be willing to work with others and let
different ideas flow in when it comes to performing live music and just try out different styles as opposed to sticking to the same style always, we need to become more mature when it comes to music, and we can then put our country on the map,” she says.

This year, she plans to roll out a few singles, along with a European tour as she aims to get back to performing for her fans.

“I have a single project that is coming up this year, I will be on tour in Europe starting this August with my new single called ‘Free Soul’, which is doing very well here in Germany, we have more than ten
concerts booked here, and we hope the Covid-19 situation eases up soon, so that we can travel to more parts of the world and perform,” she said.

Mwale said that education should not determine the measure of someone’s value in life, adding that people can make a name for themselves
regardless.

“I don’t have a very good level of education, life was quiet tough when I lost both my parents while I was young, I was a grade eight drop out as I didn’t have someone to pay for my school fees, but I had the opportunity through music as I have touched many people through my voice, so education doesn’t measure, not that am discouraging
education, but even if you don’t have it you can become someone in life,” she said.

Contributed by: Harbguy Mwambaz

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