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MALKERNS – According to South African (SA) musician Hlengiwe Mhlaba, Gospel singers need to have a relationship with God if they want to succeed in the industry.

0hlaba is a SA songwriter and *osSel singer. +er way of Sraising *od through her songs has made her uniTue. %efore becoming a *osSel artist as we know her, she was a teacher. She decided to try out the music Srofession after connecting with SiSho 0akhabane. The artist and Sroducer 0akhabane was of great helS to her, in singing for Aman[usa 0usic 3roduction. After her Serformance at the 0akoti )estival held at 0alkerns &ountry &lub she cautioned local *osSel musicians to ensure that they have a relationshiS with *od, as they are ministering when they sing for the SeoSle. This was during an interview she had with this Sublication.

³:hen you sing *osSel make sure that you have a relationshiS with the *od of the gosSel.

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This is because as you sing, you will be talking about someone you know, some one who relates with you, someone who Srotects you, someone who stands with you as well as someone who will never leave you. So singing the *osSel without him can be tricky as you will only be using talent.

:hen asked to share her highlights while at the 0akoti )estival event, she shared that (swatini has develoSed. ³(s watini has imSroved, the lights and the festival is more alive. :hen , walked on stage , was like wow, , don¶t know how many years it¶s been since ,¶ve been here, but everything is wow for me. (swatini is my second home from SA. , love the Seo Sle of (swatini and , would like to thank them for making me who , am today. ,f you want to gauge yourself and your mu sic as a *osSel artist, come to (swatini. ,f they don¶t take it and show you love, Must forget,” the musician concluded.