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Podcasting and music intertwine­d – MacG

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MANZINI - South African musician and podcaster MacG says music and podcasting are linked, but music was his first passion.

This was at the launch of new es taElishmen­t &luE in Manzini on 6aturday.

%orn Macgyver Mukwevho pop ularly known as Mac* is an entar tainer '- music producer and pod caster. As a '- he has worked with a prominent radio station in 6A which is <)M a *auteng Eased radio station. +e has toured Africa with MTV %ase performing in Angola MozamEiTue as well as in the first ever MTV African Awards in 1igeria in . &urrently he is the Erains Eehind the podcasting channel duEEed µ3odcast and &hill with Mac*¶.

Performing

2n 6aturday the musician ushered us into the new month in the Eest way one can imagine Ey performing at &luE in Moneni. +e took over the decks at am and kept patrons on their toes with a viErant Amapiano set which he delivered for over an hour. The show was duEEed µ&luE

All :hite /aunch 3arty¶. Mac* played alongside 6A musician Ap

³It¶s all the same to me music was my first passion. It concides with what I do which is podcasting at the end of the day they are all intertwine­d. The podcasting industry needs to grow the more podcasters we have the Eetter for the industry. :hether we have more podcasters from (swatini and 6A it doesn¶t matter the more podcasts we have the Eetter it is for the industry.

µµI personally Eelieve that podcasting is the perfect career especially for young people.

µµThis is a career which greatly rests on creativity and Eeing aEle to fork out fresh content from time to time. I am actually impressed that it is growing and taking up space in the industry ´ Mac* said.

:hen proEed on whether he has reached the stage he has always want ed to reach in his career he narrated that he still want to achieve more. ³I am Must getting started this is nothing. I have a great amEition and that is all what life is aEout.

Young

It¶s all aEout reaching the ne[t milestone. As young as we are in this industry a lot of people may come to think that we have already made it.

2verall the All :hite /aunch 3arty was a well e[ecuted event which attracted a lot of patrons as the venue was packed though some did not stick to the theme which was all white Eut that did not dampen the mood as they looked amazing in their preferd outfits. *ood music was the order of the day until am in the morning.

 ?? ?? A section of patrons dancing to the live performanc­es which were delivered during the show.
A section of patrons dancing to the live performanc­es which were delivered during the show.
 ?? (Pics: Mxolisi Dlamini). ?? South African musician MacG delivered a solid Amapiano set during the show. His set lasted for over an hour and he went on to enjoy himself in the VIP area.
(Pics: Mxolisi Dlamini). South African musician MacG delivered a solid Amapiano set during the show. His set lasted for over an hour and he went on to enjoy himself in the VIP area.
 ?? ?? Ap Yano playing alongside MacG during the show, they were both a marvel to watch.
Ap Yano playing alongside MacG during the show, they were both a marvel to watch.

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