Mi Casa celebrate 10 years
MULTI- award-winning band Mi Casa are celebrating 10 years in the industry this year, and will be noting that achievement all weekend with various activities.
The celebrations will include a toast to the global deal they have signed with Afroforce1 Records, a division of Universal Music Group Africa.
The band have come a long way since they started, bringing out hit songs that have made them hot property in South Africa.
“One of the biggest lessons we’ve learnt doesn’t pertain to music, but to relationships. If you want to be in a long-term relationship you need to be willing to sacrifice, be patient and listen,” says vocalist Joao “J’something” da Fonseca.
“That is what we’ve done as a band. Ten years of the band is not an easy thing. It’s taken a lot of lessons over the years. We’ve learnt a load of things, but those are definitely the highlight. Long-term relationships – band or marriage, you’re going to need to implement those principles.”
The band have over the years been on the line-up at many local and international events and concerts, gaining them a support base that has allowed them to thrive.
“I’d attribute the support we’ve kept receiving to us dropping an album every two years and having two to three number 1 songs.
“We’ve remained consistent, true, authentic and we haven’t changed. That has allowed our fans to go on in an equally consistent relationship. It’s what Mi Casa stands for, how the brand has grown over the years. It’s become like a furniture brand in your house. We are part of the culture,” says Da Fonseca
The band members are Dj/producer “Dr Duda” (Sipho Mphahlaza), singer/ songwriter “J’something” and trumpeter “MO-T” (Moshe Kgasoane).
“This year is 10 years since we met, so we’ve been planning to celebrate that throughout the year. We have our fifth album, We Made It, coming up, that was supposed to be released on May 15, but has been rescheduled because of this global deal we just managed to sign. Our single Church Bells is out and is the fourth-most played song in the country.”
“J’something” says the band is itching to get back on stage once the lockdown was lifted. “I can’t wait to be on a stage. It’s hard to explain to people that this is what I live and die for. It’s been a real blow not to be able to do that. Performing live on social media is just not the same.”
The pandemic will not be stopping the band from celebrating its achievement with fans. “We are throwing a garage party today. We’ve opened up the garage and set up there so we can have a party with our fans online.
“We would love people to join. Throughout the weekend we’re going to be doing a host of celebrations. On Saturday we’ll have a Q&A session, and on Sunday myself and Duda will be cooking together live. We’ll be celebrating until the album comes out in June.”