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NDUDUZO HOSTS FIRST AUDITIONS

29/01/2018 07:02:00 BY NHLANHLA MATHUNJWA

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MANZINI – Winning the Crown Gospel Award has propelled his star status to greater heights.

That is why most aspiring gospel singers are looking up to him for advice on how to break into the industry and stay relevant.
This is Nduduzo Matse the winner of Best African Gospel Award 2017, who last Saturday hosted 80 aspiring gospel artists.

Matse held auditions at the Zakhele Free Evangelical Assemblies and the purpose was to get at least 25 great vocalists to join his band .
Matse is currently busy preparing for his live recording to be held at the Metropolitan Church in Manzini.
The recording will be held on April 21, and the 25 aspiring singers will make up the full band.

Raw talent was witnessed during the audition as most of those who attended were well prepared, and delivered flawless vocals, from soprano, alto to tenor.
It was clear that everyone wanted a slot in Matse’s band. The auditions started just after 10am and lasted until 3pm with the singers trying their luck.
Assessing those who were being auditioned was Matse himself and gospel singer Banele Dlamini who also happens to be part of Matse’s team.

The singers were each asked to sing one song of their choice and given two minutes each, and they had to utilise this short time as best as they could.
As they sang, Matse would from time to time inform them that he was impressed as he saw raw talent in all of them .
He also emphasised that he also wanted singers who are Christians as his mission was to preach the word of God to the people.
The singing standards were so high that Matse and the rest of the judging panel took five hours deliberating on the top 25 .
Matse admitted that it was a difficult task as all those who attended had the potential of becoming the best singers in the country.
“What I saw here today was exciting. The singers came in numbers and you can see their commitment,”he said.