BY FIONA MOTSA
MBABANE- ‘My Shelter, So Beautiful’.
This is the title of the single released and shared by Dr. Nkhosikhona Advocate Dlamini with emaSwati and hopes the song will give peace and hope to listeners.
Dlamini is a medical doctor by profession who is the Resident Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Secretary for the Eswatini Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) under Global Fund.
The achieved doctor, turned-musician, is also President of the Medical and Dental Association.
Having so many titles under his belt, it is a wonder how this man has time to create beautiful and soul touching music.
When sought for comment about his musical journey, Dlamini mentioned he owed his musical background to his family.
“I grew up in Lavumisa in a Christian family. Church is my environment as it has given me my values and has also kept me grounded. Everyone in my family can sing. At any given time when we had events at home, we would all pull out a song and run with it, especially gospel music. My younger sister has also just released an album of her own.
“This song was created in 2021 in the midst and peak of COVID-19 during the second wave. We all lost so many loved ones and I was the focal person for mobilizing COVID-19 prevention, treatment, doing TV and radio presentations and I needed to relieve my spirit of the stresses of the situation. This is how the song ‘My Shelter, So Beautiful’ came to be- which came after a morning prayer. The song was released on Thursday (January 12, 2023),” said Dlamini.
Dlamini further mentioned he worked with renowned gospel artist Nhlakanipho Dlamini.
“The song was recorded under Dem-Dem Studios in Matsapha. Nhlakanipho, who is a twin and a gospel musician, is one of the producers of the song and also Silinganiso Dube who arranged the song. The song was mastered in South Africa. The video is completely local. It was done by Shaka Makhanya, who came up with the concept and further shot the video at Khazimula Studios,” said Dlamini.
The musician further explained that he did not intend to make profit out of the song.
“I am not producing music to sell. I do not intend to make any money from my song. If people buy and the song makes money that’s great but even if it does not, that is okay. However, I just want to get my message across to emaSwati. I want to inspire and bring hope to people,” said Dlamini.
EmaSwati can listen to the song on Amazon, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube Channel. “On YouTube just type in Advocate Dlamini. Let the music bring you peace and hope.”
