Viva Talks
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Conversations with Luyolo Yiba (2019 Idols Winner)
Interviews Play NowHailing from the Eastern Cape, 25 year old Luyolo Yiba was crowned the Idols SA Season 15 winner in a glittering awards ceremony hosted at Carnival City on Sunday 17th November 2019 and televised live to millions of Mzansi Magic viewers. This particular season of Idols SA saw the biggest volume of votes being cast, 186 million to be precise, over the duration of the competition, and trended in the number one position on social media every Sunday.
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Conversations with Holly Rey
Interviews Play NowWhile the world has been brought to its knees by the COVID-19 pandemic, singer & songwriter Holly Rey has stayed at the top of her game and conquered lock-down. She is officially a multi-platinum selling artist, with her single YOU recently hitting 35 million streams across all digital music platforms. This is a massive achievement for any artist, and Holly Rey achieved this as an independent female artist.
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Conversations with Nu Edison
Interviews Play NowNu Edison is a 27-year-old rapper and songwriter based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His musical influences include Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, & Afro Pop. He draws inspiration from the likes of J.Cole, SABA, AKA, Kendrick Lamar, Khuli Chana, Mick Jenkins, Childish Gambino and more. His style of music can be described as honest, floetic and playful, which includes a blend of African soul and contemporary hip-hop and urban music. His message is to spread light through his music and to inspire people to embrace pain. He is passionate about story telling, the art of communication as well as relationships. He works with the likes of Tsukudu and Kamen. Furthermore, he aims to further expand his fan base to global heights, to perform his music all over the world, and to make a difference in people's lives through his artistic ideas.
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Conversations with Lebo Sekgobela
Interviews Play NowLebo Sekgobela shares her views on the global pandemic COVID_19 and also shares her sentiments around the benefits of digital platforms.
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Conversations with Sibu Nzuza
Interviews Play NowSibu Nzuza is a multi-year old autonomous Artist from KZN in South Africa who Specializes in Alternative music but started his career in hip hop and later transitioned into urban melodies which contains a mixture of African components. He sings, raps, composes, plays guitar and produces. In this episode, our team chills with Sibu to get an update on his upcoming project and shares details on his music journey.
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Conversations with S Villa
Interviews Play NowS.Villa is an Ambitiouz Entertainment artist and joins the Vivanation team to talk about his music journey. Here S.Villa introduces us to how he entered the music industry. His skills, idols, dreams and music inspirations are also highlighted in this episode.
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Conversations with Miss Pru
Interviews Play NowBorn and bred in the Vaal triangle, Prudence Sebalo aka Miss Pru has always had a love for the performing arts. Our team catches up with her and get insights on whom she looks up to, her career highlights, current work and more.
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Conversations with Sofaya
Interviews Play NowSofaya is a self-made, Afro- Pop singer-songwriter and performing artist. In this episode we get insight on how Sofaya started her music career, how she got signed to a major record label, her sources of inspiration, who influenced her and who she would like to work with in her upcoming projects. After 10 years in the industry, she is working on her upcoming album, which will be a journey to discover Sofaya.
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Conversations with Kraizie
Interviews Play NowThe Viva Nation Team spends some time with singer-songwriter Kraizie. Separate from music, Kraizie is also a traditional healer, and has found a way to merge the spiritual practices with his music. The multi-talented artist also has an acting background and talks to us about his new music project.
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Conversations with Omar Gooding
Interviews Play NowGooding is best known for appearing in television shows, such as Touched by an Angel, Wild & Crazy Kids, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Smart Guy, and Playmakers, and also the films Ghost Dad and Baby Boy for which he received critical praise for his role as "Sweetpea". Today our team interview him on his career and new Movie AM Radio.
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Conversations with Moonchild Sanelly
Interviews Play NowMoonchild Sanelly is a South African dancer and musician. The much-loved artist has gained popularity for her exceptional dancing moves, music lyrics, attitude, dressing styles, etc. In this episode, our team talks to Moonchild about her new track "Covivi", her working process, global collaborations, world tours and more.
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Conversations with Suxman
Interviews Play NowSuccess Mchunu A.k.A Suxman is an upcoming artist born in Soweto. He started as an actor and soon gravitated to music, he established a record label called ''suxman music records'' and debut with the single ''ndimfumene''.
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Conversations with DarkerRSA
Interviews Play NowSibusiso Given Ndimande, better known by stage name DarkerRSA, is a South African born Singer-songwriter, producer and a Dj. In this episode we discussed his music career, who he wishes to collaborate with and the upcoming projects.
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Conversations with Delta The Leo
Interviews Play NowDelta Choshi better known as Delta The Leo is a female young rapper also known as a talented champion dancer and physical trainer who has her sights set on international success and global influencer entrepreneur. One would describe her music as a fusion of all the musical influences in her life, including Kwaito, Reggae/dance hall, RnB and Hip Hop. In this episode, discover the meaning behind the upcoming remixed track Physically fit, Delta's work ethics, favourite artists, creative process and much more.
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Conversations with Malome Vector
Interviews Play NowBokang Moleli, mostly known as Malome Vector, is a singer, songwriter and record producer from Lesotho. This episode we learn about his music career, how he produces his music, interests, collaborations and upcoming projects. We caught up with Malome Vector on our Viva Talks exclusive interviews. The Superstar in the making has a story to tell, and we are happy to bring it to you.
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Conversations with Sibu Nzuza
Interviews Play NowSibu Nzuza is a musician, photographer and part-time blogger. Born and raised in Esikhawini, Richards Bay, South Africa. In this interview, Viva Team gets to know his creative process, how he got into music, his experiences and his upcoming album.
