African Princess: The untold story of honey-voiced singer Nandy
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Nandy is at the helm of top musical powerhouses in Tanzania. The sultry honey-voiced ballad singer has amassed a sizeable fanatical fanbase since she hit the limelight. The 28-year-old singer releases the kind of music that speaks directly to her fans and she is without a doubt changing the face of music.
“To say the truth I have been inspired so much by the fact that my fans have always been loyal. I don’t want to ever let them down,” she says. “My studio time is a bit simple, most of the times I don’t record in studio, I get myself a serviced apartment for like a week and just spend the whole week recording with various producers and artists. I just love my space and peace. All of us, my team and I, move to the apartment for a whole week and magic is always made,” the ‘African Princess’ reveals.
Exclusive: Nandy reveals how she ruled Africa in 2020 despite the pandemic
“We had big plans, touring outside the continent and all that, but the pandemic happened and we had to cancel everything,” Faustina Charles alias Nandy, the Tanzanian pop star who has arguably been the most successful female singer in the region this year says as we kick of the interview.
The year brought mixed fortunes. At some point she had a constant clash with the Tanzanian government over what was being viewed as lewd content coming from her recordings. But as days progressed, she made up with law enforcers and became part of the team of artistes who supported President John Magufuli. And Kenyans loved her the more, missing her energetic stage performances here, a place she had already established as home in the past three years her music made her a household name across Africa.