Im doing great big thing in the time. How to handle on the lives in times of the koran a pandemic. Just like Everything Else and shes looking for answers thankfully with the help of cleaning expect. Thank you is not life as we know it. Our new web series. Mens human goma exults in opera but he earns his living driving a taxi in his hometown of durban south africa. The la economy a passenger took a video of him singing and it went viral. Hes going high. But is the hype enough to launch a real career horowitz. Long slow was no most bought the. Old. Mans he knows every street and alley in durban hes been driving on them for 2 years now and when he drives he loves to sing often to the surprise of his passengers 1 was all. They thought is that its a radio old saddam city hall and yes besides all that bad play im just im just going to let go and then the last. Thing is that is that the reason you ever let your guts to me. Since the video came out his phones hardly stopped to ringing with invitations to castings inquiries from sponsors and bookings for performances relates to this. Kind reminder you know im going to sell im going to im going to be run. Between home you. Know morning new one i. Dont think. We have and in fact are now in the month oh i mean if you know we induct here and we have you there you know you think you know anything going to be we wont tell you oh really. Just keep on talking to me that night was nothing you could see in the stuff. They just pulled to tell you. That this just gets to my emotions so much because i didnt realize it will go the spot i thought maybe it can just go. To facebook maybe 100 or 2 either there was one of them or just saying can you bring that guy to come and perform in my wedding or Something Like that just just a small things its overwhelming i like it. In fact he had long been active in durbans music scene performing at concerts and taking part in competitions but it had never been lower than a hobby. Now every one of his rehearsals is live streamed menzi hopes to keep people talking about him. The. Music teacher said bello makhanya has known n. Z. Since childhood but even before menzies big discovery they met several times a month to practice mensing never formally studied voice the since he was young i can see that is Something Special im so proud of him for his achievement in the moment a. I dont know even though its full for 48. Im so peaceful. Its amazing this is this ive been planning for this for a long time and i see an opening stages you know because the he does have a time that. Hes even received a call from a mens wear shop which lent him a tuxedo for his next performance. Please. I really. Like i. Stress. For it its. Like an opera singer a guy whos driving and he sings im a cook it is very interesting you know sir im just sure i was really excited to meet a man does even better now that i see him in person. The next day mens he takes a plane from durban to cape town hes been invited to perform at the voices of south africa singing competition hes optimistic. Its a good life its an amazing. Moment to see. Mean that im so excited about this to see just books can talk. Its like it was important. Even so menzi is seen as the underdog many of his competitors are professionals who studied music formally for added motivation the prize money is 30000 round about 2000 euro just yet. The son of home he even gives it one last run through in the dressing room was. Embraced really. He sings an aria from the opera tamar nano by gave her freakish handle. For was the the. The. Come. Out of the. Was. Home. The audience approved. The 2 for history from the city to do it if it took hold of his voice and he send it through and each it will face was amazing and wonderful and well executed as well done my son means his performance of a beat improving his voice was amazing. Time for the jurys decision to. Release. These. Civil. I. Think thats the experience yeah yeah he wants us to take. It to come to. A. Back in durban a few weeks later. When she lives in this township with his partner and 2 children. Theyre going to get out of the city for a while and visit his parents in the country. My familys my life started from so it was the old limbo must be where you find that like the whole senate will come out maybe with some cause so good subplots one person maybe thats a compliment in london musics like competitions solo that will come my dead it will take off. And that my mom was not. In the way they were dressed up. Soul it was just a good thing. Oh and youll be in the menzies parents are both talented singers they used to sing in a choir and often used to sing at home as well. See a lot of the do all these are the. On display in the living room are the trophies menzi won at regional singing contests. Menzi has great ambitions in december he plans to fly to the United States for a casting he shows his mother his fundraising page by which he hopes to raise the money for the trip from people hes never personally met. Opportunity for the form of. Leisure although they are. Now. If im being stout. Theres only one go for me is to be an interest now performa. Thats all and thats only my wish i just want to be an internet stop performer being reported as when i go to china ive been recognised when i go to england are being recognised everywhere so thats my wish. Menzies father is an out of work truck driver and his mother is a traditional healer he joined together to communicate with their ancestors the suit tradition and pray for menzies success. Because of what. You can fit in that. Sort of. Part of to new york but the greater the pride the higher the expectations. On what id like. Im very excited and happy that my son may even be going abroad. But he mustnt forget his roots away he comes from coal. Course hes come to represent a family without writing about us. And he should think of us as parents even if all goes well for him as a smelly knight. Jim did in the. Uk but in the meantime countless other videos have also gone viral on social media the big hype over menzi is dying down. Time that the only ones who come out told myself the hostler im special so by that i just dont carry that and then have that evil but i can because at the end up to date you saw on the 5 that it and its a i need to put bread on the table so i can say im special and keep keep motivated myself with nonsense so i just need to i just need to wake up and what this is south africa that people with monstrous people will take but they dont weigh. The. Next rehearsal in durban together with the citys modest circle of Opera Singers hardly any of them can manage to earn a living with their music. Cd. The man sees friends and colleagues are all rooting for him. I must say the cause. Must say the cost of an inpatient which is a would see i am. At the moment says menzies luck is on his side so hes got to use it while he can and hope for a turn on the big opera stage. On the. Woad sheet. A legend celebrates its 70th birthday b. T. W. Bus. 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