Zakes Bantwini reminds African children to ‘never stop dreaming’
House music heavyweight Zakes Bantwini has undoubtedly managed to forge an impressive road to success in his career. And while it may be easier for him to go the ‘diva’ route‚ it seems he has not forgotten where he comes from. The award-winning singer took to Instagram recently to share a photo of himself and two young children‚ who reminded him of when he was much younger and would dream of being the person that he is today.“Saw these guys driving by KwaMaphumulo on Monday they waved at my car with a big smile. My thinking was‚ I remember growing up every beautiful car was driven by a white man‚ so I stopped and jumped off so they can see one of their own speaking their language and driving this car‚” he wrote.In the same breath‚ he took the opportunity to remind his fans to never stop dreaming‚ given his meteoric rise to critical acclaim.“Now they know that they too can see themselves doing the same and possible more‚ I asked to take a pic with them and gave them some cash. African Child it's possible #neverstopdreaming #africanchilditspossible." A photo posted by I ❤️ Music (@zakesbantwini) on May 5, 2016 at 12:15am PDTjunk..
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