Fans thinks Samkelo Ndlovu should 'save her performance for the Kilowatt club'
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Actress-turned-musician Samkelo "Samu" Ndlovu's recent performance at Zone 6, Soweto, has been met with mixed reactions.
The star, who recently ventured into a music career after leaving e.tv soapie Rhythm City, performed her new track Into Yam over the weekend.
According to several videos that were shared on social media, the performance was rather mild, and saw Samu topping Twitter's trends list.
🥴🥴🥴 pic.twitter.com/rymLwLYJnt
— 🕯📿🙏🏾 (@Zamangwenya_) December 26, 2020
However, in her defence, Samu said the negative tweets resulted in more streams for her song.
“I won’t stop because you want me to remain in the box you’ve placed me in. I will keep singing and making music. I’m not afraid of failure and I will not fail,” she said.
Thanks for the free marketing, woke up to so many streams 🎶🎤
— Samú #intoyami #25Dec (@SamkeloNdlovu) December 27, 2020
I won’t stop because you want me to remain in the box you’ve placed me in.
I will keep singing and making music. I’m not afraid of failure❤️
and I will not fail ❤️
Thank you. #Perspective ❤️
She slammed critics, saying that they were bored and added that she had fun.
“What you said was a promo wasn’t and then you go and promo for me and have me trending all day at number 1 or 2 just to get people who didn’t know I’m a singer now that I make music, and those people went and did what? Streamed my music,” said Samu.
And nibhorekile because I didn’t give you the response you wanted 😅
— Samú #intoyami #25Dec (@SamkeloNdlovu) December 27, 2020
Our footage shows us having fun💃🏾
Not everyday at work is the same.
Abathakathi bathulile manje because of the footage.
Bathe “they mized her so hard”
But we’re seeing people jamming with me😅
Niyaloya😅
What you thought was a promo wasn’t and then you go and promo FOR ME and have me trending ALL day at number 1 or 2 JUST to get people who didn’t know I’m a singer now that I make music, and those people went and did what? Streamed my music 😅😅
— Samú #intoyami #25Dec (@SamkeloNdlovu) December 27, 2020
The star assured critics that she will continue practising her act and pushing her song.
“At least I’m practising my act. These are just pop-ups. Nobody is even paying me for those. I’m adding myself to practise and push my song. When I do perform, best believe there’ll be bells and whistles to go. But I won’t say much, I will show you. It’s not how you start,” she said.
At least I’m practicing my act.
— Samú #intoyami #25Dec (@SamkeloNdlovu) December 27, 2020
These are just pop ups.
Nobody is even paying me for those. I’m adding myself to practice and push my song.
When I DO perform, best believe there’ll be bells and whistles to go.
But I won’t say much, I will show you.
It’s not how you start 😍
On Twitter, some users said that Samu should have saved her performance for the Kilowatt club, a fiction club on Rhythm City.
Others gave her props for doing her thing without apologies.
Here is a glimpse of what social media users had to say:
#Samkelo must go and perform at Kilowatt. This is not working 😅😅😅
— Dark and lovely 😎 (@karabom240) December 27, 2020
yal treating her like she’s performing ko kilowatt💔. https://t.co/LIQ0sACLC6
— theo manjo (@itsmanjobruh) December 26, 2020
Loving the @SamkeloNdlovu energy and no fucks to give!
— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) December 28, 2020
Big up to @SamkeloNdlovu for doing life the way she wants 👑👑👑👑if it wasn’t for Twitter I wouldn’t have discovered that Samkelo is also a recording artist. 👑👑👑
— Logica este Dumnezeu🔭 (@Abuti_wa_camera) December 27, 2020
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