Sbu has come a long way in his career from his Joyous Celebration days.
Sbu has been candid about how he's had to fight naysayers claiming he could not sing but he's since earned his stripes.
“I couldn’t quit this thing inside me that just wanted to sing!” he wrote on Instagram.
His greatest motivation and supporter has been his late mother who passed away in early 2021.
Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Sbu said he's had to find more reasons to succeed after her death but is still determined to make her proud.
“My mom was my everything. The reason I wanted to succeed was because of her. She was a single parent [and] she raised me the best way she could so I wanted to do right by her. When I lost her I kind of lost purpose because she was my purpose. I had to really find another reason to look forward to life.”
It hasn't been easy though, he admitted. Hearing music he created for her and getting used to not having her around were challenges he said he still needs to journey through.
“I still have moments where I break down, especially when I hear her songs. But ultimately I'm glad I was able to pay tribute to her while she was alive with Medley Ka Ma' on my album, the fact that she was there to experience all of that.”
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Sbu Noah asks promoters to stop playing his music without booking him
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Sbu Noah has expressed his woes over promoters choosing to play his music at events instead of booking him to perform it live.
The gospel star shared old visuals from a past Macufe event where the audience were clearly familiar with his hit single Ewe Getsemane (which now sits at 12 million views on YouTube) when it was played but he was not present to interact with his followers.
In the post, Sbu said he wanted to be appreciated while he's still alive and to be invited to the next event.
“Dear Macufe! Please do better next time. You can’t be playing CD for the people while I'm still alive please. I await your invite.” he wrote.
Sbu has come a long way in his career from his Joyous Celebration days.
Sbu has been candid about how he's had to fight naysayers claiming he could not sing but he's since earned his stripes.
“I couldn’t quit this thing inside me that just wanted to sing!” he wrote on Instagram.
His greatest motivation and supporter has been his late mother who passed away in early 2021.
Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Sbu said he's had to find more reasons to succeed after her death but is still determined to make her proud.
“My mom was my everything. The reason I wanted to succeed was because of her. She was a single parent [and] she raised me the best way she could so I wanted to do right by her. When I lost her I kind of lost purpose because she was my purpose. I had to really find another reason to look forward to life.”
It hasn't been easy though, he admitted. Hearing music he created for her and getting used to not having her around were challenges he said he still needs to journey through.
“I still have moments where I break down, especially when I hear her songs. But ultimately I'm glad I was able to pay tribute to her while she was alive with Medley Ka Ma' on my album, the fact that she was there to experience all of that.”
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