{"id":46361,"date":"2025-12-31T18:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46361"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:25:51","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndonald-urges-young-artists-to-fix-their-live-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/31\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndonald-urges-young-artists-to-fix-their-live-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald urges young artists to fix their live performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129418\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Donald-claps-back-after-troll-mocks-his-Miss-SA-appearance.jpg?resize=600%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Donald-claps-back-after-troll-mocks-his-Miss-SA-appearance.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Donald-1-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning musician Donald has sparked a wide-ranging conversation in the local music industry after sharing blunt advice aimed at young South African artists about the importance of live performance.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, the singer warned upcoming musicians not to rely solely on hit songs, stressing that strong stage presence is what sustains a career when the hype fades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung South African artist. Please work on your live performances like your life depends on it\u2026 one day you won\u2019t have the hottest song in the street and your live performance will carry you through,\u201d Donald wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The post quickly gained traction, drawing praise from fans and industry voices who agreed that many artists are falling short when it comes to performing live. Podcaster Penuel weighed in, echoing Donald\u2019s sentiments and pointing to long-term career strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat advice \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd Studying Afrikaner artists will help a lot. They build sustainable careers, performing in churches, schools, town halls &amp; small town festivals,\u201d he commented.<\/p>\n<p>Other users shared frustrations from the audience perspective, particularly around paying for shows that fail to meet expectations.<\/p>\n<p>One commenter noted, \u201cSome artists really struggle to perform live and it\u2019s so painful to watch, especially after paying for those tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Radio personality Sol Phenduka also joined the discussion, criticising what he described as a growing trend of artists treating performances like appearances rather than actual shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformers these days, it\u2019s as if they booked for an appearance. They don\u2019t perform their songs. They MC on their songs,\u201d Sol wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t ask us why \u2018singalali emakhaya\u2019. Just sing your song. We came to see you sing your song.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Performers these days , it\u2019s as if they booked for an appearance . They don\u2019t perform their songs . They MC on their songs .<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t ask us why \u201d singalali emakhaya\u201d . Just sing your song . We came to see you sing your song . <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thandubuntu (@Solphendukaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Solphendukaa\/status\/2005225343708434562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Donald #urges #young #artists #fix #live #performances<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Award-winning musician Donald has sparked a wide-ranging conversation in the local music industry after sharing blunt advice aimed at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46362,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46361\/revisions\/46362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}