Takura strikes gold in music

ONE of the biggest finds on the local rap scene this year, Takura Shonhai, has been dazed by his rise to the top in a very short space of time, following the split of what could have been the country’s biggest boys’ band since the turn of the millennium, Soul Afrika.

“When one starts something, you have a time frame for yourself, but this (career) just shot straight to the sky and I am stuck here thinking: ‘wow, how did this happen’,” Takura told NewsDay.

The Zino Irema hitmaker has been enjoying a wave of success since going solo early this year, with his achievements of the last six months staggering.

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