RHYTHM FROM THE HEART

This week I am profiling a humble and very ambitious musician. This man needs no introduction, took his bio and uploaded it.

MY NAME IS LUNGILE MADUNA, I STARTED PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY IN 2005 WITH HUGH
MASIKELA IN A GIG PUT TOGETHER BY BABSY MLANGENI & STEVE KEKANE. AFTER THAT
CONCERT I STARTED WORKING WITH BABSY IN HIS BAND.
LATER THAT YEAR I AUDITIONED AND STARTED WORKING WITH THEMBISILE NTAKA FROM
POP STARS
2006: WE WERE ASKED BY TOUCHDOWN AFRICA TO BE A RESIDENT BAND OF THEIR NEW TV
SHOW ON SABC 1 "ZIYAWA LA" WHICH WE DID FOR 2 SEASONS. IN THIS PROGRAM WE
WORKED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT MUSICIANS, DANCERS, POETS SUCH AS LIRA;
SIPHOKAZI; ZULUBOY; ZABS; TUKS; LORCIA COOPER, CAMAGWINI ETC. I ALSO WORKED
WITH SOMIZI &
LATER THAT YEAR I DID A TOUR WITH JOYOUS CELEBRATION
2007: I WORKED WITH LUNDI, KHOLEKA, KEKE PHOOFOLO, SPIRIT OF PRAISE, LATER
THAT
YEAR I WAS ASKED TO PUT TOGETHER A BAND FOR KELLY KHUMALO.
2008: I STARTED MY 3 YEAR WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH MULTI AWARD WINNER
SIPHOKAZI AND TOGETHER WE WORKED ON MOST OF SOUTH AFRICA'S BIGGEST EVENTS
SHARING THE STAGE WITH WORLD GIANTS, SUCH AS REGINA BELLE; ANGELIQUE KIDJOU;
CHAKA KHAN, RASHAAN PETTESON AND OLIVER MTUKUDZI JUST TO NAME A FEW
2009: I WAS APPROACHED BY ENGAGE ENTERTAINMENT TO BE PART OF THEIR NEW AND
REVAMPED GOSPEL GOLD WITH ZWAI BALA. IN THIS TV PROGRAM WE PLAYED WITH A LOT
OF
S.A'S  BEST AS FAR AS GOSPEL IS CONCERNED, WE DID THAT FOR 54 EPISODES
MY BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT THUS FAR MUST BE DOING THE 2 MONTH EUROPEAN TOUR WITH
EDDY GRANT AND UB40
2010: I WORKED WITH MAFIKIZOLO, CAMAGWINI, NANA COYOTE; KWELA TEBZA, SLIQ
ANGEL, BLONDI MAKHENE, SHARON DEE, RAE, NEYI ZIMU. I ALSO WORKED WITH TSHEPO
TSHOLA ON HIS LIVE GIGS AND STUDIO RECORDING, I ALSO WORKED ON SIPHOKAZI'S
3RD RECORDING.
WE WENT TO SERBIA FOR A WEEK AND SLOVANIA FOR A WEEK WITH SONTI AND AFRICA
VILLAGE EXHIBITING SOUTH AFRICAN INDIGENOUS MUSIC AND CULTURE, I ALSO WENT TO
TANZANIA FOR AN OPENING OF EAST AFRICA'S FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT WITH DRUM CAFE.
IM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CAIPHUS SEMENYA AND LETTA MBULI. I WORKED WITH
LOYISO
BALA, GLORIA BOSMAN, PU2MA, WANDA BALOYI AND JAMALI ON A NATIVE RHYTHMS
PRODUCTION CALLED GOSPEL IN ME. WE DID A MZANSI MAGIC'S 1ST BIRTHDAY WITH
MAFIKIZOLO; YEVONNE CHAKA CHAKA AND STEVE KEKANE.
OF LATE I HAVE DEVELOPED AN INTEREST ON MUSIC PRODUCTION SO WE REGISTERED A
COMPANY MADISHE PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED BY MPHO KODISANG, VUSI GCABASHE AND
MYSELF. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR 1ST PRODUCT WHICH IS VUSI'S ALBUM FOR THE
PAST 2 YEARS BUT WE NEARING THE END SO BY GOD'S GRACE WE WILL RELEASE IT SOON.
WE HAVE ALSO STARTED ON VUYOKAZI TSHAYA'S PRE PRODUCTION OUR 2ND PROJECT.
IM VERY EXCITED BY THE DOORS GOD IS OPENING IN MY LIFE, GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DO A COUPLE OF INTERESTING RECORDINGS; THEMBA MASINA, PROPHET NEYI ZIMU'S 1ST
ALBUM WITH SPIRIT MUSIC WHICH IN MY OPINION IS GONNA BE HOT AND MY CHOIR
GOSPEL GOES BEYOND "GGB" LOOK OUT FOR THEM, THEY ARE BLAZING HOT......DON'T
FORGET U HEARD FROM ME 1ST, FOLLOW US ON TWITTER GGB_CHOIR AND WATCH OUR
VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.




Some intresting things you need to know about Lulu

DRUMKIT
Yamaha oak custom
8" 10" 12" 14" 16" toms
14" oak snare drum and
13" akira jimbo snare
22" bass drum
Anatolian cymbals
Diamond hats
Diamond crash and 2 splashes
China and a signature ride handmade

FAVOURITE BASS PLAYER
Bongani Masina. He uderstands me because we have been working together for a long time, since 2006 till now.

GROWING UP LOOKED UP INSPIRED BY;
Vusi Khumalo
Sello Muntwedi
Kwazi Shange
Nkanyzi Cele
Rob Watson
Then after sometime transcribed to
Dumisane Hlela
Babes Ndamase
Andile Nqubezelo
Mnca Mtshali
Godfrey Mgcina
Phillip Mentjies

OLD DRUMMERS VS THE CHOPPING GENERATION
It is a different track but it is not a matter of wright or wrong since music is not algebra.
I always say as long as we relevant to the song and style, and  if your employer loves it then do it.
What good is a song if it can't be inspired, chops should be the means to an end, they should allow us to communicate very important emotions of a song.
After a performance if all a person can say is that you good, then you have missed the opportunity to impact them.

DEFINE LULU IN ONE SENTENCE
A book is not enough to define me, but I believe in God's ability to do what man can't do.
I also believe I am a family man