EMBRACE LIFESTYLE

STAR OF THE MONTH: CHISOMO Hey embracers I hope you all enjoying the festive season. 2017 is coming to an end and it had its ups and downs, hopefully 2018 will surprise us. I am delighted to present to you our last star of the month for the year 2017 Chisomo. Chisomo is a natural hair blogger and she is a writer. She completed her degree earlier this year at UNISA. She is passionate about natural hair and this prompted her to create Oh, fro (blog).  She is a force to be reckoned with and I hope her story will inspire you. Tell us about yourself? I am Chisomo, a Pretoria native, lover of pretty things, an eager wordsmith and weirdo – yes, I warmly embrace the term. I’m also an overly obsessed natural hair enthusiast and I love to inspire others. What inspired you to start blogging about natural hair? Honestly? I didn’t want to bore my Facebook friends lol. I started blogging as a result of needing a space where I could share my hair journey and in ret...

STAR OF THE MONTH : ESTERY NYAKUDYA Hie everyone, it’s been long but you know how life is and the challenges that come with it, however we stay winning regardless. I bring you good news, home girl graduated but that’s a story for another day. Well I believe in local talent and I believe we should support local talent. I am excited to present to you our star of the month Estery Nyakudya she is a master chef, she is a cake boss and she sings too. She is a multi-talented young lady. She was part of the renowned group vocal ex and crème voices. Read more about her and I promise you’ll be inspired to use your talents to the best of your abilities. WhoisEstery?   Estery Nyakudya is a lady aged 23 .She is a driven, focused, a go getter, fun loving young lady and someone who loves and fears the Lord. Tell us about your love for baking. My love for baking started in high school, it was initially sparked by my food and nutrition teacher who used to encourage me to pursue ba...

STAR OF THE MONTH: BONGEZIWE MABANDLA Hey embracers hope you all well, it’s been long, but I am back this time for good. Anyway, enough about me, I am excited to present to you the star of the month Bongeziwe Mabandla. Bongeziwe is a singer, song writer and guitarist. He studied drama and he moved to Johannesburg to pursue acting however he decided to pursue music. He shared the stage with George Ezra and he has worked with Zahara, Joss Stone and We Will Worship. He has toured in Canada, Australia and Germany. He has released two albums entitled “Umlilo” and “Mangaliso”. He is a talented singer and his story is inspirational. Who is Bongeziwe Mabandla? I am a singer and a songwriter born in the Rural Eastern Cape in a small town called Tsolo outside Mthatha I grew up there and I attended the Lady Grey Arts Academy. Tell us about your music and what inspired you to sing afro-folk? My music is a mixture of different styles, I grew up listening to Folk artist Tracey Chapm...

STAR OF THE MONTH : LORRAINE STOTOMBE Hey embracers i hope you all had a fruitful week, this month i present to you  Lorraine Stotombe. She is a wife, mother and she is a recording artist. She released her debut album titled Chronicles of a worshipper in December 2016. She is part of the worship addicts and she shared the stage with Rebecca Malope, Avis,Zaza, Ayanda Shange, Vocal Ex and Minister Takesure Zamar. She works with her Husband Blessing Stotombe who is her manager and her bassist.The song "singing glory" from her album hit number one on the Star FM gospel greats top 20. She is indeed a vocal beast. Who is Lorraine Sitotombe? Lorraine Sitotombe is a minister of the Gospel in song. A mother of 3 kids, married to Blessing Stot Sitotombe (a musician as well) who is currently my Manager. I’m the music leader at my church Kingdom Life International Church (KLIC) led by Apostle Bekezela Ndlovu. My worship mentor is Minister Takesure Zamar Ncube. Tell us about...

STAR OF THE MONTH: VINNIE KING Hey embracers hope you all good, well 2016 has come and gone, i hope 2017 will be a good year for everyone. I am excited to present to you the star of the month Ricco Andrews who is also known as Vinnie King. Vinnie King is an awarding winning musician and he is also a choreographer. He launched his album entitled born international and he recently dropped his single Ruvheneko. I am inspired by his hard work and humility. Who is Ricco Andrews? Ricco Andrews is a young and enthusiastic young man, born in Chegutu, grew up in the streets of Mzilikazi who lives off being himself. Tell us about your passion for music and dancing. Music was my first love, it all started at St Patricks Primary School where i used to lip sync Shaggy and D12‘s songs on stage with a cool friend of mine, Malvin. Dancing took the better half of me when i got to high school. Me and a couple of friends came together and formed a crew called k-otix which was probably on...

STAR OF THE MONTH: WENYASHA CHINGONO Hey embracers i hope you all good, this week i present to you the star of the month Wenyasha Chingono. Wenyasha is an award winning journalist and he is also a recording artist. He has worked with big names in the music industry such as Minister Takesure Zamar , the Outfit band, Vocal Ex , Cyd bass, and Bekithemba Ndlovu. He released his album earlier this year and it consists of seven tracks. His hard work earned him a journalist of the year award. His dedication and patience inspires me and i hope you will be inspired as well. Who is Nyasha Chingono? Nyasha Chingono is a 27 year old young man who is passionate about God , music and journalism. I began my musical journey back in 2007 when i released my first single Raramo. It didn’t do well, so i had to pursue my education and career. I almost felt like giving up because of negative comments from people that i look up to, but thank God for keeping me strong in all of this. ...

STAR OF THE MONTH : MISS CLASSIQUE Hey embracers i hope you all having a good week, besides school pressure i am living life and enjoying life. This month i present to you  the dazzling Sakhile Khanye who is known as Miss Classique. Miss Classique is a UK based young lady and she is the founder of the Classique QandA magazine ,she is a blogger , musician and  Nehanda TV presenter . Miss Classique was nominated for the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) and the Zimbabwe International Women Awards. She was recently appointed as the Zim praise ambassador; she will be at the Zimpraise summer festival which will be held on the 6th to the 8th of October 2016 make sure you make your way there. I had the opportunity of interviewing Miss Classique and i must say she inspires me as a blogger. Tell us about yourself I'm just a young girl from Bulawayo ,Lobengula west. I love people and seeing smiles on people's faces just makes me happy. What inspired you to start blogging? ...

STAR OF THE MONTH: LUMINOUS Hey embracers i hope you all good and i hope you all having a fruitful week. I am excited to present to you the star of the month Tinashe Mtetwa aka Luminous. Luminous is a hip hop artist  based in Bulawayo, he is a young man who takes pride in his craft and his roots. He has worked with numerous people including T1nda. He recently dropped his music video titled ‘can’t explain’ and this music video is phenomenal. I must say it was a great pleasure to interview this talented young man.  Who is Tinashe Mtetwa? Tinashe Mtetwa is a 20year old individual who is passionate about God, his people & music among other things. He lives in Nkulumane, loves food & cooking LOL. He’s ambitious and loves to take on a challenge. Tell us about your hip hop journey and how it all began? My first date with hip hop was back in 2005, I heard songs from a rapper called Lecrae, it was love at first hearing LOL… I started writing my own material tha...

STAR OF THE MONTH: MOORE CHAITA Hey embracers i hope you all good, well i am excited we have entered a new season, spring (whoop, whoop). Anyway enough about my spring excitement, i present to you the star of the month Moore Chaita. Moore is my former classmate and i decided to interview him because i noticed that the young man is destined for greatness. Moore is a young man who is passionate about cooking and media. I am happy that i got the opportunity of interviewing him. Tell us about yourself My name is Moore Kurai Chaita the 2nd after my late father and I was born on the 7th of December 1993. I grew up in a family of three that consists of two boys and one girl and to add on that I am the last child in the family. I was born and bred in a medium density suburb of Nketa 8 in the city of Bulawayo and what I will never forget about the place that I grew up in are the dusty streets that we used to play on when we were young. I am a jovial person who relates to everyone i...

STAR OF THE MONTH : SITHANDEKILE KHUMALO Hey embracers as you all know this month we are celebrating women from all walks of life. This month i present to you the fabulous Sithandekile Khumalo aka the Mongolian Teletubbie. Sithandekile is a multi-talented young lady who is very ambitious and she is a lady of excellence. She is a poet, plus size fashion blogger, stylist, musician, art director, dj and set designer. This lady is a full package and i am inspired by her hardwork, determination and she embraces who is she. WHO IS SITHANDEKILE KHUMALO? Sithandekile khumalo is a 22 year old poetess, writer, dj, plus size model, plus size blogger, stylist, art director, set designer, social worker and finance student. My writings are centered on the African continent, its struggles, triumphs, culture, its populi, its beauty giving fruition to the moniker The Real African Trademark. As the Kapitol C The DeepSoul Psychedelik i tell the story of life through deephouse music. It’s su...