Multi-award-winning vocalist Bassie ventures into pad drive after big MetroFM award victory
That's how Basetsana Maluleka best described her musical journey.
Best known as Bassie, the vocalist has now officially cemented her place in the mainstream.
It's been three years now since she took the leap of faith into what she's passionate about.
So far, the 21-year-old has learned that 'You need to stand your ground when you want something'.
From sacrificing sleep to be in studio to having her mother and siblings hold her down and support her whenever she needed it, she's living proof that it all pays off.
At this year's MetroFM awards, Bassie scooped three of the biggest awards of the night with her song, Kwelanga 2.0.
The song she made with M-Touch and Ranger, featuring Amaza, Zimmy, Tman Xpress and LeeMcKrazy won an award for best collaboration, best amapiano song and best music video.
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To her, winning these was unbelievable.
'It's unbelievable; I'm still in disbelief but very grateful.'
'In Kwelanga, I was writing about my pain as if I'm writing in a journal; it helped me heal and I felt it could heal others,' she adds.
The lyrics give hope that life will get better eventually.
After this massive victory, the multi-award-winning artist will now be focusing on her other passions.
She tells Drum that she's working on a sanitary drive that'll uplift young girls in the country.
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'I'm working on a sanitary drive where we give those that do not have access to pads; pads and hopefully much more in the future. I'm also planning on working on more features,' she concludes
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