Lessons from TKB
Lessons from TKB

Lessons from TKB

From humble beginnings, the trio from Rundu are taking their time to appreciate their work and fans.
June Shimuoshili
The Carolina hit singers are back in motion after having worked on their fourth album for a year and a half which for them is longer than usual. TKB say they want to deliver the best by having taken their time to work on the album titled Nzira, which means journey. The singers believe that there are many artists who rush over their albums and drop one each year for the awards only which shouldn’t be the case. “The NAMAs play a crucial role in every artist career whether it’s a win or a nomination. But the thing that should be the reason to release an album is because of their fans. That is something different we decided to do and it’s working for us,” said the trio. TKB also said many artists rush to the city hoping to make a break in their careers instead of building a fan base home first which is a killer move. The Rundu-based artists said that it’s important that artists rather start off in their hometowns and then move to the city after being established.

Although they have been out the limelight for a while the artists say they are doing a lot back home and giving back to their community. “Artists always want things to be done for them and when they get what they want they keep quite which is unfair. We have been doing free shows around Rundu at schools and in communities. We do this without expecting anything back in return,” they said. The trio said town councils should invest more in arts within their towns to keep the youth busy and out of trouble. TKB say that they took the initiative of starting their own record label Chobe Entertainment in collaboration with Engeemba Productions because of the talent in their region going unnoticed. “Not everyone is book smart and this is what elders fail to understand. Should we have a centre of arts in smaller towns we believe that even crime rates will go down. It’s even sadder when event organisers prefer to have artists from out of town as the headliners whilst the locals are labeled ‘and many others’. At the end of the day our talent goes unnoticed that’s why you get a person that has been in the industry for 20 years and they are still regarded as upcoming artists,” they said.

TKB dropped their single album this week in anticipation of their 16-track album that will be released in October. The album is available on request and one can get it by contacting the artists on their social media handles. The trio will be performing at the Omarion concert on 27 October in Windhoek at the Independence Stadium. They will also be dropping the hit song Carolina music video this month. TKB thanks their fans for always being there and appreciating their music.

June Shimuoshili

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