Veteran musician Billy Kaunda said on Tuesday that he does not sing to conform to market trends but, rather, he sings what he is.
The seasoned musician said this following the release of his new song titled ‘Ukhale Tcheru’, keeping up the promise that he made last month.
“I have my identity. Let the market follow me because reggae lives on,” the Lilongwe-based musician, who is also a Member of Parliament, said.
Kaunda indicated on Facebook last month that he had something up his sleeve.
Despite being active in live performances, Kaunda, famed for songs such as ‘Mwapindulanji’, has not released new songs since 2019, when he revisited hymns.
In ‘Ukhale Tcheru’, Kaunda calls upon people to be vigilant in their doings, including religious sermons, and not trust human beings.
He further sings about bad things that people do unto each other.
“When I think about the weight of the soil on me in my grave, I do not see a reason why I should make others suffer in this life,” the song goes.
Some quarters have, however, connected the song to the current political landscape.
But Kaunda said the songs speaks everyone and that it is derived from the Bible—the book of Timothy to be specific.
“It is coming from 2 Timothy 4: 14. Reverend Alexander Kambiri preached about it and I thought of fashioning a song from his powerful sermon,” he said.
With the new song, Kaunda also said people should brace for another track that will be dropped in May, followed by another song three months later.
He could not be drawn to say whether the release of the new songs was a journey towards releasing an album.
