Thursday, 02 February 2012: It’s not every day that you receive a call from a National Radio station with 4.8 million listeners informing you of the success of your single and immediately summoning you to a radio interview.
Well this fantasy can true this morning when the vernacular rapper OZ - The Direct Translator received such a call and was invited for an urgent interview on uMhlobo Wenene FM.
uMhlobo Wenene FM is a national radio station that broadcasts to Xhosa speaking and understanding people and is the second biggest radio station in South Africa with 4.8 million listeners. The slogan for the radio station is "You've Got a Friend at 88 - 106 FM" and it appears the listeners did find themselves a friend in OZ’s music. OZ's latest single eTHEKWINI has cought the compilers attantion and is receiving enormous airplay on the radio station. During and after the show he received more than 100 friend requests and a multitude of positive feedback on his songs.
Pee Kei Kortjaas> Ai iyashaya impahla yakho joe, it’s a big WOW!
Nonkulu Zonke> Waz listening 4rm U…UYABABA…
Lungiswa Mgoqi> Wow Ozzy u rock sana bengiulalele keep it up joe am yr big fan plz accept me
Luvuyo Fihlani> Mfana I hv killed it I like your music
Thozama Baartman> wow! U rock man I just can’t close my mouth I was listening
SouthWest Divas> Big up nigga. U rock (no stones)
Asanda Jada> Yhoooooo u rock realy man. You really do your thing mfe2
It is obvious the Direct Translator has spread his wings and is no longer property of just the Durban crowds.
Add OZ on Facebook: Oz Lindokuhle Simamane and on Twitter: @OZ_Lindokuhle
