Victoria Falls’ Cingi reaches for the stars

Rising Victoria Falls singer and song writer Cinginkosi Ncube aka Cingi is not letting the limitations of being based in a relatively small city stand in the way of her ambition to be one of the top artists in the country.

Cingi is one of this year’s Voice2 Rep Zimbabwe competition finalists and she is determined to break barriers as she guns for the top prize.

Voice2Rep Zimbabwe supports first-time artistes to use their voices to influence social norms.

Cingi shared her journey with VicFallsLive and below we capture the upcoming star in her own words.

Q)Please tell us briefly tell us who is Cingi?
A) Cingi is a young woman born and bred in Victoria Falls.
She loves all things beautiful and original.
She believes that we are born not for ourselves, but for others also.

So she tries to live an impactful life.

Q)How can you describe your type of music?
A) I typically make motivational music in terms of the message, and it’s an afro fusion of a sort.

Q)When did you realise that you can sing and when would you say marked the beginning of your music career?

A) I’ve always loved to sing.
I grew up making musical noise lol.

But I saw the opportunity to sing outside of my walls in 2017, and that’s when I recorded my first song (and short a video for it) with Digital Music Records.

Q) Can you tell us about your recent achievement qualifying for the second edition of the Voice2Rep competition?

A) Voice2rep is safely the first most sensible musical project I’ve been graced to be a part of.

It’s such a rich environment, rich with knowledge and power to empower artists to be the best they can be.

I’ve loved every moment of it, and the challenge it came with.

I’ve met other upcoming artists, and some who have been walking the walk for a while and nothing beats growing your musical networks and family.

So, I am truly honoured to have been chosen for the camp, and I am anticipating hearing the final gift the project will give the world.You all should anticipate it too kkk

Q)What challenges do you face as an artist based outside big cities such as Harare and Bulawayo where there is a potentially bigger market and access to sponsors?

A) The struggle for recognition and to be given platforms is real.

People in regions support their own way more than people from outside.

But I’ve so far been fighting to be seen and heard, and I’ll safely say my efforts have somehow paid off.

I’ve worked with artists and producers from Bulawayo and Harare as well.

I’m currently working on projects from beyond the confines of Victoria Falls and Zimbabwe, and so it’s exciting and humbling to see that I’m winning some of the battles geography gives us.

Q)Where can people find your music. Do you do any live performances?

A) You can get my music on online stores such as Deezer, Spotify, etc and Youtube as well.

I don’t have live performances as yet.Hopefully, we will have some soon.

Q)Besides music, what else do you do to earn a living?
A) I work lol. I’m currently employed by Simbisa Brands.