This is How Ishmael Made His Comeback Hit ‘Ever Since Takalani’
The artist shares how he stumbled upon the song in a new interview.
South African veteran singer, rapper and producer Ishmael "Ish" Morabe has a new song called "Ever Since Takalani," which has caught the attention of many South African music lovers.
The artist shared a clip of him in studio jamming to the song prior to its release a few weeks ago, and the consensus was that the song was a banger.
Ish recently revealed he stumbled upon the song accidentally. According to an article on the Mail & Guardian, the artist was performing with Emtee and Makizar in Melville in Joburg not long ago when the DJ dropped the theme song to the kiddies TV show Takalani Sesame.
<p>The crowd responded positively, and Ish went home, downloaded the theme song and played around with it. He incorporated it in a beat he was working on. </p><h4><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/manu-worldstar-nalingi-interview/" target="_blank"><em>Read: Manu WorldStar Says His Chart-Topping Single 'Nalingi' 'Was a Mistake in a Way'</em></a></h4><p>In the song, which came out two weeks ago, Ish plays a call and response game with the sample. He tells the story of him wanting to be a superstar since he was a takalani (a child).</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="22d91" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7HJSNN1538997680"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1040875554931703808" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">E reng #takalani mo ngwaneng https://t.co/GSKxra9fu1</div> — ishmael (@ishmael)<a href="https://twitter.com/ISHMIZA/statuses/1040875554931703808">1536999045.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>"It sums up my story really, from the beginning until now," Ish was quoted as saying by the <em>Mail & Guardian</em>. "I think it also explains, like, just the faith I have in myself. As you hear in my lyrics, I always knew that one day I'd make it, but then, I didn't know how the track was going to be received. But I had that faith that it's going to work out."<br></p><p><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/ishmael-ever-since-takalani/" target="_blank">As we reported earlier</a>, Ishmael knows how to adapt with the times more than any other artist in the country. The man was part of one of the first South African hip-hop crews Prophets of the City in early 90s. He was part of the kwaito group Skeem in the late 90s, and signed to 999 Music as a solo act in the early 2000s. The last we heard from Ish was when he was part of the hip-hop crew Jozi in the late 2000s. In 2018, he is back, and he's highly likely to win.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p>In the <em>Mail & Guardian</em> interview, Ishmael also reveals that before he was part of P.O.C., he did backing vocals for bubblegum producer Chicco Twala. Whoa! You can read the article <a href="https://mg.co.za/article/2018-10-05-00-ishmael-makes-the-pots-happen" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Listen to "Ever Since Takalani" below, or download it <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/ever-since-takalani/1437231898?i=1437231899&i=1437231899&app=music" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="450" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/za/album/ever-since-takalani-single/1437231898" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;"></iframe></div>
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