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Overcoming obstacles with Melisa Whiskey, Zlatan, Lyta, and Garry Mapanzure

Melisa Whiskey talks to rising African stars Zlatan, Lyta, and Garry Mapanzure about stage fright and the pretty huge obstacles they’ve had to face to achieve success.

Melisa Whiskey, a singer from London by way of Nigeria, talks to some of the finest young African talent out there at the minute: Nigerian musician and dancer Zlatan, who has worked with the likes of Burna Boy, Olamide, Lil Kesh, and Davido; fellow Nigerian musician Lyta, who's making waves after releasing the singles Selfmade, Time, and the Davido-produced Monalisa; and Garry Mapanzure, a 21-year-old artist and architecture student from Harare, Zimbabwe, who’s an All Africa Music Awards winner.

Together they discuss their creative processes, if stage fright exists, and the pretty huge obstacles they’ve had to face to achieve success. BIG obstacles.

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25 minutes

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  • Sat 18 Apr 2020 11:06GMT
  • Sun 19 Apr 2020 19:06GMT

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