Wax: PRESSNOTES

WAX – AFRICAN DREAM (LOLHIPHOP) - Cameroonian singer Nde Ndifonka (aka Wax) presents a semi-autobiographical album in African Dreams, delivering songs about love (Miss Real, Mr Regular), ambition (African Dream) and even war (Faraway), a subject related to Wax’s position as spokesperson for the International Organisation for Migration and brand ambassador for the ONE Movement, an anti-racism/xenophobia initiative. The soul singer has an emotive style, delivering deeply loaded lyrics that speak straight to the heart. The overall result is a beautifully melodic album that navigates the ear through different moods. The title track is particularly moving, and recounts the tale of a man arriving in Joburg without a cent, but with a voice to be heard.

With Youth month already upon us and Youth Day only a week away, issues concerning the Human Rights and dignity of the youth will come into sharp focus. Sowetan Online spoke to a young musician, producer, and activist, Wax, about the issues that are closest to his heart - Music and Human Rights...

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Local producer and soul singer, Wax jets off to the US to perform for US charity GEMS, a campaign against youth commercial sexual exploitation, in New York on June 4, among other shows.

This will be part of a US tour to promote his sophomore album, African Dream, due for release in South Africa in July 2009. Recently released, ‘Miss real, Mr Regular’, the first single from the album is already making the rounds on several playlists including on major stations such as METRO FM, and is definitely one of the songs to watch out for in 2009.

The Cameroonian-born artist has a long record working for charity – he is popularly known by real name, Nde Ndifonka, as humanitarian activist and spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, working against ills such as human trafficking and xenophobia.

Wax is the face of a new international tourism campaign launched by the City of Joburg to showcase the opportunities that lie in Johannesbug.

On May 25 Wax will also perform live on SABC 1 programme SHIFT to commemorate Africa day with the nation. He will talk about his experience as an African immigrant, singer, writer, music producer for local artists, and humanitarian activist. He is also due to perform on June 20 at Alliance Française in Pretoria as part for the French Music Week.

Yes, the country that gave birth to Richard Bona, Wes Madiko, and Sally Nyolo, has done it again. It has produced yet another musical gem in Wax.

African Dream: Wax...

If Nde Ndifonka (aka Wax) could go back in time and do things differently, he says he wish he could have “grown up faster”.

This from the singer and music producer who finished school at age 16, and now, at the young age of 28, can proudly call himself the owner of Lolhiphop Records...