People in music want you to play small so you can make them… - Dorothy Masuka

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People in music want you to play small so you can make them feel better. That’s why you see so many bands break up no matter how talented they are.

Dorothy Masuka

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About Dorothy Masuka

Dorothy Masuka (3 September 1935 – 23 February 2019) Dorothy Masuka was born and raised in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1935. Her father was originally from Zambia, and her mother, Liza Mafuyani, was originally from Natal (now the Province of KwaZulu-Natal). On 27 April 2017 she featured in the concert "The Jazz Epistles featuring Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya," at The Town Hall, New York City, opening the show and delivering one passionate performance after another, warming up and winning over the crowd.

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I didn’t plan to be a singer, singing planned to be in me.

I’ve been fighting not for a particular area — I’ve been fighting for South Africa, I’ve been fighting for Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Congo and all these places. So I feel I don’t belong to one place.

People in music want you to play small so you can make them feel better. That’s why you see so many bands break up no matter how talented they are. - Dorothy Masuka

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