ones. I’m a sucker for 90’s
R&B. Love it to bits! I also
grew to love house music
while I lived in Durban.
GM.: As a young woman in
the music industry, what are
the differences between the
Zimbabwean and South
African music industry? And
what have been your
challenges as a woman?
Tagz. So far on my album I have
only featured Tehn Diamond
but I’m hoping to work with
Prayersoul, Dj Naida and maybe
one or two other artists on it.
Looking to the rest of Africa, I
like Lira, from South Africa and
Tiwa Savage from Nigeria. I
love Tiwa Savage! I would
definitely love to work with
her. As for male artists, I would
like to work with a rapper like
AKA. I’m obsessed with AKA!
Internationally, I don’t know,
so many to choose from but I
would probably look to
American artists, like Beyoncé,
Fantasia or even Ne-yo.
GM.: And that moves us to
our next question. What type
of music do you listen to?
Davina: I listen to a lot of R&B
and hip hop tracks and I
particularly love old school
Davina: I wouldn’t know
much about the finer details of
the music industry in South
Africa to be honest because
when I was there, it wasn’t as
an artist, I was focused on my
studies. All I can say is from
what I see through TV,
magazines ,radio, blogs etc I
don’t want to say that there is
more support for musicians
there, but it kind of looks that
way, particularly those in my
genre. I think that they are a
bit more open minded when it
comes to their music and
artists. It often doesn’t matter
what type of music you do, as
long as it’s of a good quality
and you are from their country
they will support you 100%.
It’s sometimes not that simple
here.
GM.: And as a young woman
in the industry?
Davina: Well, I guess to add
onto the answer from the
previous question there
sometimes appears to be more
support for male artists than
female artists here, especially
in my genre. They tend to get
more of the female ‘groupies’
screaming their name and
their boys showing them
support….it’s tricky
(Chuckles). But that being
Groove Magazine Zimbabwe
said, the support I’ve
received so far has still been
amazing. Sometimes I see
the same faces out at my
shows and so much love
online. It’s humbling.
GM.: In terms of airplay,
how much airplay have you
been getting from our local
radio stations?
Davina: Quite a bit I think
but there’s always room for
improvement (Laughs).
When I was in SA I would
always get messages from
people telling me they heard
my song on radio, especially
after my first release. It was
encouraging to know that
I’m not even there but my
music is on radio so it’s been
even more awesome being
back and hearing it for
myself.
GM.: Do you have a name
for your fans and how do
you interact with them?
Davina: (Laughs) Oh my
goodness! No!! I don’t have a
name for my fans. No offence
at all to those who do but I
don’t see myself doing that
any time soon...or ever. It’s…
Let me just leave it there
(chuckles). To be honest, I
don’t even call them fans, I
just call them supporters.
But like I said, to each his
own. That’s just my own
personal thing. To answer
the second bit, I interact
with them mainly online and
when I speak to them at
shows. I appreciate them
supporting my music so
much. It’s always weird but
nice when someone says, Are
you Davina? I love your voice
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