MEGA ARTIST
Issue no: 01
“Women in the music industry primarily serve a purpose and that purpose
is often at the advantage of the male eye. Women are almost always sexualised
in the media, more specifically the music industry.” MAM asked Ntsikwane
to share with us her perspective on ‘Female representation in the music
industry’.
What is you take on female representation
in the music industry?
I think the female representation in the industry is balanced
when it comes to ‘In front of camera’ work. But behind the
scenes there is still a lot of work to be done. There are few
women in production, management, directing, editing etc.
These areas of the industry are still very much dominated
by males. We really want to encourage women to study in
these fields in order to increase the number of women
working there.
What is your take on female musician using
sexuality and femenity as empowerment tool
in their art?
I feel that using sexuality takes away from the core of the
art and reduces the artist to just a sex symbol instead of a
talented artist. I believe in letting my music speak for itself
no need to lace it with sexual innuendo
Do you feel female musicians have a
difficult time breaking through and getting
the credit they deserve?
I actually feel that female musicians do a lot better in the
industry than males. If you listen to the music that’s getting
a lot of airplay now, it’s actually women who dominate
locally but internationally it’s a different story.
There are few women musicians from
Limpopo residing in Limpopo. What makes
them leave the province?
I think they leave because there isn’t really an arts industry
here, so they are not able to sustain themselves in Limpopo.
And this can be corrected if government, arts organisations
and private sector work together to create a kind of arts
precinct in Polokwane or in every big town in Limpopo,
where artists can lease office space at a subsidised rate and
be able to run art galleries, studios or theatres .
Do you believe in the traditional role for men and
women?
No I don’t. And I’m not saying that women should now take on
traditionally male roles or men should take over traditionally
female roles, I think everyone should do what needs to be done
without letting the perception of traditional roles get in the way.
Your message to all the women in the art?
Let your art speak for itself. Never compromise who you are or
use your sexuality to get ahead in the industry. Do the work and
the rewards will follow.
What is your main focus right now?
Right now my focus is on promoting my current album “The
Soul Experiment”.
If you are technologically savvy and like good music you
can buy Ntsikwane'smusic online at iTunes, Amazon and
CD Baby. If you want a hard copy contact Ntswikwane at
082 393 5316 or email [email protected] is
also on Twitter (@ntsikwane) and Facebook (Ntsikwane
–Limpopo Song Bird). Listen to her music on
https://www.soundcloud.com/ntsikwane
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August 2014
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