Phelo Bala On Why Some People Reacted Negatively To His Album

One of the Bala brothers Phelo released an album early this year titled Ndim’lo which unfortunately wasn’t liked by most people, the artist now stated what must have been the reasons some people liked the album less by saying that his music is different.

To his defense the muso went on to elaborate that he is not about sales or fame, he is just following his passion. “I’m not about sales or fame. My music is different, I knew it would take a while for people to warm up to it. It’s more like a diary for me. A place where I put my life experiences. Whereas other people may put things up on social media or tell it to someone, I mostly put it into music,” he explained.

He added that he believes that for some people it will take some time to love his music. “I put in a lot of work and effort into my music. Others immediately fall in love with the work, while others may take longer. I am content if the music touches someone’s life. Everything has the right time and I’m not one to rush my blessing,” he said.

Phelo said that coming from a musical family has helped him become more exposed to different sectors of music. “Because I’m a versatile artist, I am able to do any type of music. But when I was working on my album, the kind of music I created chose me. I found that my sound leaned towards Afro-soul with a touch of jazz, classical, gospel and traditional,” he said.