TOP 10 Thing You Need To Know About Nakhane Toure In 2019
TOP 10 Thing You Need To Know About Nakhane Toure In 2019 – Born Nakhane Mavuso in 1988, in a small town in the Eastern Cape called Alice. Ladies and gentleman here’s South Africa’s very talented son, an out and proud gay man, Nakhane Touré.
- Toure excelled in his performance as Xolani in the motion picture, Inxeba (The Wound). We were pulled to the depths of the soul of the star and that was new to his fans. Now, his expected second album “You Will Not Die” has been emancipated, and fans are delighted.
2. Toure has received a South African Music Award for Best Alternative Album for his debut album “Brave Confusion”
3. He found liberation in his writing because he was not a Christian anymore and he found the freedom to delve into any controversial subject matter.
4. Portraying the character of Xolani was a great challenge, in a positive and pessimistic manner. He is very complex. His plan was to honour the character and delve deeper, both in the mind and emotions.
5. My first album was a critical success, but it was a commercial failure. So while it was amazing to read great reviews, there was nothing there to make him proud. It wasn’t a hit for him. And on some level that was a blessing. “Also, I’m cynical towards my work. It’s never as good as I want it to be. And the only way that I can be as good as I imagine I can be is if I put my blinkers on, and gallop“
6. He appreciates the iconic Marvin Gaye ‘s music. When he was 7 years old and had chicken pox, he didn’t go to school that day. His mother had gone to buy records in the morning. When she came back she put that album on. He listened to the album and he had no idea of the lyrical content But he was intrigued by his voice.
7. He was chosen in the New York Times 10 hottest artists to watch in 2019 list, which stands as one of the signs for elevation in the entertainment industry.
8. Nakhane teamed up with the Right to Care organisation and LifeLine Northern Cape for their Me1st campaign.
The campaign’s pursuit is to fortify that “men who have intercourse with men must prioritise their health, most important in association with HIV and other sexually contaminated infections.
9. The actor has shared on Twitter narrated a story of how he used to “get his freak on” with a “racist” man. “When I was younger, I had this person that I used to get my freak on with. Oh. He played all the instruments. He sang all the songs but then he said something f***ing racist,” he exclaimed.
10. Touré was selected as Rolling Stones SA’s October cover artist in the same year. In September 2015, Touré published his first novel called Piggy Boy’s Blues.
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Written by: Aphiwe Theodorah Mvinjelwa
