User:Lungstar Tida

Born to Gospel musician surroundings, Tsholomnqa, in East London, Lungstar Tida developed a love for music at an early age. From the age of ten, he joined a music group at his primary school and also to a high school level with it as he entertained school and environmental audiences and created a sensation every time. This childhood experience helped to shape his musical journey and as a teenager he was already performing at various events in his village .The year 2004 He met a guy called Sandile Qina who is also a good musician, He taught him more of music He was writing songs and they would go to performances around East London. The year 2006 He went out of school then He started doing backups for other artists, He worked with Thembelani Batala in studio gaining experience and having fun. After high school he decided to move to Johannesburg and really focus on building his professional career. He met some guys who introduced him into acting and they trained him. He attended their workshop in 2014 He was a part of a musical group which is called Once upon a song The musical, He joined Sgidla va films where He became one of the actors and a student also He was used in their project called Tear drop which is a series will be playing on OVHD and Soweto Tv He is still working hard on making his dream of being a well know artist. He’s worked on projects with Qhamisa Mpayipheli, Sthembiso phungula, T Melodiz He enjoyed singing in clubs and he was looking for a breakthrough His style of music is not just limited to afro pop but is also influenced by house and hip-hop. He seems larger than life on stage with his music penetrating into hearts and souls. Lungstar Tida also began recording demos from the time he was in his thirties. He put acting on hold for a number of years while he was marketing his music He has become known for his single “Buya” which became an instant hit on people’s phones and they were looking to see him more on Tv. It brought him fame on his local people first where he was busy performing it, the song found its way into local and international online stations. It reached the numbers in the UK and US and local people were looking forward on hearing him on local Radio stations. Since the release of this single, his career has become a busy life, wanting to market it more and more. People were touched by the message of the song. Lungstar Tida continues to write more music and more concentrating on the message more than the melody Writing and recording his songs has been a priority since he stopped doing acting and Lungstar Tida hopes to release more music within the next year. He says that his music will continue to talk to people