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00:00 So this song is a song called "Sopinda Sitibane"
00:06 It's a Xhosa song. "Sopinda Sitibane" means "Till we meet again"
00:11 I've been performing this song as an opening song during my East Africa tour
00:17 because I'm thinking a lot about the iconic Mama Winnie Mandela
00:23 who just passed away and the legacy that she's leaving behind
00:28 and this song is kind of a prayer, a send-off to her
00:37 "Lalangotolu Mama Winnie Mandela"
00:44 (Humming)
01:13 (Singing)
01:43 My name is Berita. I am a singer-songwriter
01:47 born in Zimbabwe, Ngubu, Lawayo
01:50 based in South Africa between Johannesburg and the Eastern Cape
01:55 I am an Afro-Soul singer-songwriter
01:58 I'm currently on an East African tour
02:01 It began in Kampala, Uganda
02:04 I was there for a week doing media engagements, performances and studio
02:09 From there I went over to Nairobi, Kenya
02:12 for the same engagements and I'm currently here in Kigali
02:16 I really enjoyed working with Frahil Masegela and Oliver Mutukuthi
02:25 I still miss Frahil Masegela
02:28 and I've had moments during the tour where I was like, "Oh, I wish he was still here"
02:33 I would talk to him about what I'm going through, what I'm learning
02:37 because Frahil Masegela was really big on culture and heritage
02:41 and us as an African people
02:44 I remember he used to say to me and a lot of people
02:47 that he never wants to get to a point whereby we say, "We used to be African"
02:52 and he said that if you don't explore your culture, your heritage, your identity
02:57 you will get to that position
03:00 and I think, you know, being on this East African tour
03:04 I'm reminded a lot of his words and I try and carry what he taught me
03:08 about my culture and who I am as a person to the world
03:11 Oh my goodness!
03:19 I'm excited about the concert and I guess what I really need to do is meditate
03:24 because I understand that as an African woman
03:27 I am placed at a higher position
03:30 so I need to meditate, I need to spend some time opening up my vocal
03:35 I also need to spend some time, you know, just opening up my hands as well for the guitar
03:43 because it's going to be a really big show
03:46 and particularly because there's a talk before my performance
03:51 and we're going to engage a lot about what it means to be an African woman
03:55 in the space, in the music space and, you know, doing business in this era
04:00 I would say, Branda, you're in a very, very special position
04:05 I feel that something is brewing here
04:08 and I think in the next three to five years you are going to be the anchor of Africa
04:14 Actually, they should call you Rwakanda!
04:17 [laughs]
04:18 [singing]
04:23 (upbeat music)