Vusi, producer smoke peace-pipe

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent | Thursday April 8, 2010 00:00

 The two men had a serious misunderstanding after the release of Mtokufa's latest album late last year with the South African producer accusing the young musician of violating his copyright by releasing the album without his consent.

The two have now told Showbiz that they regretted the incidents that led to their split, which effectively stalled the sales of Mtokufa's album.  'We are back together now and putting his (Vusi) career ahead of personal interests. Definitely it was a stupid argument that we failed to manage and ended up a big issue,' Lekoeje said.

The South African producer came short of saying that the youngster was forced by contractual obligations to make a u-turn adding that, 'we did not have a written contract anyway because he was still under age when we started working on this project. We are back together because we felt that we needed each other'.  According to him, they have agreed to let sleeping dogs lie, adding that he was also grooming the young musician to become a producer. 

'Really I like working with Vusi, it was just unfortunate that he strayed, but what is important is that he has realised his mistakes and made the right decision, it is not for me to judge him.  I need to help him re-focus. I am also trying to teach him how to multi-task because there is going to be that time when he would have to stand on his own feet.  He should be ready when that time comes,' Lekoeje said. Mtokufa also said he was happy to have re-united with Lekoeje.

He said that although his producer threatened legal action he had forgiven everything, saying he realised that he played a major part in causing the rift.  In a defiant tone Mtokufa denied that one of the problems that had slowed his promising career down was booze.

 'If anyone were to talk about me as being a drunkard then that person must be a regular at bars and I can tell you all the people who are spreading such malicious rumours are the ones who are after my downfall, otherwise, why would they still be clinging to the past,' he said.

Often Mtukufa had claimed 'I have learnt my lessons' only to go back to his old wayward ways. 'I know what I am talking about here. I had done things, which I am not  proud of, but I am not going back there again despite what some people are saying; I will work towards being a better person and musician, and I know I will achieve that with God's help,' he said.