I'm no Slizer copycat - Tyte

THATO KALA
Correspondent | Wednesday June 15, 2011 00:00

Instead, Tyte believes she and Slizer have the same 'preferences' possibly because of their musical backgrounds.

The new kid on the block unwittingly dances like Slizer in some of her songs and her singing mode is no different from Slizer.

She has revealed that she and Slizer both used to dance for the late Sisco B. 'It does not bother me that people mistake me for Slizer. If anything, it actually makes me happy because it shows that I'm doing something right.

Slizer is popular and has done very well in the industry, so it's great to be likened to her,' Tyte told Showbiz.In fact, she admits she learnt half of her dance moves from Slizer. 'Slizer and I both used to dance for Sisco B and I know my strength is in singing, as opposed to dancing. I'm not a born dancer and Slizer taught me how to dance because half of what I do in terms of dancing was learnt from her,' she said.

The budding diva knows there is little she can do to stop people from comparing her with Slizer and vows to continually learn from Slizer in a quest to attain higher standards on the local music scene.  Already, she won a Presidential Award for the Best Upcoming Musician, courtesy of one of the songs in her eight-track album Still Ngiyahlupheka and believes more success is on the way.

Tyte released her debut album titled Sthibo two months ago and looks set to excel in the industry. The Ramotswa-born musician explains that Sthibo is a Ramotswa dance and she named her album after the name of the dance largely to pay tribute to her followers back home. Other songs in the album include the already popular Cheche, Lefufa, Ke Lapile and Le Mphirimetse.

Interestingly, she reveals that all her songs have personal significance.  'All my songs talk about my life, they talk about my life and I'm hopeful they are relevant to many other people out there,' she said.  Although she looks a bright singing prospect, she dreams beyond releasing album after album.  She intends to start a singing and choreography academy for young kids.

'I dream of establishing a children's dancing school.  We only see such things in other countries but I believe we can do it in this country.  I believe there is need to empower other people and ensure they grow in the area of music and dancing,' she said. 

Tyte is currently promoting her album and is hopeful that by September she would have covered enough ground in terms of marketing her work.  She got her music exposure while dancing for the likes of the late Bulldog and Sisco B.  She later worked with Dr Vom as a backing vocalist before going solo two years ago.