The late and esteemed Mozambican musician Stewart Sukuma, in conversation with Lloyd Froy King, host of Strong Live, shared stories from his career, highlighting the fact that he was the first Mozambican to enter a music university in Boston.
Highlighting that after him, 3 more Mozambicans attended the same university, where 1 of them (Albino Mbié) went through his Music Without Borders project. After 7 years of the course, Albino Mbié (Jazz Guitarist) became a music professor at the same university, making Stewart Sukuma very proud.
Stewart Sukuma also revealed that the songs "Julieta" and "Sumanga" were what made him known in the music world and propelled him to fame. These songs were recorded in his portable home studio and later delivered to RM, which at the time was the only record label in the country and at that time did not yet release albums, only songs.
A curious fact is that his songs "Julieta" and "Nwete" by Mingas were the first to have videos recorded with television cameras by the parent television station TVM, apart from the video of the musician José Mucavel, recorded in 16mm, which was the first music video made in Mozambique.
Stewart Sukuma's fame was inevitable since his music videos for "Julieta" and "Mingas" were the only ones shown on television, and with no other choice, he couldn't help but become well-known. After his video came those for "GOROWANE" and many others, such as "Sumanga," which he also created. He emphasized that the creativity for this video came from almost every pore of his body, given the immense responsibility involved.
Stewart Sukuma praised the work of television in disseminating music, contrasting it with social media, where videos are often edited, preventing viewers from fully understanding the message conveyed in the songs.
