MUSICIAN Ciza says he's grateful to his famous parents for paving the way for him.
The Isaka hitmaker, whose real name is Nkululeko Nciza (24), is the son of Mafikizolo's Nhlanhla Mafu and music boss, TK Nciza.
While many celebrity kids try to distance themselves from their parents' fame, Ciza said he doesn't feel the need to as his parents made him who he is today.
"I'm nothing without my parents. They made me, literally. However, I'm doing this my own way and I'm working hard and making sure I deliver the best music that I can.
"Of course, I fell in love with music because of my parents. Music was in my household. The reason I got my style; I got it from my mama. I got the charisma from my pops, so I can't run away from that. However, I'm working really hard to make sure I make the best music," he said.
Ciza said he's not just thinking locally as his sights are set on the world stage.
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"My journey has been amazing so far. There's a long way to go though. The goal is to just take the music to the whole world and ensure South Africa breeds international superstars.
"Otherwise, it's been a good year. Thank you to South Africa, thank you to Africa for supporting me and loving what I do," he said.
Ciza also revealed that he's being considered for a Grammy.
"Grammys is where we're taking it. It should be a regular thing for any South African, any African. We're nominated for African Best Performance, but I want us to be nominated for Best Record or Song of the Year. That's where we have to take it.
"I think that's what global domination is, people in the whole world recognising African music as the music and not saying: ‘Oh, it's African music, so let's give them their own category'," he said.
Ciza said he's looking forward to releasing his upcoming album.
"I just released a song titled Abantu with Zee Nxumalo and Mthunzi. It's doing really well, it's charting well. The album is coming next month. I can't wait to feed South Africa and the whole world. There's a lot of surprises. I want you guys to experience the album yourselves. The name of the album is Ciza's Palace," he said.
