“Be so good that whenever you are not around, they feel your absence.”

The ever-shining Limpopo gospel star, Lufuno Phalanndwa, was the most nominated artist during the Limpopo Gospel Music Awards (LIGMA) nomination party that was held at the Fusion Boutique Hotel in Polokwane on Saturday night.

Lufuno Munzhelele is one of the musicians here from the Vhembe District who hold the view that people enjoy music most when it is played live.

Dr Rhulani Maringa, a medical doctor, has done exceptionally well with his début poetry collection, entitled A Pot of Poetry - a solid publication that contains 101 poems. The poems are laden with messages and worth reading, even though some are overly long. The book could probably have been published in two stand-alone publications, since it seems an extremely comprehensive collection of poetry.

A resident of Zava in Giyani, Gami Swaga, breathes life into every song he works on and lets that song find its wings and fly into the homes, workplaces, prisons, hospitals and marketplaces.

In 2009, Mpho Lihaiwa’s mother passed away and he was flung into a period of mourning, which was accompanied by “thinking too much and crying a lot”.

The multi-talented artist, Lucky Ntimani, has just made a public statement that he is shutting down his Tinyiko Art School in Mbhokota village near Elim, after experiencing years of endless financial hardship.

The highly anticipated latest album from the Queen of Afropop, Ndivhudzannyi “Makhadzi” Ralivhona, was finally released both in soft copy in online stores and in hard copy, available at most popular music stores countrywide.

Xongi Rhangani proved that she is not a one-hit wonder with the release of more albums just after her first full-length album, which was entitled Nyonga ya Mali.

The legendary Tshivenda group, Adziambei Band, have released a new CD, Tshipala mulilo, which contains a selection of old and new songs.

The highly talented, Mpheni-based Black Moon Ligevhenga is currently cooking up a storm in a package of three singles that will be released this month.

“For us, the youth in the township, music has become a culture from which we cannot be separated. Our life is music, and music is our life.”

A local gospel artist, Rofhiwa Mamuremi, affectionately known as Cyril, from Thohoyandou Block J, is making his mark in the music industry.

Many Xitsonga music lovers agree that veteran Xitsonga musician Prince Rhangani's new album, which was released on 31 October, is about to create an “earthquake” in the music industry this festive season.

Local hip-hop artist Henny Chauke, affectionately known as Henny C in music circles, is on cloud nine after winning the best producer award during the Limpopo Music Awards (LIMA) held at Meropa Casino Hotel in Polokwane a fortnight ago.