Singer Busiswa on how she became a part of 'The Lion King'
“On the day that they sent us the confirmation, I said to my son ‘we will probably never be poor again’,” said the star in her new documentary.
Qgom singer Busiwa has released a documentary where she talks about her music, abuse, and her personal life.
The documentary premiered last week at the Africa Rising International Film Festival (ARIFF).
The 'Lahla' hitmaker tweeted a teaser of the documentary on her Instagram.
The film premiered last week to a sold-out crowd at three cinemas.
"We Premiere to a SOLD OUT crowd tonight!!! 3 cinemas @ariff_festival filled to the max for the whole duration of the festival! I can't wait to meet you all & find new ways to to bring this story to those who can't be with us today," the star wrote on Instagram.
In the documentary, ‘Busiswa: An Unbreakable Story’, the star revealed how she almost missed an opportunity to be a part of the American musical film 'The Lion King'. This was after she says 'The Lion King' team couldn't reach her.
But, fortunately, the team managed to reach her manager and secured her the gig.
“Someone from the team of The Lion King The Gift project inboxes him and says, ‘we’re trying to get her on a song, is she not interested?" the star explained in her documentary.
“They said they tried to reach me and they couldn’t reach me. I said tell them ‘I’m here, I’m ready’. They sent the beat and said this is the song we wanted you on. I recorded that same night and sent it back."
Busiwa understood that this was an opportunity of a lifetime that will offer her loads of money.
“On the day that they sent us the confirmation, I said to my son was ‘we will probably never be poor again’,” she said.
The star also talked about the abuse she suffered in the hands of her baby daddy, Katlego “DJ Kaygee”, expressing how proud she was that she has finally “conquered” and managed to leave the abusive relationship.
Currently, the world is observing the 16 days of activism against woman and children abuse. Busiswa said she hopes to ensure that her child doesn't grow up to abuse women like his dad.
“The worst thing for me was having a child with an abusive partner. How do I raise my child so that he doesn’t become that person? The only way I can think of is to teach him that everything is worthy of your love and respect and hopefully he would love and respect women," she said.
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Image courtesy of Instagram/ @busiswaah