Hailing from the Eastern Cape wife and husband music duo Yoza Mnyanda and Katt Daddy who goes by the name Darkie Fiction won the hearts of many South Africans after sharing a recording of their journey in finding their dream home.Their resilience and faith inspired future home owners to remain hopeful and patient.
We caught up the couple to talk music, property and more..
Who is Darkie Fiction?
We are a South African music duo from the Eastern Cape, living in Johannesburg. Our music fuses English and isiXhosa while drawing inspiration from multiple genres from both the past and present day.
Take us through your musical journey as a duo and individually
We met as independent solo musicians both hustling and trying to forge our own path. After a year of knowing each other we realised that our ideas and visions for music were very similar so we decided to join forces and become Darkie Fiction.
What has been your career highlight?
Our most recent career highlight is having our hit single “Bhoza” that we released 6 years ago, be used for a KFC commercial this year. That is something that we have dreamed and prayed about since writing the song.
Recently you shared your journey in finding your dream home, and had many people admiring your resilience and patience, take us through the process?
We’ve always wanted to be homeowners but didn’t always think it would be possible for people like us (fulltime creatives). God spoke to us and told us it was possible and to start looking and we found our dream house. It wasn’t easy at all but God has been so good and faithful.
For the full story, readers can visit our Instagram page @kwadarkie where we will also be posting regular renovation updates as well.
What was the hardest thing about finding a new home?
Getting approved by a bank as freelancers and also getting the seller to agree the price we were offering.
What do you wish you knew before searching for your dream home?
That it will be a long, sometimes painful/stressful process haha
What advice would you give someone embarking on a journey to find their dream house?
Ask God and then trust that he will make it happen.
Any music coming up soon or exclusive collaboration?
We’re going to be building a studio at our new home and from then on we will be unstoppable. Lots to come!
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