Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African Singer & Songwriter In Conversation With Trevor

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  • In this week's episode, Trevor sits down with Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African Singer & Songwriter. They discuss Yvonne's journey - becoming a singer, songwriter, actress & entrepreneur, her purpose, awards and many more
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 133

  • @zakaroyalty62
    @zakaroyalty62 2 роки тому +18

    Yvonne Chaka-Chaka is just as eloquent, cogent & compelling in her speech as she’s as alluring in all her songs…❤❤❤!

    • @Naphirispeshari
      @Naphirispeshari 2 роки тому

      Speech verbatim!

    • @zakaroyalty62
      @zakaroyalty62 2 роки тому

      @@Naphirispeshari don’t think there’s need to transcribe my speech verbatim as others can clearly read it themselves 🤣!

    • @Naphirispeshari
      @Naphirispeshari 2 роки тому

      @@zakaroyalty62 haha I meant I would have said exactly what you said..word for word!

    • @zakaroyalty62
      @zakaroyalty62 2 роки тому

      @@Naphirispeshari lolest great minds think alike ,ey matey😝😂!

  • @uncle_trust_gwishiri
    @uncle_trust_gwishiri 2 роки тому +37

    I'm only 27 Trevor but your shows are instilling a sense of maturity for a 72 year old man. I never miss any of your show. Continue doing this for our generation please 🙏 ❤

  • @nicoltinashetapfumaneyi2930
    @nicoltinashetapfumaneyi2930 2 роки тому +11

    Yvonne Chaka Chaka is a phenomenal woman, full of wisdom. She has contributed immensely to the development of Africa. Thank you Trevor for bringing her to this great show.

  • @christieultd
    @christieultd 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you Trevor fir this interview. Indeed Yvonne you raise the banner for womankind. I am inspired. Your beauty is really from within coupled with eloquence and wisdom and determination to put the wrongs right. I love you. May God continue to raise you

  • @noeljchizaza9976
    @noeljchizaza9976 2 роки тому +7

    A truly amazing African woman. Very down to earth despite the enormous achievements. Humble through and through. The pride of Africa, the jewels of Africa. Modest and gracious. 300rand coffin sums up the humanity. Thank you God for giving us such a wonderful woman.

  • @lizziecawthorne9842
    @lizziecawthorne9842 2 роки тому +4

    Bhudhi wangu Trevor! I thoroughly enjoy your show and have been following you “silently.” Your professionalism and excellent interview skills are unparalleled 👍🏽👏🏽. Proud of you! Your sister from another Mother.

    • @Keith0909Maya
      @Keith0909Maya 2 роки тому

      Thank you my sister for your support and kind words.

  • @prechardmhako8336
    @prechardmhako8336 2 роки тому +12

    "I never take things for granted" - Yvonne..
    Profound

    • @uncle_trust_gwishiri
      @uncle_trust_gwishiri 2 роки тому

      Very true sir Prechard. I even got some notes from when you were a guest on this show

  • @tgwatsv8544
    @tgwatsv8544 2 роки тому +6

    I love how this show is growing, keep up the good work Mr Ncube, would love to see this show go beyond the African borders. You are really an African treasure.

  • @tendaichinamasa769
    @tendaichinamasa769 2 роки тому +8

    Thank you Trevor for bringing this true legend of music and important messages that united South Africa during the challenging times of Apartheid. I met her went she performed at a wedding in Harare at Sheraton Hotel (now Rainbow Towers) in 1986. I was hooked on her music since then.

  • @miraclemawadze7702
    @miraclemawadze7702 2 роки тому +2

    I am so delighted brother Trevor for bringing this great African woman. A wonderful great lady.

  • @magumbo2898
    @magumbo2898 2 роки тому +3

    Music of my time until today. Your music is timeless and you are a timeless beauty too.I love your music Yvonne

  • @davedave2103
    @davedave2103 2 роки тому +2

    Trevor thank you thank you and thank you... continue to push the boundaries 💪 and bring more inspirational people of all walks of life even Zanu CCC MDC leaders to share their thoughts please not politically motivated

  • @TimeMthokozisiGumbo_ZW
    @TimeMthokozisiGumbo_ZW 2 роки тому +8

    "We cannot afford to be remote control parents..!" Took that one down, hopefully one day I'll be a better father. We continue to learn Malume Trevor. Qhubeka njalo with your conversations. I'm 34 but Sis Yvonne's music was a major part of my upbringing. Attie van Wyk on the productions, ah man, lovely lovely music. Who's the fireman who answered Yvonne's I'M BURNING UP telephone call ("...be cool honey, what's your address..?") when she wanted to be saved? Hahahaha

  • @sheilawilliamson7971
    @sheilawilliamson7971 9 днів тому

    What a beautiful woman who is acknowledging the grace of God🙏❤

  • @kevinmakumbe
    @kevinmakumbe 2 роки тому +3

    eloquent, intelligent woman,great interview Trevor.

    • @Nhamo3
      @Nhamo3 2 роки тому +1

      A woman of class

  • @mapster2104
    @mapster2104 2 роки тому +3

    Wow wow, Princess of Africa in the house. Back in the days when music was still music. She defines beauty for me. Africa's finest. Rare breed. It saddens me to realize we don't have her kind anymore in the music industry, only left with noise makers.

  • @sidumisomtonga4301
    @sidumisomtonga4301 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful soul indeed. We love you Princess of Africa. Fearfully and Wonderfully made.

  • @kenmoyo2163
    @kenmoyo2163 2 роки тому +2

    We were graced by her majesty Machaka. She takes me back to the golden late 80s. Wayesihlanyisa

  • @sizwesabawu7237
    @sizwesabawu7237 2 роки тому +3

    Trevor this was an awesome conversation. Sis Yvonne is a true icon. So articulate and what a states person.

  • @darlingtonmathuthu2169
    @darlingtonmathuthu2169 2 роки тому +10

    I went to Nandos a week ago in Melbourne and found them playing Umqombothi! .That tells a story about how great Machaka is. Great work Trevor for bringing her to your show.

    • @munhumutapa1330
      @munhumutapa1330 2 роки тому +2

      It's always heart warming to hear those gems at Nandos

    • @Oneworld_Mdu
      @Oneworld_Mdu 2 роки тому +1

      I was in Nando’s in Brighton (UK) they where playing uVulindlela. I noticed they do play west African music mostly.

    • @Nhamo3
      @Nhamo3 2 роки тому

      When I was working for Nandos in 2004 all Nandos in Australia added Oliver Mtukudzi and other African giants on their playlist.

  • @dorismufara8494
    @dorismufara8494 Рік тому

    I am in love with a DJ! An all time favourite which brings back fond memories of my childhood. And I am still in love with sis Yvonne. Thank you Mr Ncube. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.

  • @patsonchapeyama26
    @patsonchapeyama26 2 роки тому +2

    Thank very much Trevor! I enjoy these conversations

  • @Nharembozha1
    @Nharembozha1 2 роки тому +3

    What an interview. What an awesome woman. She is just wonderful! Thank you Trevor.

  • @thivhilaelimakatu
    @thivhilaelimakatu 2 роки тому +1

    Poignant issues facing Africa on malaria; inspiring take on legacy, the youth and WomanRadio. Thanks Mama. Good choice of the first guest of the South Africa series. The ConvoWithChiefFelixNdiweni on 13 Dec 2019 remains one of the best for me. What an eloquent man interviewed by an equally insightful anchor. Well done, Mr Ncube!

  • @jamesmakame5024
    @jamesmakame5024 2 роки тому +2

    Great and inspirational talk there Yvonne & Trevor

  • @trevormashingaidze5353
    @trevormashingaidze5353 2 роки тому +4

    This is a brilliant show Trevor! Please keep them coming. We are celebrating African greatness
    . Thank you!

  • @chamlihomartin1519
    @chamlihomartin1519 6 місяців тому

    Beatiful lesson from my sisiter, Yvonne. All the way from Tanzania

  • @marveloussibanda3117
    @marveloussibanda3117 2 роки тому +2

    I appreciate your effort and vigor Mr Trevor. You are an icon Baba Travor keep pushing for more of such conversations.

  • @rodgersmagigo7393
    @rodgersmagigo7393 2 роки тому +4

    Inspiring, she’s iconic…

  • @maureenzowa
    @maureenzowa 2 роки тому +1

    Oh ma Yvonne Chaka-Chaka wow wow 💞💗💗💕she is so beautiful, so eloquent and so full of wisdom… Love you mama💞💞💞

  • @georgemavunga3966
    @georgemavunga3966 2 роки тому +2

    Wow! One of your best guests Mukoma Trevor! For many of us her music was our first contact with international music and we are still attached to it. I am deeply touched by the advice on not sitting down and feeling sorry for yourself after making a mistake. And lastly, the R300 coffin resonates with my thinking about how one should go...indeed life is for the living!

  • @V59971
    @V59971 2 роки тому +5

    Yvonne
    Brenda
    Rebecca
    What an era ...

  • @innocentmadanhire2391
    @innocentmadanhire2391 2 роки тому +4

    "From me to you"..... i like that track Yvone! Born in the mid 90s, i am sure i am younger than these great timeless tracks!

  • @brendonmartin9550
    @brendonmartin9550 2 роки тому +6

    Wow been long waiting for the Princess of Africa,well done Trevor 😊

  • @jennynzonzo4082
    @jennynzonzo4082 2 роки тому

    Yvonne is such a humble and eloquent lady. What an amazing session, grew up listening to her songs where we didnt know the words we created our own e.g. mirai vadriver matsika mwana 😀.
    Thank you Trevor and Team, I am truly enjoying the conversations.

  • @Paradzaimurwisi.
    @Paradzaimurwisi. 2 роки тому +2

    I learn as a human being you make mistakes but rise beyond that and redefine your self. She was there and still there. I life the fact that she keep her appearance even at this age. Tag zim celebs mai titi madam boss evidence queen. We need such hope such inspiration. Not kungo baya button kuti udza chakatadzisa imbwa kuseka kunyenama ichi gona. Let's learn from this. What society are we aiming to be. A mature interview

  • @kennedy_khombo
    @kennedy_khombo 2 роки тому +3

    Very inspirational; thank you Trevor for bringing us Africa's finest. Next time she come through, please ask her how the song 'Kana Uchema', a Shona song, came about . . .

  • @abudalanapuru8991
    @abudalanapuru8991 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you so much Trevor for this show.You are doing a great job indeed in bringing these stories in their truest context.The more I listen to them the more I realise that I do not know a lot.Please keep crossing the boarders and get us those stories which can enrich our lives. Get hold of people with real stories where we can borrow a leaf from, those whose journey that they have travelled has very few if not little missing pages in their history.God bless you and the entire team

  • @jbjb8305
    @jbjb8305 2 роки тому +3

    A very dignified show, keep up Trevor we follow this show every week

  • @tawandangandini7709
    @tawandangandini7709 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent stuff - Trevor - indeed going beyond the sensational.

  • @kim_i_said6598
    @kim_i_said6598 2 роки тому +1

    Oh my goodness
    The QUEEN HERSELF!!!
    👑❤👑😃

  • @angelicajoseph3080
    @angelicajoseph3080 2 роки тому

    Thank-you Ttevor, did not kmow that Yvonne is married and got four boys! Wow! Thank you Yvonne and am happy for you and your success.

  • @amandamukonoweshuro1458
    @amandamukonoweshuro1458 2 роки тому +3

    Truly look forward to these conversations, Mr Trevor.
    I always glean a number of nuggets from each episode, and I am truly excited for the turn in which you've taken this show: to feature remarkable, international, hard-working men and women as well.

    • @Keith0909Maya
      @Keith0909Maya 2 роки тому +2

      I am glad you like where we are taking the Show. Thank you for your support.

  • @tonderayimoloten4930
    @tonderayimoloten4930 2 роки тому +2

    Great quality conversation.Thanks Trevor

  • @vusankiwane7582
    @vusankiwane7582 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely phenomenal. Shes a complete and accomplished human. Extremely inspirational.
    Wish there can be a Part 2
    Again thanks Trevor!

  • @cbbanks7680
    @cbbanks7680 2 роки тому +1

    if it wasnt for the music i wudnt be here...shez a legend yvone...i am a dj and i still play her music

  • @babamudiwa897
    @babamudiwa897 2 роки тому +1

    I wish one day i could meet uMam Yvonne keep up the good work bab Trevor👏

  • @bernardmuchabaiwa4720
    @bernardmuchabaiwa4720 2 роки тому +4

    Long live Yvonne Machaka. They named my youngest sister after you!

  • @finsensetv
    @finsensetv 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this bill of your show. This was very refreshing.

  • @MunaabaKhasim
    @MunaabaKhasim 2 місяці тому

    Nice conversation,big up yvonne and Traver.

  • @t.r.m1698
    @t.r.m1698 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for interviewing the legend that is Yvonne. Would have loved to hear about her close friendship with R.G. Mugabe.

  • @delightchewe3496
    @delightchewe3496 2 роки тому +1

    This show gives me HOPE

  • @kanisiosicolinmandizvidza8310
    @kanisiosicolinmandizvidza8310 2 роки тому +1

    Loved every second of the conversation...she on point 👌🏿

  • @margaretmanyevere4037
    @margaretmanyevere4037 2 роки тому +2

    Very inspiring, as usual thank you Trevor

  • @kudakwashemlambo8574
    @kudakwashemlambo8574 2 роки тому

    This interview was very short, needed more, thanks Trevor

  • @dubel.t7473
    @dubel.t7473 2 роки тому +4

    Great show. Hoping one day we'll get Aliko Dangote on this show

  • @theclassics7513
    @theclassics7513 2 роки тому +2

    Trevor - you are a national treasure. l love your show

    • @Keith0909Maya
      @Keith0909Maya 2 роки тому

      Thank you for your kind words and support

    • @theclassics7513
      @theclassics7513 2 роки тому

      @@Keith0909Maya seems I have been missing a lot. Good content - this is Zimbabwe we need. Keep it up

  • @johngwezera304
    @johngwezera304 2 роки тому +1

    Inspiration

  • @pfumorashe
    @pfumorashe 2 роки тому +1

    Inspiring discussion!

  • @mukundutm
    @mukundutm 2 роки тому

    Indeed bravo,kudos,tribute ,salutations to Yvonne MaChaka, the Princess of Africa!.She remains my favourite SA Artiste to date !.Motherland,Let him go!,Thank you Mr DJ! ,remains my favourite songs by her.Vividly & fondly remember her staging her 1st Zim concert in 1986..She acknowledges the beauty & the premium quality of Zim education &life!.She saw ZIM @ her Zenith &Apex !.Indeed her music was well received in ZIM!.Its a pity for the SA Afrophobia&Xenophobia towards fellow Africans who helped her fight & dismantle the vices&vestiges of Apartheid !.

  • @BrightSignsPrinting
    @BrightSignsPrinting 2 роки тому +1

    Trevor thank u very much Sir..u the best in the business 👏

  • @michaelmaps2004
    @michaelmaps2004 2 роки тому +3

    Great interview. Love her

  • @sewhappywithsenagollo9574
    @sewhappywithsenagollo9574 2 роки тому +1

    Very beautiful video Very lovely lady. Thanks Trevor

  • @morgynmusungah674
    @morgynmusungah674 2 роки тому +1

    Wow uncle Trevor you have really gone beyond the sensational. You are doing a good job

  • @kudataimo8440
    @kudataimo8440 2 роки тому +1

    Great conversation!!

  • @briankoliya3250
    @briankoliya3250 2 роки тому +1

    We appreciate Mama old is gold

  • @marcowitch9568
    @marcowitch9568 2 роки тому +6

    She looks very good for her age.. she looks like she's in her mid thirties.love her to bits

    • @Nhamo3
      @Nhamo3 2 роки тому

      Ageing gracefully

  • @pearlbeyon3682
    @pearlbeyon3682 2 роки тому +2

    This is really a good show. Enjoyed it a lot

    • @ruthmothupi2959
      @ruthmothupi2959 2 роки тому

      Beautiful indeed. This is the very 1st time I watched this, but I have subscribed because of the quality of the show. Trevor is a master interviewer. Humble beginnings but reaching great heights. May God continue to bless you "African Queen". 🤗😘❤️

  • @VTHookie
    @VTHookie 2 роки тому

    The struggle was real!I feel you Trevor when you made reference of you using peanut butter oil cuz you had no vaseline.Totally relate with Yvone’s story as well.Same here , grew up in the rural areas .Had to use the same and at times lubricating grease and i do remember using a certain fruit(damba)’s juice as a lotion-but that did not deter me from dreaming!I can safely say I am a successful global citizen as i write!Thank you for these mentorship plartforms sir!

  • @francismuzofa4324
    @francismuzofa4324 2 роки тому

    You doing well Trevor, you continuously continue to chain chains of gold.
    Very educative very true to our very own adage "Kugara nhaka kuona dzavamwe"
    I have a poem that i wrote tht is called Transfer which speaks to what Yvonne just confirm tht to borrow my own statement " It's useful here, it's useless there" Transfer the files, download the files. 300rnd coffin perfect

  • @donaldchetse4849
    @donaldchetse4849 2 роки тому +1

    Liked before eveb watching thanks Trevor

  • @allenchilekw5698
    @allenchilekw5698 2 роки тому

    African Queen, legends in the African Music industry 🎶

  • @tawandamakawa9536
    @tawandamakawa9536 2 роки тому +1

    Life lessons there thank u Trevor

  • @innocentmadanhire2391
    @innocentmadanhire2391 2 роки тому +2

    Par excellence!

  • @tawandamakawa9536
    @tawandamakawa9536 2 роки тому +1

    So inspiring

  • @muzingayengwenya4587
    @muzingayengwenya4587 2 роки тому +1

    😂 wwwwow, wwwwow I didn't know the real lyrics of "Let him go..."
    😂😂😂🤣😅😅🤭🤦 laughing at myself big time here!

  • @mgcinindebele4496
    @mgcinindebele4496 2 роки тому +2

    One time l was driving in Morningside, just at a traffic light Someone in a Black Mercedes hotter, l stop an look, Its the Princess, She says your car boot is Open, the excitement, l said too myself She's guilty of making us dance in the 80s.

  • @jabumidzi
    @jabumidzi 2 роки тому +1

    wow! Astounding

  • @daddyteddy85
    @daddyteddy85 2 роки тому +1

    THE QUEEN OF AFRICA

  • @Oneworld_Mdu
    @Oneworld_Mdu 2 роки тому +7

    Is it me or Yvonne looks similar to Mbilia Bel, Congolese musician

  • @chimuriwofreedom9491
    @chimuriwofreedom9491 2 роки тому +1

    inspirational

  • @johnmawere9251
    @johnmawere9251 2 роки тому +1

    Profound

  • @dominiquempundubolalia1059
    @dominiquempundubolalia1059 2 роки тому

    Une géante de la musique africaine!

  • @donaldkanengoni6201
    @donaldkanengoni6201 2 роки тому +1

    You are the best in this game Trevor

  • @stirlinggapara9664
    @stirlinggapara9664 2 роки тому

    I was so looking forward to finding out her favourite books.😳

  • @briantonderaimadembo7356
    @briantonderaimadembo7356 2 роки тому +7

    Would love to see George Bizos , Bill Gates, Patrice Motsepe , President Barack Obama on the show. You can do it.. Thanks for the Tata Trevor.

  • @robertcheneka118
    @robertcheneka118 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful

    • @stellapeters272
      @stellapeters272 2 роки тому

      Amazing woman Mashaka keep on doing the great work of ubuntu❤️❤️❤️

  • @clementinemurombo8579
    @clementinemurombo8579 2 роки тому +1

    you never dissapoint as usual

  • @tauzin7
    @tauzin7 2 роки тому +1

    There I was in my nascent life thinking that Yvonne was a Zimbabwean...

  • @thabi_d
    @thabi_d 2 роки тому +2

    Muhle lomfazi 🔥🔥.

    • @perseverencemoyo2464
      @perseverencemoyo2464 2 роки тому +1

      Wakunanzelela South Africans ladies are beautiful and they don’t over dress simple and beautiful

  • @Paradzaimurwisi.
    @Paradzaimurwisi. 2 роки тому +2

    Ini hangu chembere iyi ikati ooo handi rambe yaka naka iyi

  • @hloniphile1396
    @hloniphile1396 2 роки тому

    Yes African women suffer a lot ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @chiyenyumba7135
      @chiyenyumba7135 2 роки тому +1

      All women of African origin be they African American or Caribbean even those in America 🇺🇸 or UK 🇬🇧 they still suffer

  • @snappy9061
    @snappy9061 2 роки тому

    I have always thought Let him go is all about small houses. Lyrics point so, no?🤔

  • @xhosakoloni4716
    @xhosakoloni4716 2 роки тому

    Its nature parent have one who is favourite. They always said I like all my children the same, not true.

  • @mamahazbaima6732
    @mamahazbaima6732 2 роки тому

    Why does she laugh each time she mentions zimbabwe🙄😏

  • @leroyg2312
    @leroyg2312 5 місяців тому

    Yvonne didn't tell the truth regarding her first pregnancy. Surely its impossible for one to go for seven months without knowing they are carrying something within their body!!!!!

  • @nomakhosibaroness6403
    @nomakhosibaroness6403 2 роки тому

    So she’s not Zimbabwean

  • @Sin-yoro
    @Sin-yoro 2 роки тому

    .

  • @prechardmhako8336
    @prechardmhako8336 2 роки тому +6

    "I never take things for granted" - Yvonne..
    Profound

  • @delightchewe3496
    @delightchewe3496 2 роки тому +1

    This show gives me HOPE