Durban-Born Singer-Songwriter Lusanda on Loving with Who She Is Becoming
Durban-born singer-songwriter Lusanda’s humble beginnings bloomed from the soil of TikTok covers, and today, she stands as a composer of her own music. With her latest exploits garnering her attention from Spotify and being named the platform’s EQUAL Africa Ambassador for September 2026, Lusanda’s voice has also captured the attention of industry powerhouses and peers, culminating in collaborations with the likes of Nasty C, Tellaman, and Anoop D’Souza, among others.
With part of her maxi-single already out in the form of “Lunchbox” and “By the Time I Wake Up,” the crooner reflected on her evolution—her feelings concerning her graduation from being a content-creating musician to being a full-fledged artist in her own right exercising full creative agency.
“I love everything about the journey I am on as a musician. There are trials and tribulations, of course. There’s something new every day to learn, but I am living the dream I said I’d live a year ago. I am enjoying getting to know myself through music and understanding the type of artist I am and want to be,” she said.
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Lusanda crowned repetition as king on her path to becoming a better musician. She admitted that staying faithful to a routine, even when doing non-music activities, was something that strengthened not only her love for those things but also her self-image and sense of identity.
“Consistency is one thing I’ve learned is important,” she said. “Even outside of music, there are times when I don’t feel like getting up and hitting the gym or doing some ballet. But these are things that I enjoy, things that take me back to my childhood. Doing those things helps me to stay grounded, and they also bring me back to myself. You know? These are the type of things I do and that I like. Repeating something till you become better at it, being consistent, is something I learned,” she said.
Lusanda credited divine backing and support from her followers as two things that have helped her in her rise as a musician.
“I pray a lot and have a great support system. I didn’t realise how good I had it in the beginning, but I have cheerleaders and supporters in every corner of every province and across the borders. People are really helping and rooting for me, and I was a bit afraid to take on that support because it felt a bit much, but now that I’ve settled in better, my mind state has become stabler so I know how to deal with everything accordingly,” she said.
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Besides twirling and executing pirouettes, Lusanda talked about her newfound interest in roller-skating.
“Dance is my life!” she said, laughing when asked about other interests besides making music. “The one other skill that I’ve been trying to get into is roller-skating, if I’m being honest. I’d also say cooking, but I think of it as creativity too,” she said.
The singer spoke about growing her craft, exporting it to other nations and making meaningful music.
“I see myself on more stages, and these can be bigger or a little more intimate, as long as these are platforms that mean something to people. So these can be here in South Africa or out in the western regions of the continent or out in Europe, as long as I get to make an impact with my performances,” she said.