Indie Artist Alert ~ FUNDILE GUQA
Birth Name : FundileGuqa
Also Known as : Tutor, Furah Dread (Musically)
Born : 17 September 1991
Bizana, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Origin : Bizana, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Genres : Reggae Music
Occupation(s) : Singer, Guitar Player
Years Active : 2012- Present
Label : Independent
Cell Number : 073 8557 184
EMAIL : fundileguqa@gmail.com
Fundile Guqa (born on 17 September 1991) stage name Furah Dread. Furah is taken from his name Fundile and Dread as a Rasta with dread. Furah Dread is a South African singer, he is not under the company right now.
EARLY LIFE
FundileGuqa was born in Bizana in the Eastern Cape Province; he grew up in Bizana, Ndunge Location. He started primary school at Gecelo JPS, senior at Ndunge JSS and passed his matric by a bachelor’s degree at Ntukayi S.S.S. on 2010, he went at Mangosuthu University of Technology to study survey engineering as his career and at the same time doing his music as a part time, he started to write his songs on 2012 and is when he met other brada to assist him. Because Furah Dread didn’t know to play guitar at that time, he was only writing songs and other brother he met play guitar. He met with other brother whose working as a instrument players on 2011 because is when Furah Dread was living at home the whole year. On 2012 February he went to Limpopo to look for higher education, he didn’t get school. He lived with his father at Tumela mine for 6 months. When his father was at work Furah Dread was busy writing songs in the room.
2015-2017
On 2015 when he was doing final year at Mangosuthu he bought a new guitar and learn it. And then he started his songs afresh. 2015-2016 he composed many songs and 2016 August 28 he performed live on Durban in annually Reggae woman month celebration that was organized by the Durban Ras. Furah Dread shared a stage with hip hop artist, Afro pop artist and Reggae musicians. He performed the song called I WAS A PRISONER, where a drum player was Ras youngest, Furah Dread was performing using his acoustic guitar. On 2017 February 28 he decided to record a single called SMOKING at studio in Durban. The song took three hours to be completed, Colin produced. Furah Dread has no album recorded but has many songs he believes that after his single he will record full album…… The song smoking has been played on radio stations in Eastern Cape and he also performed live in Bizana on 26 August 2017 at Tru FM Show the performance of the song smoking is also available at you tube. My song is available on Google stores but for more info you can contact Furah Dread on face book. I believe in myself more & more, I thanks to all of my fans all over the world to support my single. I want to travel the world on the next coming years to teach the people about righteousness to make people unite all over the world.
Music industry is the toughest industry but if you working hard you got success but if you are lazy you won’t go anywhere, one love. I grow up on the place/Town where there are no radio stations but I decided to work hard to build my name & enter in the music industry. My song Smoking has changed my life & I hope people who supported my song are not regretting themselves for buying my song. Peace & love must rule the world. One love