Iuze Mukube
Yewe Gang, a fresh and emerging combo, is causing waves in the music industry.
Yewe Gang means “working hard now so that you can chop (eat) your money later from that hard work”, explained Martin Ndaudonya Fillipus aka Monya who, with his brother Phillipus Kalomho Fillipus aka King Romzo, make up the Yewe Gang.
The duo is 29 and 20 years old,respectively, and their stage names are taken from their middle names.
They hail from a village called Ouholondema in Ombalantu, while their hometown is in Outapi.
“We came from our hometown to Windhoek . As such, our music talks a lot about making it big, regardless of judgments and remarks from people who didn’t believe we would make it,” Monya told VIBEZ!
He acknowledged he did not believe much in his singing, but now has developed a deep love for it, especially with the encouragement from his brother King Romzo to form a group, and here they are now.
King Romzo said his brother Monya has always been singing, but mainly just gospel music around the house, and as such he came up with the idea to form a group.
“I have always loved singing and dancing since I was young. Since like 2017, I would record myself singing on my phone. I love singing, that’s why I am happy too that am singing with my brother and making a living out of it,” said King Romzo.
They recently released their very first album called ‘The Unexpected Fire’, comprising six tracks namely Nyangadala, Oshipute, Chartboy, Ongula, Omlaule, and 2024.
“The album’s name says we did something that surprised everyone. From the industry or outside, nobody expected us to bring fire to the stage, or that our song would be such a hit,” stated Monya excitedly.
He said the album is their entry point into the industry, and the tracks talk about “working hard, making your own path in life, leaving the past in the past, about people who supported us financially, working hard, and leaving judgments behind”.
The album also talks about black people’s habit of “seeing is believing”.
“People will not respect you until they see you have made it, and it also talks about 2024 as the year we will make waves; be in the newspaper even,” said Monya laughing.
He said their hit song is “Nyangadala”, believing that people love it because it encourages both the young and old to work hard now and reap the benefits of that hard work, especially to make room for themselves in life, meaning to find their own path in life.
The brothers are hoping for the nation to give them support to continue pushing to the next album.