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As a part of The Love Movement, which revolutionised the way South African weekend radio is programmed, Wilson B Nkosi became the Voice of Sunday.

As he celebrates 30 years on air, he reflects on his journey and specifically, how it runs parallel to the iconic Metro FM which became a bastion for urban music in Mzansi before and after apartheid.

The station celebrates its birthday through an event called the Summerlife Festival this weekend.

How did your relationship with music begin?

I was born in Mpumalanga, but days later, we moved back to Swaziland where I spent my formative years.

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In boarding school, I was grounded all the time because I would stay up and listen to music inthrough my headphones long after the prefects had told us to switch off everything off. I couldn’t sing to save my life, but it’s not by default that I’m doing what I’m doing.

How did you get into radio?

I wrote to the SABC to ask for a job as a broadcaster.

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