Vusi Nova speaks on the Song stealing claims

Vusi Nova hit song As’phelelanga was recently hit by song stealing claims .

In an Interview with Drum Vusi Nova claimed that he didn’t steal the song and he also revealed he never claimed ownership of the Song.

He further stated that he had done research on the song before releasing it stating that no one had publicly claimed the song to be theirs.

Here is what he had to say;

So first of all I haven’t stolen any song and I’ll tell you why I haven’t stolen any song because As’phelelang doesn’t belong to anyone, its public domain,” he said.

“So if you go to SAMRO you’ll see. I did my research even before I recorded the song – I mean this is a song I grew up listening to, it’s a song I grew up singing.”

The Afro-pop star singer also explained that the song which had now become a national hit, he once sung growing up; “Like us as AmaXhosa we go to the mountain; so whenever young boys go to the mountain, the ones that are left behind, sing the song and say ‘asiphelelanga’ … we grew up singing the song.”

Continue reading the whole interview here