He became frustrated when after all the efforts he put in his previous album received no support let alone the much needed attention.<\/p>\n
And he nearly called it quits and thought he was being overlooked and true to this he took a prolonged break although he was also helping and establishing other artists.<\/p>\n
But after such a long break, musician Theo Thomson is out and determined to show that he has what it takes to hit the top in the music industry and for him the sky is the limit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did so much with my previous album but I just felt overlooked and that made me move back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But Theo said this time around he is back and re-energised such that he will give it a go and aim at shooting for the stars and take on the world.<\/p>\n
His second studio album The White Elephant <\/em>will be launched on June 5, 2016 at Robins Park in Blantyre.<\/p>\n \u201cThe long break gave me time to work on this album, of course I was frustrated but the frustrations have created a new path and as I said I am ready to give it a go,\u201d said Theo, during a media gathering at Polytechnic in Blantyre on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The soft-spoken musician said the launch will be unique and that Malawians will see and experience what they have never seen before.<\/p>\n His previous album Gypsy <\/em>which features songs such as \u2018Kutentha,\u2019 which came out after he dropped his EP Gypsy <\/em>Awake, showed the country his verve in music.<\/p>\n But while his music was welcomed on the market some felt he was much into Western styles.<\/p>\n But just like the country has of late seen the rebranding of several youthful musicians aiming at giving their music a Malawian identity, Theo too has rebranded himself with The White Elephant<\/em>.<\/p>\n Listening to one of his songs in the album \u2018Maybe Tomorrow,\u2019 featuring singer and guitarist Faith Mussa, one would not hesitate to give him thumbs up for a job well done.<\/p>\n The song is good with mature lyrics and one is able to appreciate the sound with Mussa\u2019s acoustic guitar shining once again.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a song I love too and different influences forced me to compose it. I am happy to have worked with Faith, who is very talented. I met him at a show in Blantyre and I liked the style of his guitar and I thought we could work together and lucky enough when I approached him he accepted,\u201d said Theo.<\/p>\n He added that the song took them two studio sessions where they first of all played guitars before eventually coming up with the right stuff.<\/p>\n The lyrics in the song even move in line with his comeback although it talks about woman pressurising her man but the man, who is not ready tells <\/em>her maybe tomorrow.<\/p>\n They lyrics go like\u2026. I know that you\u2019ve been waiting for me to get down on one knee\/I admire your patience and everything you mean to me\/there\u2019s no need to worry\/ it\u2019s not you, it\u2019s me\/good things come to those who wait<\/em>.<\/p>\n The man further tells the woman that she doesn\u2019t have to worry as he wants to raise enough money and make everything perfect and that someday they would get married.<\/p>\n Theo said this is not just an international sound but rather it\u2019s an international sound told by a Malawian.<\/p>\n The musician said the track will be released today.<\/p>\n Apart from Faith Mussa, who is the creator of the hit \u2018Desperate\u2019 and is set to drop his second album, Theo has also worked with Blak Jak, Yesaya and Jabby in The White Elephant<\/em>.<\/p>\n But why call it The White Elephant? <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s more like a folklore story of a gift becoming a curse and this just moves in line with the journey I have travelled to be where I am today. It has been a long journey,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Theo\u2019s music journey has indeed come from afar.<\/p>\n He has shown his immense talent looking at several of the many music videos he has produced, some of which could have even been featuring in some of the popular channels but the results have been negative.<\/p>\n Theo said in his previous works, people have been familiar with him writing love songs but he has gone deeper in the latest album tackling different issues.<\/p>\n Apart from \u2018The White Elephant\u2019 and \u2018Maybe Tomorrow,\u2019 the other songs in the 15-track album are \u2018Magic,\u2019 \u2018Where Do We Go,\u2019 and \u2018She Just Don\u2019t Know.\u2019<\/p>\n Theo\u2019s music journey dates back to the time he was a teenager. His mother noticed his music talent.<\/p>\n \u201cShe observed my talent and later pushed me by entering me in different competitions. I participated in several competitions in United Kingdom,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n He joined a group which later broke up before he met Tapps Bandawe.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just a brief link but when I came to Malawi, I met Yesaya and Jabby and we started working together and since then we have been doing music,\u201d said Theo.<\/p>\n He said it has been a big learning cave for him to be where he is today and that he has pushed several artists through Matalala Records.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me music grew as time went by otherwise in the beginning although my mother saw talent in me, I used to love sports and I wanted to be a footballer,\u201d said Theo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" He became frustrated when after all the efforts he put in his previous album received no support let alone the much needed attention. 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